Vance Plans Rome Visit Amid Brewing Tensions With Europe

Take a look inside Air Force Two, the 155-foot custom jet plane vice presidents use to travel the world

Vice presidents travel on a plane called Air Force Two.Felix Hörhager/picture alliance via Getty ImagesVice presidents started traveling by plane via Air Force Two in 1959.Vice President JD Vance flies in a C-32, a custom military version of a commercial jetliner.It features a communications center, stateroom, and 32 seats for journalists.For vice presidents of the United States, frequent travel is in the job description. Luckily, they get to tr…

JD Vance plans to visit Rome during Easter Triduum

Diplomats are seeking a meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but it is unknown whether he plans to visit the Vatican.

At the end of April, the US Vice-President visits Italy's head of government, Giorgia Meloni, who wants to put the transatlantic relationship into practice – and has an understanding of Vance's harsh criticism of Europe.

Italy distances itself from the line of firmness of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who prepares tough measures against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has chosen her side in the trade war that threatens to fracture the West: neither cession nor retaliation. Meloni works discreetly on her key idea, although the margin is narrow: turning Italy into the bridge between Washington and Brussels. …

Report: Vice President JD Vance intends to visit Rome at Easter

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves to the crowd at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. / Credit: EWTN News/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 1, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance intends to visit Rome during Ea... [...]

JD Vance is planning a visit to Italy by the end of the month. The Vice President of the United States, according to the provisional agenda for his trip, expects to be in Rome from 18 to 20 April and has asked to meet Giorgia Meloni. The Washington embassy in Rome today informed the Foreign Ministry of the plans of Donald Trump's vice president, according to the Bloomberg website, specifying that American diplomats have asked their Italian count…