Armando Salati

Armando Salati (1884–1963) was an Italian Vice Consul to the United States, and Philadelphia Honorary Consul from 1913–1940.

Armando Salati
BornJune 20, 1884
Gioi, Salerno, Campania, Italy
DiedJanuary 4, 1963
Gioi, Salerno, Campania, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationItalian Vice Consul to the United States

Family

Armando Salati, born June 20, 1884, was the eldest son of Ottavio and Adelaide Salati of the Comune di Gioi, Campania, Italy.[1] Armando married Julia LaFazia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1914; and they had eight children, one of which died as an infant.

Career

After graduating from law school in Italy, Armando Salati became a Lieutenant in the Italian Army. In 1912, he was offered an opportunity from the King of Italy to join the Italian Consulate in the United States.[2] As Italian Vice Consul, he became Philadelphia Honorary Consul, serving from 1913 to 1940.[3][4][5] Armando Salati became acting Consul in 1938, following the recall to Italy of Philadelphia Consul Edoardo Pervan, who had been accused by the House Un-American Activities Committee of being a Fascist propagandist.[6] Salati held this post until Ludovico Censi was named Philadelphia Consul in 1939.[4][5] The consulate was located at 2128 Locust Street in Philadelphia. In 1942 with the entry of the United States into World War II, the U.S. Government froze Italian assets, forbade Italians from leaving the country, and closed the consulates. The Philadelphia Consulate did not reopen until 1947, representing the Italian Republic which had replaced the Kingdom of Italy in 1946.[5] In retirement, Salati returned to his home in Gioi, Campania, Italy in 1951.[7] He died at his ancestral home on January 4, 1963.[1]

Inventor

Armando Salati was granted United States patent #1,246,791 on November 13, 1917, as a subject of the King of Italy.[8][9]

Recognition

Armando Salati was awarded Cavaliere of the Italian Crown by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1921.[2][10][11]

See also

References
  1. Findagrave Memorial for Armando Salati
  2. Italians in the United States, Il Carroccio, Vol. 14, page 501, Il Carroccio Publishing Company, New York, 1921
  3. Biographic Register, United States Department of State, page 331, 1929
  4. Foreign Consular Offices in the United States, Department of State, page 28, 1939
  5. The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, Richard N. Juliani, Ph.D., 2012 Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Italian Consul to Philadelphia Recalled, The News-Herald, page 8, October 18, 1938
  7. Il Caminetto, narrative by nephew Armando Salati
  8. Official gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 523, 1918
  9. United States patent #1,246,791
  10. Italian-American Protective Society Banquet, West Berlin, NJ, November 3, 1921
  11. 750 at Reunion of Army Group, The Pittsburgh Press, July 27, 1930
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