Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna

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External Intelligence and Security Agency

Agenzia informazioni e sicurezza esterna AISE
Coat of arms of the AISE
Italy's intelligence headquarters in Rome
Agency overview
Formed	28 August 2007; 16 years ago (2007-08-28)
Preceding agency	SISMI
Jurisdiction	Government of Italy
Headquarters	Rome, Palazzo delle casse di risparmio postali, Piazza Dante 25
Minister responsible	Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy
Agency executive	General Giovanni Caravelli, Director
Website	https://www.sicurezzanazionale.gov.it
Footnotes
Presidency of the Council of Ministers Ministry of Defence Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza

The Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna (AISE; Italian: External Intelligence and Security Agency) is the foreign intelligence service of Italy.

AISE was established in 2007 to replace the Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISMI) as part of reforms of Italy's intelligence services. The agency operates outside of Italy to protect national security and interests mainly through the use of HUMINT and is responsible to the prime minister of Italy through the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

The current director of AISE is General Giovanni Caravelli.