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The Ambassador

Nicolaos Argyros

Born on September 11, 1960 in Athens, Greece

Married to Mrs. Xanthi Gousta, father of a son, Stefanos, and a daughter, Daphne.

Education:
Graduated in Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1984

Languages:
Greek, English, French, German, Spanish

Military Service:
Hellenic Navy, 1984-1985   

Career:

1986 Training courses at the Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Athens
1987 Attaché, Directorate for South-East European Countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
1988-1991 Third Secretary, Office of the Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
1991-1996 Third Secretary, Consul, Consulate General of Greece in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
4/1992 Promoted to Second Secretary
8/1994 Promoted to First Secretary
9/1992-11/1992 Second Secretary, dispatched to Zagreb as a member of the European Community Monitoring Mission in former Yugoslavia
7/1993-10/1993 Second Secretary, seconded as Consul to the Consulate of Greece in Venice
1/1994-12/1994 Second Secretary, seconded to the Embassy of Greece in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, in the course of the consecutive Greek and German Presidencies of the Council of the European Union
1995-1996 First Secretary, Consul, Consulate General of Greece in Berlin
1996-1999 First Secretary, Embassy of Greece in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In June 1999 promoted to Second Counselor
1999-2001 Second Counselor, Directorate for South-East European Countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
In July 2001 promoted to First Counselor
2001-2003 First Counselor,Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece in Beijing, People’s Republic of China
2003-2007 First Counselor, Head of Unit for Justice and Home Affairs, Permanent Representation of Greece to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
2007-2011 First Counselor, Directorate General for Personnel, Administrative and Financial Management issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
2011-2016 First Counselor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece in London, United Kingdom
10/2012 Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary 2nd Class.
12/2015  
Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary 1st Class
9/2016-9/2019 Head of Director at efor EU External Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
9/2019- 2/2024 Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic in the Kingdom of Morocco, with parallel accreditation to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
4/2024 Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic in Japan, with parallel accreditation to Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Marshal Islands

Decorations

2001    Order of the Madara Rider (Madarski Konnik) of the Republic of Bulgaria, 2nd Class
2013    Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix of the Hellenic Republic
2024    Grand Cordon of the Order of Wissam Al Alaoui of the Kingdom of Morocco

Hobby,Interests

Basketball, winter swimming, hiking, literature, classical music



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