The Director General and her staff are based at the MFO's Headquarters in Rome. The highly specialized 20-person staff (twelve international Direct Hire Civilians and eight national administrative and technical staff) supports the Director General in her responsibility for direction of the MFO and for determining the MFO's policies, programs and budget.
Several key programs and activities are centrally managed at the Headquarters, including international civilian staff recruitment and administration, troop rotations, management review, accounting and external audits, participation and donor agreements and related financial arrangements, litigation and claims, and commercial insurance.
The Headquarters maintains regular contact with Supporting State embassies, the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, the Italian Navy, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Defense and certain U.S. military commands.