Francesco Stipo

Francesco Stipo is the Former President of the United States Association for the Club of Rome. Born in Italy in 1973, he is a naturalized United States citizen. He holds a Ph.D. in International Law and a Master Degree in Comparative Law from the University of Miami. He has been practicing international law since 1999 and worked as a foreign law advisor and of counsel for European and American law firms. He is the author of the books "World Federalist Manifesto. Guide to Political Globalization" (www.worldfederalistmanifesto.com) and "United Nations Reorganization. The Unification of the U.N. System". He also is the author of "The Balanced Contribution Theory". In March 2008 he gave a speech at the United Nations on U.N. Reform. He gave several speeches on global governance at the National Press Club, the National Academy of Sciences and Harvard University. Dr. Stipo is an active member of the National Press Club and the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington D.C., and a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. From 2008 to 2012 he served on the Board of Directors of the India-US Chamber of Commerce of Florida. He contributed to the 2011 USA Club of Rome Report titled "The Future of the Western Hemisphere" and organized the conference that took place in Miami on January 31st-February 1st 2009. Since 2011 he has been the Chairman of the Legal and Political Committee of USACOR. Dr. Stipo has been Director of the United States Association for the Club of Rome since July 2008, he was Vice President between March 2010 and March 2011 and President between July 2011 and July 2014.