2005 and the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Vilnius (Lithuania) in July 2006. Since April 2005, Rondelli has been a member of the San Marino delegation to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. In this capacity, he was a member of the election observation missions to Azerbaijan (October 2006 and December 2009), Moldova (December 2006, March 2007 and March 2008), Albania (February 2007), Kosovo (November 2007 and December 2008), Serbia (January 2007 and May 2008), Armenia (September 2008 and June 2009), Israel (November 2008) and Macedonia (March 2009). Finally, Rondelli joined the Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy and the Committee of Experts on Democratic Participation and Public Ethics at Local and Regional Level of the Council of Europe in 2005. From October 2006 to May 2007, Rondelli was Special Representative of the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers for Serbia and Montenegro to the Council of Europe and Rapporteur for the Committee on Sustainable Development from April 2005 to May 2010. From 25 July 2007 to October 2016, Rondelli was an ambassador from San Marino to the United States. He presented his credentials to President George W. Bush on July 25, 2007. According to the U.S. State Department, the two countries are "on excellent terms". Since 2019, he has been a member of the San Marinese Parliament for the RETE Movement. In March 2022 Rondelli was elected as one of the two new Captains Regent of San Marino, to serve from 1 April 2022 to 1 October 2022, becoming the first (and currently only) openly LGBT+ head of state in the world. Honours Order pro Merito Melitensi (Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 2000) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 2006) Ordre des Palmes académiques (France, 2007) Reference: Notes 1963 births Living people Ambassadors of San Marino to the United States Captains Regent of San Marino Gay politicians LGBT heads of state Members of the Grand and General Council People from the City of San Marino RETE Movement politicians Sammarinese diplomats University of Bologna alumni