of UAAR, who requested his resignation. Frattini reiterated in 2017 that relativism is the third threat to Europe after religious extremism and militant secularism. In November 2010 he defined the revelations of WikiLeaks as "the 9/11 of world diplomacy" and said that Julian Assange "wants to destroy the world". Personal life and death Frattini died of cancer on 24 December 2022, at the age of 65. Electoral history First-past-the-post elections Honors Frattini received Medaglia Teresiana at University of Pavia in 2008. Foreign honours : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (2003) : Grand Officer of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2003) : honorary degree from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for his commitment to the development of “mutual understanding and relations” between Italy and Russia (May 2014). References External links Official website – blog Diario Italiano Diario Italiano di Franco Frattini Interview with Franco Frattini: On World Politics, the United Nations, and Leadership |- |- |- |- |- 1957 births 2022 deaths Deaths from cancer in Lazio Foreign ministers of Italy The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia politicians Italian Socialist Party politicians Italian European Commissioners Politicians from Rome 21st-century Italian politicians Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Honorary Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Knights of the Order of Pope Pius IX Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Commander's Grand Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru Recipients of the Olympic Order Sapienza University of Rome alumni 21st-century Italian diplomats