Diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Italy started in 1960 immediately after the end of the British rule on the island and the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus. Since then, relations have been lively and intense with the various Italian Ambassadors in Nicosia particularly active in promoting and improving cooperative relations between the two countries.
Italian Ambassadors in Nicosia since 1961:
- 1961 – 1964 Pietro Solari
- 1964 – 1969 Franco Bunuous
- 1969 – 1972 Alessandro di Bugnano
- 1972 – 1975 Vittoriano Manfredi
- 1975 – 1978 Romano Rossetti
- 1978 – 1981 Giorgio Stea Antonini
- 1981 – 1986 Ugo Toscano
- 1986 – 1989 Paolo Valfre di Bonzo
- 1989 – 1993 Guido Rizzo Venci
- 1993 – 1997 Graziella Simbolotti
- 1997 – 2001 Francesco Bascone
- 2001 – 2005 Gherardo La Francesca
- 2005 – 2009 Luigi Napolitano
- 2009 – 2012 Alfredo Bastianelli
- 2013 – 2017 Guido Cerboni
- 2017 – 2022 Andrea Cavallari
- 2022 – Federica Ferrari Bravo