▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁offer ▁his ▁assistance ▁following ▁a ▁coal ▁mine ▁explos ion ▁that ▁killed ▁ 1 7 2 ▁men , ▁including ▁ 2 2 ▁It ali ans . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁duties ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁An sel mo ▁home ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Fort un ato ▁and ▁Anna ▁gre et ed ▁many ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁cele brit ies . ▁They ▁ent ert ained ▁the ▁Italian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Vitt orio ▁Roland i - R ic ci , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Italian ▁heavy weight ▁box ing ▁champion ▁Pr imo ▁Car ner a ▁visited . ▁Fort un ato ▁gre et ed ▁a ▁distinguished ▁group ▁of ▁visitors ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁including ▁Card inal ▁Eugen io ▁Pac elli ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII . ▁ ▁Hon ors , ▁res ignation , ▁re app oint ment , ▁death ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁cons ular ▁service , ▁An sel mo ▁received ▁two ▁hon ors ▁from ▁the ▁Italian ▁government — K night ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Italy . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁natural ization ▁process , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁citiz en , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁government ▁to ▁res ign ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁vice ▁cons ul . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁until ▁a ▁successor