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Betty and William Greenberg Garden in honor of Marisa R. Lino

The Betty and William Greenberg Garden honors Ambassador Marisa R. Lino, who served as director of the Bologna Center from 2003 to 2006.

Before assuming the position of director, Lino was a career officer in the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and senior adviser to the assistant secretary for the Political-Military Affairs Bureau at the Department of State.

Lino served as U.S. Ambassador to Albania from 1996 to 1999. She also held overseas assignments at embassies in Lima, Baghdad, Rome, Damascus and Islamabad and was consul general in Florence, Italy.

Lino attended the University of Oregon and Portland State University, where she received a B.A. degree in political science. She also received a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University. She has an honorary doctorate degree from John Cabot University, Rome.

While at the Bologna Center, Lino focused largely on raising funds for the building and the Center's 50th anniversary, initiatives she inherited with enthusiasm and dedication. She worked ably and efficiently with supporters from Italy and abroad, accomplishing many of the fundraising goals for the Center's most ambitious project since its inception.