On Monday, October 19, 2026, the swearing-in ceremony of the 30th Class of Candidate Embassy Attachés was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantine Tassoulas, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, and the representative of His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos ΙΙ of Athens and All Greece, His Grace Bishop Varnavas Theoharis of Christoupolis, Protosyncellus of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens.
The ceremony marks the successful completion of the intensive nine-month training programme undertaken by the Candidate Embassy Attachés at the Hellenic Diplomatic Academy. The programme included a wide range of educational activities, among them specialised seminars, lectures and simulation exercises, institutional and cultural visits, as well as study visits to institutions and services in Greece and to international organisations and Greek Diplomatic Missions abroad.
The programme also included practical training within Directorates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the aim of familiarising the trainees with the work and functioning of the Hellenic Diplomatic Service.
October 19, 2026