The Ambassador

MARIA K. PAPAKONSTANTINOU

Education:
- Pierce College – The American College of Greece, 1988
- Law School – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1995
- Master of Laws in International Legal Studies - LLM – New York University (NYU), 1996
- Ph.D. Candidate with internship in International Humanitarian Law in the field of the Status of Internally Displaced Persons – European University Institute of Florence, 1997
- Internship in Negotiation Techniques and Skills – Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), Paris, 2008

Career
- 1997-1998: Hellenic Diplomatic Academy
- 1998-2000: General Directorate for Personnel and Administrative Affairs, 
- 2000-2001: A2 Cyprus Directorate, Secretary of Embassy
- 2001: Detachment to the Permanent Mission of the Hellenic Republic to the UN, New York
- 2001: G4 Schengen Directorate with parallel detachment to the Office of the Greek Coordinator for the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation, Secretary of Embassy
- 2001-2004: Embassy of Greece in Ankara, Secretary of Embassy
- 2005: Promoted to First Secretary
- 2005-2006: A6 Middle East Affairs Directorate, Secretary of Embassy
- 2006-2007: General Directorate for Personnel and Administrative Affairs with parallel detachment to the Office of the Secretary General for European Affairs
- 2007-2009: Embassy of Greece in Nicosia, Embassy Counselor
- 2010: Promoted to first Embassy Counselor
- 2010-2012: Office of the Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the Hellenic Parliament
- 2012-2016: Diplomatic Advisor – Ministry of Interior & Migration Policy
- 2016-2017: Diplomatic Advisor – Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
- 2017-2021: Consul General of Greece in Düsseldorf
- 2021-2025: Director of B7 Directorate for International & Regional Energy, Transports and Supply Chain Networks
- 2022: Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary

Foreign languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish