The Secretary General
Teresa – Paraskevi Angelatou

Born February 8, 1959, in Athens Greece

Languages :
Greek, English, French, Romanian (knowledge)

Career :

1984Attaché of Embassy /  Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
1985-1989Third Secretary of Embassy, Bilateral Economic Relations with Eastern European Countries, USSR Desk
1989-1991Second Secretary of Embassy, Embassy of Greece, Bucharest, Romania
1991-1993First Secretary of Embassy, Consul of Greece, Consulate General of Greece, Montreal, Canada
1993-1995Deputy Director, Diplomatic Cabinet of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
1995-1999Counsellor, COREPER I, Mertens, Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU, Brussels, Belgium
1999-2004Chargée d΄Affaires, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
2004-2006Director, Diplomatic Cabinet of the Minister of Development, Ministry of Development, Athens, Greece
2006-2010Consul General of Greece, Geneva, Switzerland
2010-2011Director, Directorate of International Energy issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
02/2011Minister Plenipotentiary, Second Class
2011-2012Director, Telecommunications and Information Technologies, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
2012-2013Director, Diplomatic Cabinet of the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection, Athens, Greece
2013-2016Ambassador of Greece to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Minister Plenipotentiary, First Class
2016-2019Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Tunisia
2019-2020Director, Telecommunications and Information Technologies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
2020-2021Director General for International Economic Affairs,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
2021- 01.2023Director General for Budgetary Planning and Economic Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
01-09.2023Ambassador of Greece to Slovenia
09.2023Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece

Decorations :
Knight Grand Cross (Ridder Grootkruis) (The Netherlands, 2016)
Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Hellenic Republic, 2012)
Knight 1st Degree (Kingdom of Denmark, 2006)

Family Status :
Married to Ambassador Michael-Christos Diamessis
They have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren