About the Embassy
The AmbassadorThe Ambassador
Antonios Sgouropoulos
Minister Plenipotentiary
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Qualifications
- 1985 BA Political Science, Athens University, Greece
- 1988 MA Political Philosophy, University of York, United Kingdom
- 1991 M.Litt. Contemporary Politics, Oxford University, United Kingdom
- 1995 BA Faculty of Law, Athens University, Greece
Career
- 1993-1994 Attaché of Embassy, NATO Dept, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
- 1994-1997 Third Secretary, Prime Minister's diplomatic Cabinet
- 1997-2001 Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Greece to the U.N., New York, USA
- 2001-2004 First Secretary, Head of the Consular Office, Embassy of the Hellenic Republic, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
- 2004-2006 Counselor, Diplomatic Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
- 2006-2009 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Hellenic Republic, Bucharest, Romania
- 2009-2014 Consul General of Greece, Tampa, Florida, USA
- 2014 Head of the Diplomatic Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
- 2014-2015 Diplomatic Office of the Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens, Greece
- 2015-2017 Deputy Head of the Diplomatic Office of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic
- 2017-2020 Consul General tit Greece, San Francisco, California, USA
- 2020-2024 Ambassador of Greece to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros, Somalia and Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN Habitat.
- 2024 Ambassador of Greece toEthiopia, Djibouti South Sudan and Permanent Representative to the African Union.
Personal
Married to wife Tamara and has two children Dimitrios and Jelena. Mr. Sgouropoulos is fluent in English and French and has a knowledge of Spanish.












