FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, December 11, 2007
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2007-12-11

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 165 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Another exciting Washington social night. First visited home of Ellen
and Gerry Sigal at 2909 – 44th Street, N.W. just 2 blocks from our house. Occasion was
book signing party for Valeria Plame Wilson to celebrate publishing of her new book
“Fair Game” about her outting as a covert CIA agent. Chris and I have gotten to know
her and her husband Joe Wilson over the past year, mostly through the Sigal’s.
Interesting irony (see previous notes) that I am friends with Joe and Valerie at the same
time as I am friends with Scooter Libby. Had to leave party early to go to Italian
Ambassador Giovanni Castellenata’s residence. On way out as I apologized to Joe for
leaving early, he joked “As long as you are not going to a party at the VP’s house”. In
fact, that is exactly what I am doing on Thursday (see below).
  Function at Italian Ambassador’s house was fun. Party to honor the visit of Italian
President Enrico Napolitano. Usual DC glitterati were there – Mike and Meryl Chertoff,
Colin Powell, Lee Hamilton, Frank Balducci (author), D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and
wife Michelle, former head of Italian CIA Carrado Cantatore (had nice conversation with
him about Italian covert ops in Iraq - i.e. Italian Special Forces are still operating there
even as Italian troops pull out), Sen. Pat Leahy, etc. I sat next to my good friend Cecilia
Piccione (Chief-of-Staff to the Ambassador).