In 2010 the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano following the advice of the council of ministers named Abrate Chief of the Defence Staff.
On October 24, 2012, Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, awards him the honour of Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his contribution to the discovery of a new, Higgs-like particle at the LHC.
The President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano declared he would take part to the referendums, without revealing his intentions regarding the votes.
"Angels" has also received the patronage of the Holy See and the Medal of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.
In December 2008 Miceli received a Silver Medal by the President of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano and he's the recipient of the Bravo Award 2012 in New York.
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The orchestra under Maestro Barenboim, in the presence of President and Mrs. Giorgio Napolitano, performed for Pope Benedict XVI at the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, the abbot Saint Benedict of Nursia's (the founder of the Benedictines) feast day, and thus the name day of the Pope.