After an exam, he was nominated as a "diplomat alumni" in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Naples on 18 August 1858, following the career path of his father. He was also given this status in Rome on 21 September 1860 during the period of the
Papal States. He was appointed deputy legation officer on May 1, 1860. On August 16, 1860, he was assigned as secretary of legation to
Turin under the
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. He was placed at the disposal of the
Dictatorship of Giuseppe Garibaldi on October 11, 1860. He was confirmed as secretary of legation by the Kingdom of Italy's government and kept on leave on 14 April 1861. Recalled to active service with the rank of 2nd class secretary of legation, he was assigned to the Italian legation in the
Kingdom of Sweden-Norway and the
Kingdom of Denmark on 23 May 1861. He was transferred to
Bern,
Switzerland, on 19 June 1866 and subsequently to
Madrid,
Kingdom of Spain, on 4 July 1869. Transferred to
London,
United Kingdom, on 7 March 1874, he was appointed counsellor of legation on 16 March 1876. Placed at the disposal of the Ministry from 14 August 1878. He was assigned to
Stockholm once again on 5 December 1878 and placed again at the disposal of the Ministry on 5 August 1879. He was sent to
Sofia, in the
Principality of Bulgaria , as an agent for the Italian state and as a general consul on 9 February 1880. He'd stay there until 1884. He was sent to
Tokyo, in the Empire of Japan, with the rank of extraordinary envoy and
plenipotentiary minister on 31 December 1883. Promoted to extraordinary envoy and plenipotentiary minister of 2nd class on 29 March 1888, he was then sent in
Rio de Janeiro, 4 October 1894. He was sent to Beijing on March 6, 1898, where he was involved in the unsuccessful negotiations for the concession of San Mun. His career came to an end on 1 April 1902, when he resigned. == San Mun affair ==