Giuseppe Salvago Raggi

Giuseppe Salvago Raggi was an Italian diplomat, born in Genoa. He was the son of Paris Maria Salvago and Violante Raggi. After his mother's death in 1867, he acquired Raggi as his second surname in January 1881, "in memory of his mother". His father, a landowner with a Catholic-liberal orientation, was a deputy in the of the Kingdom of Italy.
Giuseppe Salvago Raggi graduated on 29 May 1887 from the School of Social Sciences in Florence, which his father had helped to found. The school represented the pinnacle of training for the ruling class and in particular for the diplomatic class. After a suggestion from his father, he travelled to different countries in the Middle East. He documented these journeys in his Lettere dall'Oriente. Back in Italy, began his diplomatic career in 1889.
He was ambassador of Italy to China and France. He was the Italian colonial governor of Somaliland and Eritrea. He is best known for signing the Boxer Protocol on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy.