Presentation of Ambassadors
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Albania |
Algeria |
Angola |
Arabic Emirates |
Argentina |
Armenia |
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Australia |
Austria |
Azerbaijan |
Belgium |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Brazil |
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Bulgaria |
Canada |
Chili |
China |
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Croatia |
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Cuba |
Cyprus |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Egypt |
Estonia |
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Finland |
FYROM |
France |
Georgia |
Germany |
Holland |
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Hungary |
India |
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Iran |
Ireland |
Israel |
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Italy |
Japan |
Jordan |
Kazakhstan |
Korea |
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Latvia |
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Libya |
Lithuania |
Luxembourg |
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Mexico |
Moldavia |
Morocco |
Norway |
Pakistan |
Palestine |
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Panama |
Peru |
Poland |
Portugal |
Qatar |
Romania |
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Russia |
Saudi Arabia |
Serbia |
Slovakia |
South Africa |
Spain |
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Sweden |
Switzerland |
Syria |
Thailand |
Turkey |
Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
Uruguay |
Venezuela |
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Ambassador of Algeria, Mr. SALAOUANDJI
TEDJINI
Name:
SALAOUANDJI Surname: Tedjini
Date of birth: 18 August 1945 in Oran
Family status: Married, father of three (3) children
Diploma of the National Administration School (ENA)
- Diplomatic section - DESS (Higher Specialised Studies Diploma)
in International Law
Career:
Chief of Office (Specialised Institutions) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
from 1977 to 1980
First Secretary and Counsellor at the Embassy of Algeria in Tokyo from
1980 to 1984
Deputy Director - Eastern Asia Directorate from 1984 to 1988
Consul General of Algeria in Paris from 1988 to 1991
Ambassador of Algeria in Senegal from 1991 to 1993
Director in charge of Bilateral African Relations from 1993 to 1994
Director General - Africa Directorate from 1994 to January 1996
Secretary of State within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of
the National Community Living Abroad from 1996 to 1999
Interim of the Minister of Information and Culture from June 1999 to
December 1999
Ambassador of Algeria in Poland from April 2001 to 2005
General Director of the Diplomatic and National Relations Institute from
2006 until 2009
Participation in numerous international conferences, in particular the
United Nations General Assembly sessions.
Ambassador of the Argentina Mr.
Jorge Alejandro Mastropietro
Date and place of birth: Buenos Aires, January 25th, 1955
Marital status: single
EDUCATION
Procurator, School of Law and Social Sciences - University of Buenos Aires, 1976.
Lawyer, School of Law and Social Sciences - University of Buenos Aires,
1977.
LANGUAGES
English
Italian
Portuguese
Knowledge of French and German
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1977/78 Lawyer, legal practice.
PROMOTIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Jan. 1979 Entered the Institute of Foreign Service (ISEN)
Jul. 1980 Graduated of ISEN
Aug 1980 Secretary of Embassy and Consul, Third Class
Promotions
31-12-1983 Secretary of Embassy and Consul, Second Class
21-12-1987 Secretary of Embassy and Consul, First Class
01-01-1993 Counselor of Embassy and Consul General
01-01-1998 Minister Plenipotentiary, Second Class
01-01-2005 Minister Plenipotentiary, First Class
Duties
1980. International Legal Advisory Body.
1982. Office for Special Issues (Beagle Channel Mediation).
1984. Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Special Issues.
1985. Department of Western Europe.
1986. Argentine Embassy in Jamaica (from August 86 to June 87 - Charge
d'
Affaires a.i.).
1989 Consulate General in Mexico.
1990. General Direction of Malvinas Islands, South Atlantic and the
Antarctic.
1992 Department of South America - Desk: Chile.
1993. Argentine Embassy in Portugal.
1995. Argentine Embassy in Venezuela. Deputy Chief of Mission.
1998. Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Latin America.
1998. Office of the Undersecretary of Human Rights. Chief of Cabinet.
2000 Office of the Undersecretary of Global Affairs.
2000 General Direction of Human Resources and Organization.
2001 Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Chief of Cabinet.
2002/2005 Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
2005 Private Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International
Trade and Worship.
2006. Ambassador in the Hellenic Republic.
Special Missions
1981 Member of the Argentine Delegation to the XI Consultation of
the Antarctic Treaty and the III Special Consultation of the
Antarctic Treaty (Buenos Aires - Argentina).
1981. Member of the Argentine Delegation to the XXXVI General Assembly
of the United Nations (New York, U.S.A.).
1987. Member of the Argentine Delegation to the Meeting for the
Preparatory
Commission of the Seabed Authority and the International Tribunal for
the Law of the Sea (Kingston, Jamaica).
1988. Member of the Argentine Delegation to the Meeting for the
Preparatory Commission of the Seabed Authority and the International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Kingston, Jamaica).
1990 Member of the Argentine Delegation to the IX Meeting of the
Scientific Committee and the Commission for the Conservation of Marine
Living Antarctic Resources (Hobart, Australia).
3973. Member of the Argentine Delegation to the X and XI Special
Consultations of the Antarctic Treaty and to the Meeting about
the Responsibility Protocol of the Convention for the Regulation of the
Activities about Antarctic Mineral Resources (Vina del Mar, Chile).
3974. Member of the Argentine Delegation to Sessions of the XI Special
Consultations on the Antarctic Treaty during which the Antarctic
Treaty Protocol on Environment was negotiated (Madrid-Spain).
1991 Member of the Argentine Delegation to the Preparatory Meeting of
the
Consultation of the Antarctic Treaty (Bonn, Germany).
1991 Member of the Argentine Delegation to the XVI Consultation of
the Antarctic Treaty (Bonn - Germany).
1991 Chief of the Argentine Delegation of the X Meeting of the
Scientific
Committee and the Commission for the Conservation of Marine
Living Antarctic Resources (Hobart - Australia).
1992 Member of the Argentine Delegation to the negotiating meeting aboutnatural interconnection with Chile (low height tunnel) (Buenos
Aires,Argentina).
3975. Member of the Argentine Delegation to the Meeting of the Bilateral
Commission with Chile (Santiago - Chile).
1992 Member of the Argentine Delegation during the Presidential visit to
the
Republic of Chile (Santiago, Republic of Chile).
1995/6 Member of the Argentine Delegation in various missions for the
negotiation of agreements with Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago).
1996. Member of the Argentine Delegation during the official visit of
the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guido Di Tella, to Trinidad and Tobago
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago).
1999. Governmental Representative in the VIII Meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Fund for the Development of the Indian People of Latin
America and the Caribbean (Mexico F.D., Mexico).
2004. Member of the Argentine Delegation headed by the Vice Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Jorge Taiana, to Political
Consultations with Lebanon and Syria.
2005 Member of the Argentine Delegation headed by the Vice Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Jorge Taiana, to Political Consultations
with Kuwait, Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
2006 Member of the Argentine Delegation headed by the Minister of
Foreign
Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Ambassador Jorge Taiana, to
Political Consultations and Mixed Commission with India and
Commercial Mission to Mumbay and New Delhi (India).
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Jul. 1978 Seminar: "Present Subjects of Civil Law" Lawyers' Association
of Buenos Aires.
Sep. 1978 XXII Jornada Bonaerense - Notary Public Association, Province
of
Buenos Aires.
Oct. 1978 Seminar: Procedural Civil and Commercial Law - Lawyers' Association of Buenos
Aires.
Jun. 1979 Seminar: "The Law of the Sea Nowadays" - CARI (Argentine
Council
for the International Relations).
Jun/Dic 81 Scholarship on Disarmament - United Nations.
Mar.1986 Lecture "Argentina" Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (Kingston,
Jamaica).
Nov.1991 Lecture "Argentine Policy in the Antarctic Treaty Meetings" - CARI
(Argentine Council for the International Relations) Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
1992 Lecture "Relations with Chile" - Course of the Staff Armed Forces
(Buenos Aires, Argentina).
2006 Article: "Greece: Possibilities of Businesses within the framework
of the MERCOSUR. Articulate published in magazine "Value F.O.B. Subjects
of Foreign Trade" Year 5 - December 06/January 07.
2007. Lecture "Argentine Foreign Policy" School of the Hellenic Republic
National Defense (Athens-Greece).
2008. Presentation in the Seminar "Business opportunities in Latin
America"
organized by the Greek-Latin American Business Council and the
Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Athens, Greece).
Ambassador
of the Armenia, Mr. GAGIK
GHALATCHIAN
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
4 March 1969, Lvov,
Ukraine
EDUCATION
1986-1989 Leningrad (St.
Petersburg) State University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Middle East
History Chair
1992. Yerevan State University, Faculty of History, Armenian History
Chair
1993-1995 Moscow
Diplomatic Academy, Foreign Policy and International Relations Chair
FOREIGN SERVICE
1993, February Attache,
Middle East Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
1995-1996 Second
Secretary, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia
1997-1999 Second
Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Hellenic Republic
1999-2000 Head of
Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
2000-2001 Head of
Military-Political Cooperation Division, Arms Control and International
Security Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
2001-2004 Counsellor,
Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Russian
Federation;
Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the
Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)
2003-2004 Member of the
Permanent Council of the CSTO
2004-2007 Director,
Asia-Pacific and Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia
2007-2009 Director,
External Relations Department, Administration of the President of the
Republic of Armenia
MEMBERSHIP IN
GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSIONS
2008-2009 National
Council on Trafficking in Human Beings
2008-2009 Interagency
Coordinating Commission for Cooperation with European Institutions
(Secretary)
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Armenian,
Russian, English.
Some knowledge of Greek,
Turkish, French.
MARITAL STATUS Married,
with three sons
Ambassador of Angola, Mr. Isaias Jaime
Vilinga
In the
framework of the deepening of the relations of friendship, solidarity
and cooperation between the Republic of Angola and the Hellenic
Republic, the Government of Angola agreed in the installation of its
Embassy in Athens, which solemnly was opened on the 14th of May, 2004.
The Diplomatic
Mission of the Republic of Angola is headed by His Excellency Mr. Isaias
Jaime Vilinga, which on the 12th of November, 2003 presented to His
Excellency Mr. Constantino Stephanopoulos, Former President of the
Hellenic Republic, the Credential Letter that accredit him as Ambassador
Extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola in the
Hellenic Republic.
Ambassador
of the Australia,
Mr. Jeremy Newman
Mr. Jeremy Newman is a senior career officer with
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently First
Assistant Secretary, Europe Division, a position he held since 2006. Mr Newman served
as Australia's Ambassador to Iran from 2001 to 2005. He
has also served in Washington (1982-85), Dublin (1979) and Belgrade
(1977-79).
In Canberra Mr Newman has held a range of positions including First Assistant Secretary,
Americas and Europe Division (2005-06) and
Assistant Secretary, Strategic Policy and Intelligence Branch
(1998-2001).
Mr. Newman was Assistant Secretary, Defence, Intelligence and Security and Chair of the Commonwealth Counter Disaster Task Force with the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 1994 to 1998 and also
served as Senior Analyst and later head of the Current Intelligence and
Intelligence Community Branch of the Office of National Assessments
(1986-94).
Mr. Newman was born in Melbourne and educated in Singapore, Sri Lanka and Britain where he graduated from the University of Cambridge with
first class honours in History.
Ambassador
of the Austria,
Dr. Michael LINHART
Dr. Michael LINHART
born on 31st
August 1958 in Ankara, Turkey, as the son of an Austrian diplomat
1976 High School
Graduation in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg
1976 - 1977 Service in
the Austrian Federal Army
1977 - 1985 Law
Studies, Graduation to Dr. of Law
1985 Judicial year
January 1986 Entry into
service at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (BMaA)
1986 - 1988 Service
at
the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different
directorates (OSCE, Consular Affairs, Multilateral Economic Affairs), as
well as at the Austrian Embassy in Addis Abeba
1988 - 1992 Minister
Plenipotentiary at the Austrian Embassy in Damascus
1992 - 1995 Minister
Plenipotentiary at the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb
08/1995 -
02/2000 Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Federal Minister for Foreign
Affairs
02/2000 -
10/2000 Cabinet of the Federal Chancellor, Foreign Affairs
Advisor
10/2000 -
09/2003 Austrian Ambassador in Damascus
10/2003 -
10/2007 Director General of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA),
the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation since 1st
November 2007 Austrian Ambassador in Athens married to Silvia Linhart,
born Vlasich, (High School Professor), 3 children: Johannes (20),
Anna (18), Agnes (16)
Ambassador of the
Azerbaijan, Mr. Rahman Mustafayev
Date of Birth: September 26th, 1963
Place of
Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan
Marital
Status: Married, has two children
Education
1980-1985: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (Faculty of
International Economic Relations) of MFA of the USSR
1985-1987: Military Service
July 1993:
Ph.D Thesis on "Islam and Nationalism in Theory and Practice of State
Building Process"
2003-2006: Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of the Russian Federation
Appointments
1987-1992: Assistant attache, then Attache of the MFA of the USSR
1993-1994:
Senior Adviser, Service of Information and Analysis of the Office of the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
1994-1997: Third, Second, then First Secretary of the Embassy of the
Republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation
1997-1999:
Head of Foreign Relations Department of the State Property Committee of
the Republic of Azerbaijan
2000-2006:
Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian
Federation
May-Dec. 2006:
Deputy Director, First Territorial Department of the MFA of the Republic
of Azerbaijan
Dec.2006-Nov.2009: Director, First Territorial Department of the MFA of
the Republic of Azerbaijan
Awards June 2009: Was awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland
the Knights Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Languages: English, French, Russian, Arabic
Ambassador of the
Belgium, Mr. VAESEN, Pierre, Jean, Marie,
Antoine
Born in Brussels on 19 May 1949
Married to Janine Dogniaux
Family - Xavier, born on 19 February 1978
- Sophie, born on 31 January 1980
Studies - Graduate in Law (1972) and International Law (1973),
University of Brussels
Certificate of the International Faculty of Comparative Law, Session of
Strasbourg (1973)
Certificate of International Law (LLB) - Cambridge University, United
Kingdom (1974)
Training program of the European Commission (September 1974 - January
1975);
Military Service partly as attache to the Military Court in Brussels
(June 1975 - May 1976)
Diplomatic Career
Diplomatic exam 1975
- Appointment at the Ministry on 1 September 1976
- Training at the Ministry (1976 - 1978) including:
- Appointment as Vice-Consul at the Consulate General of Belgium in
Barcelona, Spain (January-June 1977)
Appointment to the Secretariat of the Belgian Presidency of the European
Community (July-December 1977)
- Second Secretary, Belgian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland (September
1978-September 1980)
- First Secretaiy, Belgian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal (September 1980 -
July 1983)
- Political and Cultural Counsellor, Belgian Embassy in London, United
Kingdom, and Deputy Permanent Representative to the Western European
Union in London (August 1983 - August 1988)
- Ambassador in Lome (for Togo and Ghana) (September 1988 - September
1990)
- Deputy Head of Mission (Minister-Counsellor) in Tokyo (September 1990
- August 1992
- Consul General in Casablanca (August 1992 - July 1995)
- Director of the Training Unit of the Ministry (August 1995 - August
1998)
- Ambassador in Kiev, Ukraine (September 1998 - September 2000)
- Ambassador in Thailand (October 2000 - August 2004)
- Chief of Staff of the Minister for Development Cooperation (from August 2004)
- Ambassador of Belgium in Greece, arrived in July 2007.
He presented his Credentials to the President of the Hellenic Republic
on Thursday O6th of September, 2007.
Ambassador of
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Mr. Boro Bronza
FIRST NAME: Boro
LAST NAME: Bronza
DATE OF BIRTH: 06.01.1974
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bosanska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
EDUCATION:
2002-2006: Postgraduate study of History, Department for History,
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka and Institute for
Southeast European History, University Karl-Francens in Graz, Austria
MA Thesis: Habsburg Policy towards West Balkan 1780 -1815
1996-2000: Study of History, Department for History, Faculty of
Philosophy, University of Banja Luka
SCIENTIFIC TITLE PhD.: in Historical sciences
PhD. THESIS: Habsburg Policy towards Bosnia and Herzegovina 1716-1780
WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-2009: Department for History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja
Luka - Professor
(Subjects: Early Modern History of the World I: 1450-1789 and Early
Modern History of the World II: 1789-1914)
PLACES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Austrian State Archive in Vienna (Osterreichisches Staatsarchiv Wien),
Department War Archive (Abteilung Kriegsarchiv)
Austrian State Archive in Vienna (Osterreichisches Staatsarchiv Wien),
Department Dynastic, Court and State Archive (Abteilung Haus-, Hof- und
Staatsarchiv)
Regional Archive of Styria in Graz (Steiermarkisches Landesarchiv Graz)
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
2009: Bridging Histories, Development of the History Curricula in Bosnia
and Herzegovina,
Euroclio, Den Haag, Netherlands and Euroclio-HIP, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2006-2009: Triplex Confinium, Institute for Croatian History, Faculty of
Philosophy, University of Banja Luka
2003-2006: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Country. Yugoslavia between
East and West 1945-1980,
Euroclio, Den Haag, Netherlands
-2003-2004 - Teaching History in Southeast Europe - Center for Democracy
and Reconciliation in South East Europe (CDRSEE), Thessaloniki, Greece
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: English- fluent, German- fluent
Ambassador of
Bulgaria,
Mr.
Andrei Karaslavov
Surname: Karaslavov
Name: Andrei
Father's name: Stoyan
Date of birth: September 23, 1948
Place of birth: Sofia, Bulgaria
Family status: Married, two daughters
Foreign languages: German, English, Swedish, Russian
CAREER:
1963-1968: 114 English Language School, Sofia
1968-1972: "International Relations" at Moscow State University of
International Relations
1972-1974: Regular military service
1974: Joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia
1977-1980: Bulgarian Embassy in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany
1980-1988: International Department of the BCP/BSP
1988-1991: Counselor and Minister-Counselor, Bulgarian Embassy in Bonn,
Federal Republic of Germany
07.1990-03.1991: Charge d' Affaires, Bulgarian Embassy in Bonn,
Federal Republic of Germany
1993: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia
1995-1997 Head of the Cabinet of the Foreign Minister
04.1997-09.1997: Minister-Counselor, Bulgarian Embassy in Stockholm,
Sweden
1998-2001: "Sun Holidays" Ltd., later "Finnex" Ltd.
22.01 2002-15.03.2007: Head of the Office to the President of the
Republic of Bulgaria
18.04.2007 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of Bulgaria to the Hellenic Republic
Ambassador of
Brazil,
Mr.
Affonso Emilio de Alencastro Massot
Mr. de Alencastro Massot is married
and has 3 sons living with him in Prague.
Courses
Faculty of Law, Catholic University.
Rio de Janeiro;
Licentiate in International Affairs,
Diplomatic Academy, Brazil. 1967.
Course on European Economic
Communities of the International Institute of Public Administration.
Paris. 1972
Professor at the Brazilian Diplomatic
Academy. Brasilia. 1980/1981
Master Degree, International Affairs,
by the Course of High Studies of the Diplomatic Academy. Brasilia. 1982.
Diplomatic Career
Third Secretary, 1967;
Second Secretary, 1970;
First Secretary, 1976;
Counselor, 1979;
Minister Second Class, 1985;
Minister First Class and Ambassador
1995.
Some Functions in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Brazil:
Assistant to the Director General of
the Political Department of Africa, Asia and Oceania, 1979/1981;
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, 1985/1986;
Director-General for Legal Affairs and
Protection of Brazilians Abroad, 1993/1996;
Chief of Staff of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, 1997/1998;
Member of the Council of Foreign
Policy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1997/1998;
Posts abroad:
Second-Secretary of the Brazilian
Embassy in Rome, Italy, 1970/1973;
Second Secretary of the Brazilian
Embassy in Bogota, Colombia; 1973/1976;
First Secretary of the Brazilian
Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, also accredited to Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda
and Mauritius; 1976/1979;
Counselor of the Brazilian Mission to
the United Nations, New York, 1981/1983;
Charge d' Affaires a.i. of the
Brazilian Mission to the UN, New York, 1982;
Charge d' Affaires to the Special
Representation of Brazil for Human Rights, and Legal issues attached to
the Brazilian Mission to the United Nations, New York, 1984;
Deputy Head of Mission. Brazilian
Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal, 1986/87/88/89/90;
Consul-General, Lisbon, Portugal,
1990/1993;
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Hague; 1999/2003;
Permanent Representative to the
Organization for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons. The Hague,
1999/2003;
Member of the Administrative Council
of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 1998/2003;
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic, Prague, November 2003.
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the Hellenic Republic.
Some Conferences and Missions abroad:
Delegate to the XXXVI, XXXVII,
XXXVIII, XXIX Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations
(III Committee). New York, 1981/1982/1983/1984/;
Delegate to the XXXVIII, XXXIX and XL
Sessions of the Commission on Human Rights; Geneva, 1982/1983/1984;
Alternate Delegate to the First
Regular Session of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
(ECOSOC); New York, 1982/1983/1984;
Delegate to the VII Special Emergency
Session of the UN General Assembly for the Question of Palestine, New
York, 1982;
Head of the Delegation to Negotiate
and initial the Treaty of Extradition with the United Kingdom, London,
1994;
Head of the Delegation to negotiate
and initial the Treaty of Extradition and the Treaties of Legal
Cooperation on Civil and Penal Matters with France, Paris, 1994;
Head of the Delegation to negotiate
and initial the Agreement to Facilitate Business Activities between
Brazil and Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1995;
Head of the Delegation to negotiate
and initial the Agreement to Facilitate Business Activities between
Brazil and Uruguay, Montevideo, 1996;
Head of the Delegations to the XV,
XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII,
XXVIII ,XXIX, XXX, XXXI, Sessions of the Executive Council of the
Organization for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The Hague,
1999 to 2003.
Head of the Delegations to the IV, V,
VI and VII Conferences of the States Parties to the Convention for the
Elimination of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Hague, 1999/2003;
Some Decorations
Great Cross of the Order of Rio Branco.
Brazil
Great Cross of the Order of San
Martin. Argentina
Great Cross of the Order of
Orange-Nassau. The Netherlands
Great Cross of the Order of Infant D.
Henrique. Portugal
Great Cross of the Order of Christ.
Portugal
Knight Commander of the Order of St.
Michael and St. George. (KCMG). United Kingdom.
Commander of the Order of the Legion
d'Honneur. France
Ambassador of the
Chilli, Mrs. CARMEN ΙΒΑNΕΖ
Name: CARMEN ΙΒΑNΕΖ
Profession: Social Communicator
Languages: English
She has four children: Joaquin Godoy, Deputy, Carmen Godoy, Historian,
Maria Luisa Godoy, Journalist
Gonzalo, student
2001-2005 Deputy from the political party "Renovacion Nacional" (RN),
District 13 -which includes Valparaiso, Easter Island and Juan
Fernandez.
As parliamentarian she was member of the standing committees of Foreign
Affairs, National Defense, Mining, and Energy, as well as of Family
affairs and at the special committees for Youth and Tourism Development.
2001-2004 Mrs. Ibanez was Vice-President of RN.
As Social Communicator she worked at Radio Agricultura, as Director of
Communications and for "Cosas" magazine.
She has also worked in the agricultural field in the Aconcagua Valley.
Ambassador of the
China, Mr. Luo Linguan
Mr. Luo Linquan was born in April 1956 in Jiangsu
Province, China. He is married with one son.
He was a University graduate.
CAREER
1980-1984 Staff of the Protocol Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
1984-1986 Vice Consul of the Chinese Consulate General in New York
1986-1997 Successively Attache, Third Secretary, Deputy Director,
Director Counsellor of theProiocoi Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
1997-1998 Counsellor of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of China
in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
1998-2004 Vice Director-General of the Protocol Department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
2004-2007 Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of China
2007- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's
Republic of China in the Hellenic Republic
Ambassador
of the Croatia, Dr.
Vesna Cvjetkovic Kurelec
Place of birth: Dubrovnik, Republic of Croatia
Education
1961 - 1972 Primary
and grammar school education in Athens, Greece
1973 - 1979 Study of Theatre Science
and Slavic
Philology at the at the Vienna University,Austria
1980 Ph.D. in Theatre Science
1986 - 1988 Postgraduate studies in General
Linguistics at the Faculty of Philosophy at
the Zagreb University, Croatia
1990 M.A. in Modern Greek Language
1997 Ph.D. in Modern Greek Language
Foreign languages
German, Modern Greek
and English
French
and Italian (working
knowledge)
Professional career
1974 - 1979 Lecturer of Croatian
and Modern Greek
language at the People's University in Vienna
1974 - 1979 Lector
at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival
1980 - 1985 Head of the
Archive and Museum of the
Croatian National Theater in Zagreb
and editor of
all the theater's
publications
1981 - 1984 Senior Lecturer
at the Department for
Croatian Language and Literature at
the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb,
Croatia
1986 - 2002
Assistant professor and from 1998 docent at the Department of Classical Philology
(Greek Language
and Literature) at
the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, Croatia
1991 - 2000 Active member of the Parliamentary
opposition
(Member of the Presidency of the
Croatian Social Liberal Party,
International Relation Secretary,
2000-2003
President of the International Relations Committee)
1993 - 1997 Counselor of the Foundation
"Friedrich Naumann" for Croatia
2000 - 2003 Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the
Republic of Croatia
2003 - 2008
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia in the
Federal Republic of Germany
Author of numerous scientific and expert papers in the fields of
philology, theater science, linguistics, history of the Balkans,
international relations, Dictionary of Modern Greek Phrasemes, author of
a bilingual edition of C. Cavafys "Poems", translations and reviews of
Modern Greek literature - published in Modern Greek, English and German.
Participation in many conferences and meetings in Croatia and abroad,
lectures at foreign universities and institutes. From 1998 to 2000
editor of the Official Journal of the Croatian Bar Association "The
Lawyer". From 1998 to 2002 member of the Board of the European Society
for Modern Greek Studies.
Order: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of
Germany
Ambassador of Cuba,
H.E. Dr. Hermes Herrera Hernandez
Born on April 3, 1941, in Moron, Cuba.
He is married and has two children.
Studies:
Doctor in Economic Sciences.
Specialty in Political Economy.
Specialty in Agrarian Economy.
Specialty in the Economy of the Non-Productive Sphere.
Main responsibilities:
Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (from December 2005).
Rector of the Higher Institute of International Relations "Raul Roa
Garcia" (2000-2005).
Ambassador to the Holy See and to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St. John of Jerusalem,
of Rhodes and of Malta (1992-1999).
Deputy Minister of Culture (1986-1991).
Ambassador to the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (1981-1985)
Ambassador to UNESCO (1977-1981)
Rector of the University of Havana (1972-1977)
First Deputy Rector, University of Havana (1971-1972)
Deputy Rector, University of Havana (1970-1971)
Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Havana (1968-1969)
Professor at the University of Havana (1962-1977)
Other Activities:
Director of the Magazine "Politica Internacional", Cuba (2003-2005).
Member of the Cuban Permanent National Jury for Doctorates in Sciences
of Arts (from 2002).
Member of the National Committee of the Economists and Accountants
Association of Cuba (ANEC) (2001-2005).
Member of the Academic Committee of the National College of Defense (CODEN)
(2000-2005)
Member of the Jury for the Prize "Casa de las Americas" (1977).
Director of the Magazine "Economia y Desarrollo" (1970-1973).
He has offered dissertations in various universities around the world.
He has participated in numerous international events.
Languages: Spanish (mother language), English, French and
Italian.
Ambassador of Cyprus,
Mr.
Joseph Joseph
Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Greece since 1st
September 2009.
Previous appointments
-
University of Cyprus, 1995 - 2009, Jean Monnet Professor
of International Relations.
-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU Division, Minister
Plenipotentiary, 10/1993 - 1/1995.
-
University of Alabama, Visiting Assistant Professor,
9/1989 - 12/1991.
-
Harvard University, Post-Doctoral Fellow, 9/1988 -
6/1990.
-
Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota), Visiting Assistant
Professor, 9/1987 - 6/1988.
-
Miami University, Visiting Assistant Professor, 8/1986 -
5/1987
Education
-
Ph.D., Political Science, Miami University, USA, 1985.
-
M.A., Political Science, University of Stockholm, Sweden,
1979.
-
B.A., Public Administration, Panteion University, Greece,
1976.
-
B.A., Political Science, Panteion University, Greece,
1975.
Publications
Published
extensively on international relations, the European Union, Cyprus and EU-Turkish relations. Books: The Educational Challenges of Multiculturism [in Greek, co-editor] (Athens: Papazissis, 2008);
Turkey and the European Union: Internal Dynamics and External Challenges
[editor] (London: Palgrave, 2006); The Treaty Establishing a
Constitution for Europe [in Greek, editor] (Athens: Papazissis,
2006); Cyprus: Ethnic Conflict and International Politics, from
Independence to the Threshold of the European Union (New
York/London: St. Martin's Press/Macmillan, 1997). Co-editor of three
special issues of the journal Hellenic Studies (Canada) focusing
on Euro-Atlantic Relations and the Eastern Mediterranean;
Cyprus and the European Union;
and the Fifth EU Enlargement: Revisiting the
Triangle of
Cyprus,
Greece and Turkey.
Published about fifty chapters and articles in scholarly books and
international journals including Security Dialogue; Mediterranean
Quarterly; Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences; Hellenic
Studies; Defensor Pacis; Cyprus Review.
Conferences, lectures, expert
Presented
papers at about fifty international academic conferences. Gave lectures
at major universities in many countries including Oxford, Harvard,
Uppsala, Princeton, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, American, Moscow State
University of International Relations (MGIMO). Served on the Steering
Committee for Higher Education of the Council of Europe. Worked with
the European Commission and the European Science Foundation as
independent expert.
Born
in Paphos, Cyprus, 1952. Married to Eleni.
Two daughters.
Ambassador
of the Denmark, Mr. Tom Norring
1985: Masters of Law
1986: Head of Section, Danish Export Credit Council
1987: Head of Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990: Secretary of Embassy, Washington D.C.
1993: Head of Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1996: Counselor, NATO Delegation, Brussels
2001: Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2001: Head of Department, Nordic Cooperation and Deputy to the Danish
Minister for
Nordic Cooperation at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003: Head of Personnel Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2007: Ambassador of Denmark to the Hellenic Republic
2009: Receives the Grand Cross of the Phoenix Order, in connection with
the
State visit of the President of
the Hellenic Republic in Denmark
Ambassador
of the Egypt, Mr.
TAREK ADEL
NAME
: TAREK ADEL
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH
: 11 June 1963, Washington, DC, U.S.A
SOCIAL STATUS
: Married with two children
NATIONALITY : Egyptian
LANGUAGES :
Arabic & English
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Graduated from Port Said
School in Cairo, 1982.
Graduated from the American University in Cairo, 1986; with BA in Political Science
and
Economics.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
-
Joined the Egyptian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1987; Department of International
Organizations.
-
Joined the Embassy of
Egypt in Washington, 1989-1993; in charge of Congress and the Middle
East.
-
Joined the Foreign
Minister's Cabinet in Cairo, 1993-1997; in charge of Egyptian U.S
relations.
-
Joined Egypt Mission to
the United Nations in Geneva, 1997-2001; representing Egypt in World
Trade Organization.
-
Re-joined the Foreign
Minister's Cabinet in Cairo, 2001-2004; as the Press Secretary for the
Foreign Minister.
-
Joined Egypt Mission to
the United Nations in New York, 2004-2006; in charge of the Middle
East in the Security Council and the Fourth Committee (Rapporteur of
the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations).
-
Director of U.N Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, 2006-2007.
-
Advisor to the Minister
of Investment, 2007-2008; in charge of External Relations and
International Organizations.
-
Deputy Assistant
Foreign Minister for International Economic Affairs.
-
Ambassador of the Arab
Republic of Egypt in Athens, and currently.
Ambassador
of the Estonia,
Mr. Andres TALVIK
Bom:
July 6, 1947 in Tallinn
Education:
1965 - Tallinn Secondary School No 10 (now Nomine Grammar School)
1972 - Tallinn University of Technology, Civil Engineering
1982 - Tallinn University of Technology, Cand. of Techn. Sciences
Career:
1965 - 1992 Tallinn University of Technology 1989-1991 University of
Conakry
1993 -1994 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign Economic
Policy
1994 - 1995 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Estonia in France
1995 - 1997 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Estonia in Belgium
1998 - 1999 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign Economic
Policy, Director of the Division
1999 - 2001 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Estonia in Belgium,
Counselor
2002 - 2006 Ambassador to France
2006 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 3rd Political Department, Director
of Division
Languages:
French, English, Russian
Marital status:
married with 2 children
Ambassador of
Finland,
Mr. ERKKI HUITTINEN
Born: June 27,
1947 in Jamsankoski, Finland
Marital status: Married to Marjatta (nee Teileri), Daughters: Hetta
(1975), Pia (1979)
Education:
High School diploma 1966, Rovaniemi, Finland
M.A. (Public Administration) 1973
Fellow at Harvard University 2000-01
Reserve Officer School (Coast Artillery) 1971
Current rank: Senior Lieutenant
Career:
Attache at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1973-75
Second Secretary, Embassy in Vienna, Austria, 1975-78
Second Secretary, Embassy in Tehran, Iran 1978-81
First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Economic Affairs
Bureau, 1981-84
First Secretary and Counsellor, Embassy in Athens, 1984-88
Counsellor, Embassy in Ottawa, 1988-91
Deputy Director General (Chief of Personnel), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs,1991-96
Ambassador to Malaysia, 1996-2000
Consul General in Los Angeles, USA, 2001-2003
Inspector General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2003 - 2007
Ambassador to Greece, 2007 -
Hobbies: Literature, bird watching, cross-country skiing
Ambassador
of the
Georgia,
Mr. Irakli
Tavartkiladze
Personal Information
Marital status: Married with 4 children
Nationality: Georgian
Date of birth: 26.06.1975
Place of Birth: Batumi. Georgia
Education
1999-2004 State University of Aristotle Thessaloniki.
Greece
Theological School
1998-1999 Lyceum of Cyril and Methodius Kilkiz. Greece
1991-1994 Theological Seminary of Tbilisi Tbilisi. Georgia
Professional experience From 29 November 2007
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Hellenic
Republic
2006-2007 Mayor of Batumi Georgia
2006-2006 Member of Self government council of Batumi. Georgia
2006-2006 Vice Mayor of Batumi Georgia
2006. Head of Department of Tourism and resorts of Autonomous Republic
of Adjara Batumi.Georgia
2005-2005 Assistant of the Chairman of Government of Autonomous Republic
of Adjara Batumi.Georgia
2005-2005 Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara Batumi. Georgia
- Head of department of relations with Religious and Non Governmental
Organizations
2005. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Batumi.Georgia
- Chief Specialist
1998. Batumi and Skhalta Eparchy Georgia
- Secretary
1997. Pro-rector of Seminary of Khulo Khulo.Georgia
1993-1995 St. Andria's Gymnasium of Batumi Batumi.Georgia
- Teacher
Languages Greek, English, Russian, Georgian .
Ambassador
of the Germany, Mr.
Schultheiss Wolfgang
Ambassador Schultheiss studied Law
at the Universities of Tubingen, Geneva and Bonn and graduated in
1969.
In 1974 he made his bar exam.
1970-1971 he was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Virginia Law
School, where he obtained a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.).
In 1973 he received his Doctorate with a thesis on the Law of the
Seas.
In 1974, Ambassador Schultheiss
entered the German Foreign Service and served in Algiers, Vienna (MBFR
Negotiations) and Copenhagen (Deputy Chief of Mission).
1986-1989 he was Ambassador in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic.
In the Foreign Ministry he served at
the political, disarmament and personnel departments. 2001-2005 he
served the Federal Presidents Rau and Kohler as head of their foreign
policy department. Mr Schultheiss has been Ambassador to Greece since
September 2005.
Ambassador
of the Hungary, Mr. Jozsef TOTH
Personal
Born on
April 10, 1961, Budapest, Hungary
Speaks
English, German and Russian.
Married to
Maria Toth, has two children, Anita and Agnes
Education and Professional Training
1997
Seminar of the Manfred Worner Foundation on defense
and
NATO related issues, Hungary
1996 Seminar of the Foreign Office of Germany on
negotiation models
1995
USIA scholarship in the United States
1995 Seminar on EU
Affairs, Salzburg, Austria
1985
Graduated from the Faculty of International
Affairs,
University
of Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Professional Career
2003 Head of the I. EU Bilateral Department (Northern,
Western and Central Europe)
1997 Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of
Hungary,
Washington D.C., United States
1994 Head of the Office of Political State Secretary,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989 Third then Second Secretary, Embassy of Hungary,
London, United Kingdom
1988 Posted to the Hungarian Consulate-General in West
Berlin
1986 Desk Officer for West German
and West Berlin Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
1985 Desk Officer for
Austrian Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Ambassador of
India, Mr. Dilip Sinha
Date of Birth : November 8, 1954
Education : M.A (Pol.Science from Patna University, Bihar (India)
Family : Married with two sons
Professional Carrer
1977-1978 : Worked with State Bank Of India.
1978 : Joined Indian Foreign Service.
1980-1983 : Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Bonn.
1983-1986 : Second/First Scretary, Embassy of India, Cairo.
1986-1990 : First Secretary, High Commission of India, Islamabad.
1990-1991 : Deputy Secretary (Press Relations), Ministry of External
Affairs, New Delhi.
1992-1995 : Director, Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi.
1995-1999 : Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India, Geneva.
1999-2002 : Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Brasilia.
2002-2004 : Deputy High Commissioner, High Commission of India Dhaka.
2005-2007 : Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran), Ministry of
External Affairs, New Delhi.
29 November 2007 : Presented Credentials as Ambassador of India to the
Hellenic Republic.
Ambassador of
Iran, Mr. Mehdi Honardoost
Name: Mehdi
Surname: Honardoost
Date of Birth: 1958 - Tehran
Marital Status: Married having two children
Education: Bachelor of Economics
Foreign Languages: English
Publications:
-
The Geography of India (book)
-
China, Energy, The Middle East (book)
Professional Experiences:
1990: Deputy of the 8th Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran-Iran.
1994: Deputy of the Mission, The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of
Iran, Beijing - China.
1994-1996: Deputy of the 1st Department of the South-East Asia, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran-Iran.
1999-2003: Consul (Head of Diplomatic Consulate) of the Embassy of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, Bombay - India.
2003-2006: Director of the 1st Department of South-East Asia, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran - Iran.
2006-2008: Director General of the Administrative Department, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran - Iran.
September 2008: Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Athens
Ambassador
of the
Ireland,
Mr.
Antoin Mac Unfraidh
Date of
Birth: 30 October 1945
Married: Maire Nic Aoidh, 3 sons, 1 daughter
1969:
Third Secretary , Headquarters (International Organisations/EEC)
1972:
Third Secretary, Embassy of Ireland, Paris
1973: First Secretary, Representation of Ireland to the EU, Brussels
1978:
Counsellor, Headquarters, (Economic Division)
1983:
Counsellor, Embassy of Ireland, Washington
1987:
Counsellor, Headquarters, (Political Division)
1990:
Ambassador of Ireland, Baghdad
1991:
Ambassador of Ireland, Ottawa
1995:
Assistant Secretary, Headquarters (Inspection Unit)
1997:
Chief of Protocol, Headquarters
1998:
Ambassador of Ireland, Ankara
2001:
Head of Mission EU Monitor Mission (EUMM), Sarajevo
2003:
Ambassador of Ireland, Helsinki
2007:
Ambassador of Ireland to the Hellenic Republic
Ambassador
of the Israel
Mr.
Ali Yahya
Γεννημένος το 1947 στο Iσραήλ, ο Πρέσβης
του Ισραήλ στην Ελλάδα,
κ. 'Αλι Γιάχια είναι μουσουλμάνος και ανήκει
στην αραβική κοινότητα του Ισραήλ, που σήμερα αριθμεί περί τα 1
εκατομμύρια άτομα και αποτελεί το 20% του πληθυσμού. Ο κ. Γιάχια είναι
ένας από τους πλέον διακεκριμένους και υψηλόβαθμους Ισραηλινούς
αξιωματούχους αραβικής καταγωγής του Κράτος του Ισραήλ.
Στην προηγούμενη διπλωματική θέση του ο
κ. Γιάχια υπηρέτησε ως ο πρώτος στην ιστορία Ισραηλινός Άραβας Πρέσβης
του Κράτους του Ισραήλ στην Φινλανδία (1995-1999). Προηγουμένως,
χρημάτισε συντονιστής της Διεύθυνσης Ειδικών Προγραμμάτων για την Μέση
Ανατολή και την Ειρηνευτική Διαδικασία στο Ισραηλινό Υπουργείο
Εξωτερικών, υπήρξε επικεφαλής του Γραφείου Συνδέσμου του Ισραήλ στο
Κατάρ, ενώ υπηρέτησε στην αντιπροσωπεία του Ισραήλ στον ΟΗΕ.
Ο Πρέσβης του Ισραήλ είναι κατ' επάγγελμα
διακεκριμένος εκπαιδευτικός. Ο κ. Γιάχια διετέλεσε Γενικός Διευθυντής
του Ινστιτούτου Ulpan
Akiva, το οποίο έχει ενώσει ανθρώπους από
διαφορετικούς ορίζοντες, μέσω προγραμμάτων εντατικής διδασκαλίας
εβραϊκών και αραβικών και εκμάθησης γλωσσών που έχουν παρακολουθήσει
χιλιάδες επισκέπτες στο Ισραήλ, ανάμεσά τους βουλευτές, θρησκευτικοί
ηγέτες, αρχηγοί κρατών και γερουσιαστές των ΗΠΑ. Ο κ. Γιάχια έχει
εργαστεί ως καθηγητής της αραβικής γλώσσας και πολιτισμού στο
Πανεπιστήμιο του Τελ Αβίβ, το Εβραϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο της Ιερουσαλήμ, την
Ανώτατη Ακαδημία της Ισραηλινής Αστυνομίας, την Ανώτατη Ακαδημία του
Στρατού και το Πρόγραμμα Εκπαίδευσης Υποψηφίων Στελεχών του Υπουργείου
Εξωτερικών. Επιπλέον, έχει δώσει διαλέξεις σε γνωστά πανεπιστήμια του
εξωτερικού, όπως το Harvard και το Tufts. Σήμερα, είναι μέλος του
Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Κεντρικού Κολλεγίου της Γαλιλαίας (πρώην
Πρόεδρος), του Αραβικού Ινστιτούτου και του Ινστιτούτου Harry S. Truman για την Προώθηση της Ειρήνης.
Ο κ. Αλί Γιάχια είναι περισσότερο γνωστός
για τα επιτεύγματά του στην προώθηση της ειρηνικής συμβίωσης τόσο μεταξύ
Εβραίων και Αράβων στο Ισραήλ, όσο και μεταξύ του Ισραήλ και των Αράβων
γειτόνων του. Ως συντονιστής ειδικών προγραμμάτων ειρήνης, επισκέφθηκε
πολλές μουσουλμανικές χώρες για την προώθηση κοινών έργων. Σε
αναγνώριση των προσπαθειών του για την προώθηση της ειρήνης, ο κ. Γιάχια
έχει τιμηθεί με πολλά βραβεία, όπως το Βραβείο του Προέδρου της Κνέσετ (Ισραηλινού
Κοινοβουλίου), το Βραβείο της Χισταρντρούτ (Συνομοσπονδία Εργατών του
Ισραήλ) για την Ειρηνική Συνύπαρξη, το Βραβείο του Ισραήλ (η μεγαλύτερη
τιμή που απονέμεται από το Κράτος του Ισραήλ), ενώ έχει τιμηθεί από τη
Γερουσία των ΗΠΑ για την
"Προώθηση της Ειρήνης μέσω της Γλώσσας και της
Λογοτεχνίας." Ο κ. Γιάχια ήταν επίσης ο πρώτος Ισραηλινός Άραβας που
άναψε την λυχνία στην τελετή για την Ημέρα Ανεξαρτησίας του Ισραήλ, προς
τιμή της ανοχής και της συμβίωσης, ενώ διετέλεσε εκπρόσωπος της αραβικής
κοινότητας του Ισραήλ στην τελετή απονομής των Βραβείων Νομπέλ Ειρήνης
το 1995.
Ο Πρέσβης στο Ισραήλ είναι απόφοιτος του
Εβραϊκού Πανεπιστημίου της Ιερουσαλήμ. Μιλά αραβικά, εβραϊκά και αγγλικά.
Είναι παντρεμένος και έχει πέντε παιδιά.
Ambassador
of Italy
Mr.
Francesco Paolo TRUPIANO
Mr. Trupiano
is born in Palermo, on 6 January 1946.
He is married and has a son and a daughter.
CAREER
1968: Law degree, University of Palermo
1970: Attorney
1971: Entered the Diplomatic Service
1971: Emigration Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1973: Economic Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1975: Second Commercial Secretary / First Commercial Secretary, Embassy
in London
1978: First Commercial Secretary, Embassy in Nairobi
1981: Commercial Counselor, Embassy in Nairobi
1982: Counselor, Political Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1984: Counselor, Press and Information Service, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
1985: Counselor, Permanent Delegation of Italy to NATO, Brussels
1989: First Counselor, Permanent Delegation of Italy to NATO, Brussels
1990: Consul General, Barcelona
1993: Head of North Africa and Middle East Office, Economic Directorate,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1997: Minister Plenipotentiary
1998: Minister Counselor, Permanent Delegation of Italy to NATO,
Brussels
2002: Diplomatic Advisor of the Minister of Defense
2004: Ambassador of Italy to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, Tripoli
2010: Since June 2010 Ambassador of Italy to the Hellenic Republic,
Athens
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of S. Gregorio Magno of the Holy See
Ambassador
of Jordan, Mr. Zaid Abdullah Zuraikat
Date of Birth:
10 February 1950
Place of Birth:
Amman
Languages:
English, French
Academic Degrees:
1967- General Secondary Certificate
Bir-Zeit College
1971 - Bachelor of Business Administration American
University of Beirut
1974- 1- Master of International Relations.
2- Master of Business Administration (MBA) Vanderbilt
University - U.S.A.
1988- Certificate of Public Administration Institute
Amman - Jordan
Professional Life:
1971-1972
1974-1975
Central Bank of Jordan / International Relations
Department.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Third Secretary.
Political and Protocol Department.
National Assembly.
- Director of Information & Public Relations.
- Director of Arab and International Parliamentary
Affairs Department.
1996-2003 Secretary- General of Senate.
2003-2005 Senator
1975-1996Parliamentary
Committee Membership:
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Legal Affairs Committee -Administrative Affairs
Committee
- Parliamentary Committee on Population & Development
Address:
- Managerial Seminar at Inter-Parliamentary
Union Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland /1977.
- Managerial Seminar at German Bundestag in Bonn, Germany
/ 1978.
- Participation in the Tenth Non - Aligned Summit
Conference, Jakarta 1992.
- Participation in 38 Arab and International
Parliamentary Conferences.
- Faculty Award for Distinguished Achievement Vanderbilt
University /U.S.A.
- Honorary Sergeant-At-Arms of the Tennessee Senate /
U.S.A. P.O.Box: 830 001 Amman 11183 Jordan
Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Mr. Sergey N. NURTAYEV
Date of birth: 6 November 1974
Nationality: Kazakhstan, Almaty
Married, three children.
Education:
Kazakh State University (Almaty - 1998),
American International University (London - 2001)
The Russian Academy of Public service
under the President of the Russian Federation
(Moscow 2007)
Foreign languages: English
Experience:
1991 - 1998: Student of Kazakh State University, Almaty
1998 - 2000: Adviser to the CEO of 'Zhetisu'
company, Almaty
2000 - 2001: Student of American International University, London
2002 - 2002: Third secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002 - 2004: Third secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of
Kazakhstan in London
2004 - 2007: Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in St.
Petersburg (Russian Federation)
2007- 2009: Charge d' Affaires ad interim of the Republic of
Kazakhstan in the Hellenic Republic (adviser-envoy)
9.07.2009 - to present:
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of
Kazakhstan in the Hellenic Republic
Diplomatic rank: Counselor, II class.
Ambassador of Korea,
H.E. Tae Shin JANG
DATE OF BIRTH : Born in Aug. 21, 1952
EDUCATION :
Feb. 1977: Graduated from the Department
of English Language and Literature, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
May 1993: Graduated from Johns Hopkins
University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Baltimore,
Maryland, U.S.A. (M.A. in International Public
Policy).
WORK EXPERIENCE :
May 1978: Passed the High Diplomatic
Service Examination
Aug. 1978: Joined the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (MOFA)
Jun. 1981: Third Secretary, Korean
Embassy in the Kingdom of Norway
Dec. 1986: Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in
the Republic of Peru
Aug. 1993: Director, West Europe Division II,
European Affairs Bureau, MOFA
Nov. 1997: Director for Planning and Research,
Overseas Koreans Foundation
Feb. 1999: Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the
Russian Federation
Jan. 2002: Deputy Director-General for
European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Jul. 2003: Minister, Korean Embassy
in Indonesia
Feb. 2005: Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Aug. 2008: Professor, Institute of Foreign
Affairs and National Security (IFANS), MOFAT
FAMILY : Married with one son
Ambassador of Kuwait,
Mr. RAED ABDULLAH SAYED RAJAB AL RIFAI
Name: RAED ABDULLAH SAYED RAJAB AL RIFAI
Date of Birth: 02/06/1961
Marital Status : Single
Educational Qualifications: - BA International Relations / Philosophy
University of Minnesota.
- Matriculated Oxford University (St. Anthony's College) Academic year
1989 /1990 "Foreign Service Program".
Experience & Previous Occupations
14/06/1988: Appointed at the Ministry of Foreign Affaires as Diplomatic
Attache at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Office.
10/08/1990: Assigned at the Embassy of the
State of Kuwait in Washington D.C.
1992: Promoted to
3rd Secretary
1995: Promoted to
2nit Secretary.
21/08/2000: Ended tour in Washington D.C. and assumed duties at the
Bureau of H.E.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
31/03/2003: Promoted to 1st Secretary
31/03/2006: Promoted to Counselor
30/10/2009: Appointed as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Ambassador
of Latvia,
Ms. H. E. Liga Bergmane
Ms. Bergmane was born in Riga, Latvia.
She graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Foreign
Languages of the University of Latvia. In 1983 she began her career as
teacher at the Riga 1st Secondary school. From 1988 until 1992 Ms.
Bergmane was a foreign area manager at the International Centre of New
Cinema in Riga. In 1992 Ms. Bergmane joined the diplomatic service of
the Republic of Latvia and became 2nd Secretary and Charge d' Affaires
in the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Federal Republic of
Germany.
In 1996 she became Head of Foreign Minister's Office in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, in 1999 Head of
the Press Centre and Press Secretary and in 2001 Head of Central Europe
Division of the same ministry. From 2002 until 2007 Ms. Bergmane served
as Foreign Policy Adviser to the Speaker of the Saeima or Parliament of
the Republic of Latvia. In April 2007 she became the Ambassador of
Latvia to the Hellenic Republic and in June the Ambassador of the
Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Cyprus, residing in Athens.
In 2006 Ms. Bergmane received The Commander of Order-Nassau from
the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
She speaks Latvian, English, German, Russian and French.
Ambassador
of Libya,
Mr. RAMADAN A. BARG
- Name: RAMADAN A. BARG
- Date of Birth: 1947
- Place of Birth: ZAWIA
- Scientific qualification: Licence and Master in International
Relations 1976
- Social status: Married
- Current degree: 13th
- Date of employment in the state: 1/2/1971
- Date of appointment at the People's General Committee for
Foreign Liaison (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 1971
- Current post: Director of the General Directorate for European
Affairs
- Current Directorate: General Directorate for European Affairs
- Spoken languages: English-Spanish-French
He worked at the following Directorates:
- 10/7/1974 Directorate of International Organizations
- 1/10/1984 General Directorate for the two Americas affairs
- 9/4/1985 Head of International terrorism combat office
- 11/11/2002 General Directorate for European Affairs. He worked
at the following Bureaus and Consulate abroad:
- 1/9/1978 The People's Bureau/Washington
- 1/9/1981 The People's Bureau/Madrid
- 1/8/1988 The general representation/Tunis
- 1/1/1996 Jamahiriya mission/New York
- Date of return from last post abroad: 31/06/2002
Ambassador
of Lithuania, Mr. Arturas Zurauskas
Name: Arturas Zurauskas
Place of Birth: Moletai, Lithuania
Date of Birth: 20-08-1961
Nationality: Lithuanian
Marital Status : Married, has a daughter
Party membership: None
Education
1979-1984: Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, Lithuania. Lawyer
Academic Degree
Doctor of Law Sciences
Professional Experience
January 2008 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Republic of Albania with residence in Athens
December 2007 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Republic of Cyprus with residence in Athens
October 2007- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Republic of July 2008 Bulgaria with residence in Athens
Since 2006 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Hellenic Republic
2001-2006 Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania in the People's
Republic of China, non resident Ambassador to Mongolia, Vietnam and
South Korea
2000-2001 Director, Consular Department of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
1993-2000 Deputy Director, Consular Department of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
1990-1993 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer at the Police Academy,
Vilnius, Lithuania
1987-1990 Lecturer, Vilnius Faculty of the Ministry of Interior
1987-1989 Post Graduate, USSR Academy of the Ministry of Interior
1984-1987 Investigator, Investigation Department of the Ministry
of Interior
Diplomatic Rank
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Languages
Lithuanian, English, Russian, Polish
Ambassador of Luxembourg, Mr
Conrad A. BRUCH
Ambassador Conrad A. Bruch was born on May 25th, 1960, in Luxembourg
City.
Mr Bruch is married to Mrs Kathrin Bruch - Pfab. They
have one child: Eleanora, born on the 6th of July 2006 in Athens.
After finishing the Lycee classique d' Echtemach in 1980,
he studied political science and Slavic languages in Trier (Germany). He
graduated from Trier University in 1988 (Magister Artium). In 1988-89,
he studied at the Paris Institute for Political Studies, where he took
the Cycle superieur d' Etudes sovietiques et est-europeennes (laureate).
Starting in 1990, he worked in the Policy Planning Section of the
Western European Union (WEU), Secretariat General, first in London and
then in Brussels.
In early 1993, Mr. Bruch joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
Luxembourg. Within the Ministry, Mr. Bruch held responsibility for
security policy and then - as European Correspondent - for CFSP affairs.
As of August 1998, Mr. Bruch was seconded to the Luxembourg Embassy in
Bonn and -as of August 1999 - in Berlin. As Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Bruch held responsibility for political, economic, European
and cultural
affairs.
On 30th September 2005, Mr. Bruch presented his
credentials to H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic as Luxembourg
Ambassador to Athens, with co-accreditation in the Republic of Cyprus
(since 15th November 2005), in Romania (since 13th December 2005) and
Georgia (since 24th April 2008).
Decorations and honorific distinctions:
Chevalier de l' Ordre Grand - Ducal de la Couronne de Chene du Grand - Duche de Luxembourg (juin 2008)
"Foreign Diplomat of the Year 2005" of the Romanian daily Nine o'clock
(January 2006)
Honorary President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Luxembourg-Romania (since 1st of October 2008)
Publications:
-" Le Kremlin, le couple franco - allemand et la defense de l' Europe",
Paris 1989.
Mr Bruch is a composer, songwriter and singer of French and German
chansons. He has released the following four CDs:
- 2002: Lieux communs (Tunesday Records);
- 2003: R.S.V.P. (Tunesday Records);
- 2004: Ausland (Bassball Production);
- 2005: Emotikoon (Bassball Production).
Ambassador
of the Malta,
Dr Richard Vella Laurenti, B.A., LL.D.
Born in 1944
Present appointment:
Ambassador of Malta to the Hellenic Republic since October 2007.
Non-resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus since
January 2009.
Education:
Received his education at the Lyceum, the Archbishop's Seminary,
St Patrick's College at Menlo Park, California and the University of
Malta.
Qualifications obtained:
Bachelor of Arts' degree in English, Italian and Philosophy.
Diploma of notary public.
Degree of doctor of laws.
Previous diplomatic postings:
Ambassador of Malta to Libya (2000-2004)
Ambassador of Malta to Egypt (2005-2007).
Non-resident ambassador of Malta to the African Union, Sudan and
Ethiopia (2005-2007).
Previous positions:
Secondary school teacher with the Malta Government.
English language teacher at the Libyan College in Malta.
Managing Director of the international radio station "Voice of
the Mediterranean". Notary Public.
Participated in a number of international congresses and
seminars. Worked actively in the preparation and organization of the EU-Arab
League Foreign Affairs Meeting held in Malta in February 2008. Formed
part of the Maltese delegation at the Meeting.
Personal interests:
Journalism and broadcasting.
Married to Marcelle nee Taliana and have 2 sons and 2 daughters.
Ambassador
of the Moldavia, Mr.
Iron URSU
Ambassador
of the King of Morocco, Mr. Abdelkader
EL ANSARI
FIRST NAME : EL ANSARI
LAST NAME : ABDELKADER
Date of birth : 19th of March 1962
Marital Status: Married
CAREER
01.07.1983: Senior Officer at the Department of Economic Affairs and
Cooperation at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco.
01.07.1986: Secretary at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in
Stockholm.
01.10.1990: First Secretary at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in
Athens.
01.02.1994: Counselor of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Desk of Economic
Cooperation with Africa at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
16.03.1995: Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Morocco in Alger.
01.12.2001: Plenipotentiary Minister, Head of the Maghreb Department at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
01.05.2003: General Director of the Moroccan Agency for International
Cooperation.
07.11.2008: Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Morocco in Greece and
in Cyprus.
Other Activities
Member of the Moroccan delegation to the 60th, 61st and 63rd sessions of
the General Assembly
of United Nations (2005,2006, 2008).
Member of the Moroccan delegations to several Summits and Ministerial
conferences at regional and international level.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of African Studies.
University Mohammed V/ Souissi - Rabat.
Founding Member and President of the Association of Diplomats in Sweden
from 1987 to 1989.
Ambassador of Norway, Mr.
Sverre STUB
October 2005 Curriculum Vitae
Sverre STUB, born in Oslo 240246, married to Anne Marie Aagaard Stub,
two sons.
Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since 2001. Appointed also
non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in March 2005.
Senior Adviser on European Security and Defence Policies, Foreign
Ministry in Oslo, 2000-2001
Senior Course NATO Defense College in Rome, 1999-2000
Deputy Director General (1994-98) and Director General (1999) of the
Foreign Ministry's Department for Environment, Fisheries and Energy.
Special Adviser/Ambassador for Sustainable Development, 1994 Minister Counsellor, Embassy in Paris, 1990-94
Counsellor (political, humanitarian and social affairs), Permanent
Mission to the UN in Geneva, 1986-90 (incl. two years as chairman of the
UN Committee on East-West trade).
Deputy Director (1984) and Director (1985-86) of the Office of the
Foreign Minister
Political Adviser to the Minister of Trade 1981-83
First Secretary, Embassy in Caracas, 1978-81
Second Secretary, Embassy in Washington D.C., 1975-78
Foreign Service training, 1973-75
Attache, Embassy in the Hague, 1972-73
Information Officer, Export Council of Norway, 1971.
Graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, 1971.
Ambassador
of the Palestine, Mr.
Samir Salim
Ahmed Abu Ghazaleh
Date of
Birth: 27/06/1945
Place of
Birth: Jaffa,
Palestine
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three daughters: Sarah, Tamara, Rana
Education: Arabic Literature-Beirut Arab University
Professional Experience:
-1966: Member of the Fatah National Movement
-1970:
Member of the Palestinian Revolution Council of Fatah
-01/08/1985: Representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization
(PLO) in Cyprus
-12/11/1986: Temporary PLO Representative in Yugoslavia
-20/11/1996: Representative of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
in Cyprus
-2005-current: Ambassador of Palestine to the Hellenic Republic
Spouse:
Mona Ezzat Osseiran
Nationality: Lebanese
Education:
Masters in Economics, St. Joseph University, Beirut
Languages:
Arabic, French, English, Basic Spanish and Greek
Children:
Sarah 24/09/1980 MA in
Political Science
Tamara 15/07/1982 BA in Graphics Design
Rana 15/07/1985 BA in Business & Accounting
Ambassador
of Panama, Ms. Felicia Dushka Papadimitriu
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of Birth: January 10th, 1974
Marital Status: Single
EDUCATION:
1996 - 1997 University of Sydney, Australia, Certification / Diploma
International Marketing
1992 - 1996 Boston University, Boston Massachusetts, USA, Bachelor's
Degree in Marketing and Advertising
1994 Summer University of Grenoble, France, Intensive French Course
1989 - 1992 Culver Girls Academy, Culver Indiana, USA
1989 Summer Chateau Beau - Cedre, Montreux, Switzerland (Finishing
School)
1987 - 1989 International School of Panama, Panama
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1998 - 2009 DELI FISH PANAMA S.A. Sales and Marketing Manager
- Manage and ensure an active and responsible sales force
- Bring new Clients and Markets to the Company
- Evaluate and determine Foreign Suppliers with quality products to
purchase acceptance standards by the company.
Managed the purchase.
- In charge of New Product Development.
- Maintain and Monitor the presence of the Brand Deli Fish in local
market
- Prepare Annual Sales Plan to meet yearly projections
SEMINARS:
- "Creation of Value in the Market", ADEN Business School, April 2005.
- "How to Achieve Competitive Excellence in a New Global Market", ADEN
Business School, March 2004.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
- Languages: Spanish, English, French and Greek.
- Computer literate : Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Ambassador
of the Portugal, Mr.
ALFREDO DUARTE COSTA
Born in Lisbon on the 4th of May 1946;
Graduated in Political Sciences and International Relations at the
University of Brussels;
Journalist; CEO of the Portuguese News Agency;
1975 : Secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mario Soares;
1976 - 1977 : Director of Information and Press Department and
Spokesperson of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs;
1979 : Embassy of Portugal in Madrid
1979 - 1980 : MFA - Lisbon;
1980 - 1981 : Member of the Portuguese Delegation to the CSCE Madrid
Conference;
1981 - 1987 : Portuguese Mission to the United Nations - New York;
1987 - 1990 : Embassy of Portugal in Cairo
1990 - 1991 : Head of Division at the Department of Europe - MFA;
1991 - 1996 : Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the Republic, Mr.
Mario Soares;
1996 : Charge de Mission for the Commonwealth of the Portuguese Speaking
Countries (CPLP);
1996 - 1999 : Member of the Board of Commissioners of the Lisbon
International
Exhibition - Expo 98;
1999 - 2004 : Ambassador of Portugal in Havana;
2004 - 2007 : Ambassador of Portugal in Kinshasa;
2008 : Ambassador of Portugal in Athens.
He has been awarded with 16 decorations of 13 different countries.
Ambassador
of the Romania, Mr. George Ciamba
On July 2005
Mr. George Ciamba was designated as Romania's Ambassador to Greece. On
September 30, 2005 he presented his credentials to the President of the
Hellenic Republic.
Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Ciamba held the position of
Secretary of State (Deputy Minister) for Multilateral or Global Affairs
of the MFA since July 16 2003. In this capacity he led the Romanian
delegations attending ministerial meetings of the EU (IGC), NATO,
Council of Europe, UN and other organizations.
Mr. Ciamba was Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Turkey
(1999-2003) and the Permanent Representative of Romania to the Black Sea
Economic Cooperation Organization (2001-2003).
After graduation in 1990 he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Romania as an attache and went through all diplomatic ranks, having held
the diplomatic rank of Ambassador since 2004. Between 1990 and 1999 he
held various positions in the Ministry: desk officer for United States,
desk officer for IAEA, Chief of the Chancellery of the MFA, Deputy
Director and Director, Department for North America (1996-1997). During
his tenure as Director of the North America Department he was in charge
of the Romania-USA Strategic Partnership Governmental Task Force and a
member of the Romania-USA Action Committee of the Center for Strategic
and International Studies, a leading think-tank based in Washington,
structures designed for building upon Romania's comparative advantages
(strategic, political and economical) in the bilateral relations with
the US.
In 1999 he was awarded the Romanian Ambassador of the Year by the
Romanian Daily Nine O'Clock.
In 2000 he received the award "The National Merit Order in Grade of
Commander".
Mr. Ciamba was born in February 1966 in Bucharest. He graduated the
Faculty of Electronics Engineering (1989), has an MA in International
Relations from University of Bucharest and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he
attended the Stanford University's Program on International
Relations and Economics (1992) and was a participant in the
International Visitor Program on Foreign Policy of the United States
Information Agency (1997).
He is fluent in English and French.
Ambassador
of the Russia, Mr.
Vladimir I. Chkhikvishvili
Born in 1948.
Married, has a
daughter.
Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in
1971.
Has the PhD degree in history.
Joined the diplomatic service in 1971.
Worked in Iceland (1971-1974), Norway (1976-1981), USA (1985-1990).
1994 -1998 - Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Russia in the USA.
1998-2002 - Director General of the Department of North America,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
2002-2006 - Ambassador of Russia in Georgia.
2007-2009 - Director General of the Department on New Challenges and
Threats, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Since February 2009 - Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the
Hellenic Republic.
Has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Speaks English, Norwegian and German.
Ambassador
of the Serbia, Mr.
DRAGAN ZUPANJEVAC
Born February 23, 1955, Frankfurt, Germany
St. Clement Danes Grammar School London, 1973
Graduated at Faculty of Law in Belgrade, 1977
Postgraduate degree in European Integration at the Europe Institute,
University of Amsterdam, 1984
Language:
English, French
1978. -
Secretariat for External Relations S.R. of Serbia
1988. - The Government of the S.R. of Serbia appointed him Advisor to
the Minister of external relations
Positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
1989-1990. - Department of Non-Aligned countries, multilateral activity,
Second-First Secretary
1990-1997. - Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia to the United Nations, New York , USA - Counsellor
1997-1998. - Department for Multilateral Affairs - Minister
Plenipotentiary, Director of the Directorate for multilateral economic
cooperation
1998-2000. - Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the
title Minister of Plenipotentiary
2000-2001.- Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of
the European Union in Brussels - Minister Counsellor (charge d'affaires,
a.i.)
2001-2004. - American Directorate - Deputy Director - Minister
Plenipotentiary
2005-2009. - Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in London - Minister Counsellor, Deputy Chief of Mission
- 2007-2008 - Charge d'affaires, a.i.
Married,
father of one child
Ambassador of the
Saudi Arabia,
Mr. Saleh Mohammad AI-Ghamdi
Date of Birth: 31.5.1946
Place of Birth: Al Barakah (Baljorashi District) -
Al-Bahah Region
Social Status: Married and has four children: 2
sons & 2daughters.
Education: M.A. in Political Sciences from Punjab
University, Pakistan in 1976.
Career:
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 23.12.1963
- Worked in several departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
as General Director at the office of the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1998.
- Transferred to the Saudi Consulate in Karachi and the Saudi Embassy in
Islamabad from 1968 till 1977.
- Promoted to the rank of full Ambassador on 17.7.1995
- Participated in several Arab, Islamic and Gulf summit conferences and
ministerial meetings between 1978 and 1998.
- Attended several international and diplomatic seminars in Austria and
Switzerland.
- Represented the Kingdom in the meeting held to set up the
International Sea-Bed Authority and International Court of "The law of
the Sea" in New York and Jamaica from 1987 till 1994.
- Headed the delegation of the Kingdom to the 7th Meeting of Member
States in the Treaty on the Law of the Sea held at the headquarters of
the United Nations in New York in 1997.
- Participated in the Kingdom's delegation in the 46th and 50th
Sessions' meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations as
Saudi Representative in the Committee on Elimination of Colonialism and
Special Political Committee.
Participated in the delegation of the Kingdom in the 4th Meeting of the
Preparatory Committee of the Convention on the Prohibition of the
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on
their Destruction, held during the period from 27th September to 1st
October 1993 at the Hague (Netherlands). Participated in the Committee
of the six of the QIC concerning the Muslims of Southern Philippines
held in Jakarta in June 1996 in which The Peace Treaty was inked between
the Government of Philippines and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Served as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of
the Philippines from April 1998 to February 2003. Awarded the Honorary
degree of Doctorate in Human Sciences by the University of Mindanao in
Philippines in April 2001. In recognition of His Excellency's role in
developing the Saudi-Philippines relations he was honoured with the
decoration of "Sikatona" - the rank of Datu - by Her
Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a function held at the Presidential
Palace in Manila.
Appointed as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic
of India from March 2003 to May 2008. Awarded "Best Diplomat" in New
Delhi by the Indian Institute of Marketing and Management in 2006.
Delivered a number of lectures especially in Jawahar Lai Nehru
University, Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim
University.
Participated actively in a number of conferences and seminars held in
the Republic of India.
Assumed his duties as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the
Republic of Greece in July 2008 and as Non-Resident Ambassador to the
Republic of Bulgaria in 2009.
Languages:
Besides mother tongue-Arabic, has command over English and good knowledge of Urdu.
Hobbies: Reading, traveling and sports.
Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Greece, Dr. JAN VODERADSKY
Date of birth
: 30/06/1950
Place of birth : Bratislava
Family status : married, three children (27,25,19)
Education and professional career :
1965 - 1968 Metodova Secondary School, Bratislava
1968 - 1974 School of Economics, Bratislava
1977 - 1981 Department of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy od Sciences,
PhD doctorate, African history - modern history of Nigeria
1981 - 1989 Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences, africanist
1989 - 1992 Institute of Oriental and African Studies,
Slovak Academy of Sciences, research fellow in modern African history
1993 - 1994 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, director, Department of Africa
and Middle East
1994 - 1998 Ambassador of Slovakia to Zimbabwe, Angola, Zambia and
Mozambique
1998 - 2000 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, director, Cabinet of Secretary
of State,
2000 - 2004 Ambassador of Slovakia to Spain, Andorra and Marocco
2004 - 2007 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, director, Department of Western
and Southern Europe
2007 - Ambassador of Slovakia to Greece
Languages : English, Spanish - active
French, German, Russian - passive
Other activities :
Dr. Jan Voderadsky is the author of one book and dozens of studies and
articles on modern
history of developing countries, published in Slovak and English
periodicals. He also translated into Slovak severel novels, stories and
theater plays by English and African authors.
Ambassador of the
Switzerland,
Mr.
Paul Johannes Koller-Hauser
Born on Feb.
24, 1952 in Appenzell/AI;
citizen of
Gossau and Oberburen/SG
1959 - 1972 primary and secondary schools in Appenzell
1972 - 1977
studies in philosophy, French and English literature and archeology at
Geneva University (Arts Graduate),
of which one year spent at University College London
1977/78
teaching activities in Geneva secondary schools and start of studies in
physics
1978 - 1980 physics studies and epistemological work on modern space and
time concepts at the University of Munich
1981 joins the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
1981 - 1983 training period in Berne and Geneva; Attache at the Embassy
of Switzerland in Stockholm
1983 - 1985 Diplomatic Secretary at the Swiss Embassy in Baghdad
1985 - 1990 Diplomatic collaborator and Deputy Director of the Cultural
Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
(in charge among else of international media matters)
1989 - 1990 President of the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on
the Mass Media (CDMM)
1990 - 1993 Cultural Counsellor, Swiss Embassy in Paris
1993 - 1997 Counsellor, Swiss Embassy in Tashkent
1997 - 2001 Permanent Charge d'Affaires and - since October 1999 - Ambassador of Switzerland
in Libya
2001 - 2006 Ambassador of Switzerland in Slovenia
Since May 2006 Ambassador of Switzerland in Greece
Civil status : married
Languages (fluent) : German, French, English
Ambassador of the Syrian
Arab Republic, Mrs. Houda Al- Houmsi
Born in Damascus, married to Mr. Chams Aldeen ALAJLANI and has three
children.
1982 : Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering
Languages:
French and English
CAREER BACKGROUND
1982-1989: General Company for Engineering and Consulting.
1989-1991: Al Furat Petroleum Company. Chief Assistant, Operations and
Control department of oil Production.
Active member of the Trade Union.
Member of Engineer's Syndicate.
1991-1995: Member of the Executive Council of Damascus Governorate.
Chairman of the Social and cultural Committee of Damascus Governorate.
Member of the Committee for the Protection of the old Cites.
1995-1998: Member of the Executive Council of Damascus Governorate.
Chairman of the public Relations Council Committee of Damascus
Governorate.
1998-2003: Elected member of the people's Assembly at the elections of
the 7th legislative term.
Member of Directing and Guidance Committee of People's Assembly.
Member of Syrian - Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Association.
Deputy Chairman of the Economic Committee of the International
Parliamentary Federation.
2003-2007: Elected member of the People's Assembly at the elections of
the 8th legislative term for a second term.
Reporter of Production and Planning Committee of the People's Assembly.
First Deputy Chairman of the peace and Security Committee of the
International Parliamentary Federation.
Chairman for the Arab - Foreigh Affairs Committee.
2007-2009: Elected member of the People's Assembly at the elections of
the 9th legislative term for a third term (2007-2011).
Chairman of the Syrian - French Parlimentary Friendship Association.
Member of the British -Syrian Society.
Member of the Syrian Society for the United Nations.
Chairman of the Jury and member of the Standing Committee of the
International Flower Fair.
Participated in many International Parlimentary and Political
Conferences in the Syrian Arab Republic and abroad.
PUBLICATIONS:
- The Enabling of woman in the Syrian Arab Republic " (puplished by UNDP
-2002)
- Woman in Arab Parlimentary Institutions (puplished by Human
Rights law Institute De Paul University - Chicago ,USA -2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentisry of the Syrian Arab
Republic to the Hellenic Republic
ACTIVITIES
- Chairman of the Woman Engineer Committee - Engineering Syndicate
Damascus Branch (2000-2009)
Ambassador
of the
Turkey,
Mr. HASAN GOGUS
Born on
23.10.1953 in Gaziantep
Married, one daughter
Speaks English (Fluent) French (Fair)
Educational background
1965-1972: Ankara College, High School,
1972-1976: B.A on International Relations, Faculty of Political
Sciences, Ankara University
1976-1977: M.A. on International Relations, Faculty of Political
Sciences, Ankara University
Diplomatic career
1977: Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
1977-1980: Third & Second Secretary at the Department of International
Security Affairs, MFA
1980-1982: Second Secretary of the Turkish Embassy ,New Delhi
1982-1985: First Secretary at the Turkish Permanent Mission to the
United Nations, Office in Europe, Geneva
1985-1987:Chief of Cabinet of the Under Secretary of the MFA
1987-1991:Political Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy, London (Also
served as Representative of Turkey to the International Maritime
Organization)
1991-1993: Director of Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia,
MFA
1993-1997:Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Turkish
Mission to Organisation For Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
Vienna
1997-2001: Minister, Deputy Director General for Arms Control,
Disarmament and OSCE, MFA; (also served as Representative of Turkey to
the High level Task Force (HLTF) in NATO)
2002-2005: Ambassador of Turkey to India (also Accredited to Nepal, Sri
Lanka and Maldives)
2006-2009: Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs, MFA (UN,
Council of Europe and human rights issues)
15 October 2009:Ambassador of Turkey to Greece
Publications
- Confidence and Security Building measures: From the Experience of OSCE
leading to CICA, U.S.I. Journal, vol CXXXII, October
2002,New Delhi
- "Peace Support Operations", Foreign Policy Journal, Quarterly
Publication of the Foreign Policy Institute, 1-4/2007, Ankara.
- The vision for Turkey on the UNSC,Turkish Policy Ouarterly,summer
2008, Voll.7.no:2,Ankara
Awards and certificates
- Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Black Sea
Regional Security Program, May-June 2001 (certificate)
- Top Diplomat Award for Excellence 2004, Indian Institute of Marketing
and Management. (Trophy and certificate)
Ambassador
of the Ukraine,
H.E. Mr. Valeriy Tsybukh
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Hellenic
Republic and the Republic of Albania (with residence in Athens)
Presentation of credentials: 8 September 2005.
Career:
* Member of the Parliament of the USSR
* Head of the Parliamentarian Committee for Youth, Minister for Youth of
the USSR.
* Diplomat, Embassy of Ukraine in Russia.
* First Deputy Head of the Kyiv State Administration.
* First Deputy Minister of Transport of Ukraine, Chairman of the
Ukrainian Part of the Intergovernmental Commission between Ukraine and
Greece.
* Head (Minister) of the State Committee of Ukraine for Tourism.
* Chairman of the Council on Tourism of the Commonwealth of Independence
States (CIS).
* Head (Minister) of State Tourism Administration of Ukraine.
Foreign languages: Russian, Romanian, English.
Academic title: Candidate of science in philosophy (PhD).
Ambassador
of the
United Kingdom,
Dr David Landsman
Dr David
Landsman OBE was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Hellenic
Republic.
He
presented his credentials to His Excellency The President of the
Hellenic Republic, Mr Carolos Papoulias on Friday 27 February 2009.
Curriculum Vitae
Full Name:
Dr David Maurice Landsman OBE
Married to:
Catherine Louise Holden
Children:
One son
Career history
2008 FCO,
Balkans Director
2006 - 2008 Secondment to De La Rue plc
2003 - 2006 FCO, Head, Counter-Proliferation Department
2001 - 2003 Tirana, Her Majesty's Ambassador
2000 - 2001 Belgrade, Head of British Interests Section, later, Charge
d' Affaires
1999 - 2000 Banja Luka, Head of British Embassy Office; and
concurrently
Budapest, First Secretary, Regional
Affairs
1997 - 1999 Belgrade, Deputy Head of Mission
1996 - 1997 Full-time language training, Serbian
1994 - 1996 FCO, Security Policy Department, Head of Nuclear and UN
Disarmament Section
1991-1994 Athens, Second Secretary, Economic/EC
1990 FCO, Southern European Department, Desk Officer
Ambassador of Uruguay, Jose Luis Pombo
Born in
Montevideo, is married with Sonia Gorbaran and has two sons: Alejandro
and Marcelo.
His primary and secondary education was in Government public schools in
Montevideo and as exchange student graduated in Central High School in
Wisconsin. He attended "IPA" Artigas Teachers College and also graduated
at the IASE Diplomatic Academy.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay in 1972 and from
l977 to 1982 was posted as Charge D' Affaires at the Embassy of Uruguay
in South Africa and Consul General in Capetown.
Ambassador Pombo was Consul General in San Francisco, California and was
appointed Representative of Uruguay for the 40th anniversary of the U.N
(years l984-85). Counselor at the Embassy of Uruguay in Honduras in
1986-87. Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission to the Embassy in Brasilia
in 1990 and later he was transferred to the Embassy in Greece in the
same capacity.
Ambassador of Uruguay to the State of Israel in 1989, he became the Dean
of the Diplomatic Corps in Israel in May 2002 until November 2003
Posted in the capacity of Charge D' Affaires a.i. since July 2006 in
Athens, Greece
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uruguay before the
Hellenic Republic on January 20, 2009.
Ambassador Pombo held different positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Montevideo: Chief of Diplomatic Privileges
and Immunities,
deputy Director General for Cultural Affairs, Deputy Director of
Protocol and Director for Asian and African Political Affairs.
Ambassador Pombo has taught in Secondary Schools, in the Naval Academy
of the Uruguayan Navy and in the Diplomatic Academy of the M.F.A. of
Uruguay .
JOURNALISM
Editor of the journal "Renacer", Director and Producer of the TV show "Revista
del Litoral" in Channel XII, Fray Bentos.
DECORATIONS AND HONORS
Silver Eagle Award
Medal of the Multinational Force in Sinai
Officer of the Order of Cruzeiro do Sul - BRASIL
Officer of the Legion of Honor - FRANCE
Grand Officer of the Order Sabio del Valle - HONDURAS
Grand Officer of the Order of Good Hope - SOUTH AFRICA
Member of the Board of the National Art Salon in Honduras in 1987.
President of Honor of the Foundation for the Uruguayan Culture.
Member founder of Les Amis de la France in Montevideo.
Vice President of Honor of the Consular Corps in Greece
Ambassador of Venezuela , Mr. RODRIGO OSWALDO CHAVES SAMUDIO
Born in the State of Merida, in Venezuela on May 29th,
1962.
Foreign Languages: English
Academic Education:
Medicine School, Department of Medicine in the University of Andes,
State of Merida (1980-1986)
Specialization: Surgery (1988)
Postgraduate Studies in General Surgery, Medicine School, Central
University of Venezuela, Hospital Domingo Luciani
(1988-1991)
Professional Career:
Introductory of Physiopathology (1984) and Histology (1985)
Coordinator of First Aides of the Rescue Group of Andes (1979-1986)
Doctor on duty in the Hospital Dr Miguel Perez Carreno (1986-88)
Rural Doctor in the Hospital of Ernesto Rogener de Rio Chico, State of
Miranda (1991)
Director of the Department of Surgery and member of the Academic
Committee of Surgery in the
Hospital Dr Domingo Luciani (1991)
Member of the Surgery Company of Venezuela (1991-2003).
Professor of the Postgraduate department of Surgery in the Central
University of Venezuela and member of the Medical Federation of
Venezuela of Hospital Doctors (1991-2003).
Among others he was member of the Medical Disciplinary Board of Merida,
of the Elective Committee of the Doctors' Association, Technical
Committees, Coordinator of the Committee of the Institute of Venezuela
of Social Security.
Assistant of the vice Minister of Health (1999-2000).
Responsible of Coordination of Health in the State of Vargas (1999).
General Coordinator of the Special Committee of Integrated Care
concentrated in the total protection of the Human and Social development
for the creation of 2.700 health centers during the first phase of
social care.
National Director of Educative Communities of the Ministry of Education,
Culture and Athletics (2001). At the same time, the same year, he
participated in the Plan of National Projection of the Law about
Land and Agricultural Development and the Law of Fisheries and
Aquaculture in the Viceministry of Educational Issues.
General vice-director of the Vicepresidency of the Republic (2002).
National and International Coordinator of the Bolivarian Circles (Circulos
Βolivarianos) and Representative of the National Coordination of Total
Care of the Bolivarian Circles (2002-2003).
Member of the National Organization of Systems and Social Organizations
and Member of the National Coordination of Doctors of Venezuela (2003).
Speaker in conferences and spokesman of the spread of the Bolivarian
Idea in Canada, Poland, England, France, USA (Miami, New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Washington), Guatemala, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Cuba,
Ecuador.
Press Representative of the Social Movements of Bolivarianism in the
International Social Forum of Porto Alegre and Sao Paolo in Antigua and
Bermudas and in Guatemala.
Member of the Political Secretariat of the Bolivarian Conference of the
People and member of the Political Secretariat of the People in
Venezuela (2003-2004).
Director of the national fortnightly journal "Voice of the Bolivarian
Circles."
Director of the Office of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela (January-April 2004).
Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Italian
Republic (2005-2006).
Vice minister of the Popular Power for Foreign Affairs with Europe
(2006-2007).
Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Hellenic
Republic (2008).
Among the various publications, stand out the following:
Evolution of Indexes of Health in Venezuela.
Health, a Utopia in Stagnation.
Care for Diabetic Foot.
Manual of the polytraumatic patient.
Pancreaticoduodenal Traumatic Injuries.
Hernia with local anesthesia.
Surgery without entering the Hospital.
Presentation of the Reforms and reconstruction of the Health System of
Venezuela during the editorial process, Havana, Cuba.
Integrated protection for the sustainable human and social development,
that was proposed by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and especially
by the Sector of Health, through the frame of Social Development, 50th
Congress of American Countries 2000, Barsovia, Poland.
Instructive Activities of Interrelation of Functions in Local Centers of
Communitarian health. Montreal, Canada.
Editor and Producer of the Magazine of the Hospital Dr Domingo Luciani "Vida o Muerte" (Life or Death).
Writer of the Book "Fundamentos de Circulos Bolivarianos" (Fundamentals
of Bolivarian Circles).
Ambassador of USA, Mr. Daniel V. Speckhard
Daniel V. Speckhard was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Greece on
November 7, and arrived in Athens on November 15, 2007. His last posting
was as the Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Baghdad, following a
year as Director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office there.
From 2003 to 2005, Ambassador Speckhard served as Director of Policy
Planning responsible for advising and assisting the Secretary General,
senior NATO management, and the Council in addressing strategic issues
facing the alliance.
From 2000 to 2003, he was NATO's Deputy Assistant
Secretary General for Political Affairs, covering political relations
with the countries of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet
Union, and the Mediterranean. During this period, Ambassador Speckhard
received the NATO Service Medal for his crisis management work.
As U.S. Ambassador to Belarus from 1997 to 2000, Speckhard worked
closely with the OSCE and EU in promoting democratic reform, human
rights, and institutional development. From 1993 to 1997, he was a
Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large for the New Independent States at the
State Department in Washington. He was responsible for a broad range of
political, security and economic issues facing large parts of the former
Soviet Union.
From 1990 to 1993, Ambassador Speckhard served as an advisor and then
Director of Policy and Resources for the Deputy Secretary of State,
coordinating and overseeing foreign aid funding in support of U.S.
policy objectives. He received special recognition for his role in
reorienting these programs to meet the new challenges of the post-Cold
War era. From 1981 to 1990, his assignments included positions in the
International Affairs Division of the Office of Management and Budget,
the US Agency for International Development, staff member in the U.S.
Senate, and in state and local government.
Ambassador Speckhard has a Masters Degree in Public Policy and
Administration and a Masters Degree in Economics as well as a Bachelors
Degree from the University of Wisconsin.
