The Ambassador

Efthymios CHARLAFTIS

CURRICULUM VITAE

Born in Serres, Greece, 4 April 1974

Diplomatic Career

2025 Ambassador of Greece to Norway (resident) and Iceland
2024 – 2025 Minister Plenipotentiary, Director, B3 Directorate, MFA Greece
2023 – 2024 Acting Director, B3 Directorate for bilateral economic relations with Europe, countries of North, Central and South America £ Caribbean, MFA Greece
2019 – 2023 Political Officer EAPC and Energy Security, Permanent Delegation of Greece to NATO
2017 – 2019 Deputy Director, A3 Directorate for Southeastern European countries, MFA Greece
2013 – 2017 Second and then First Counselor of Embassy, Deputy Head of Mission, Liaison Office of the Hellenic Republic, Skopje
2013 A8 Directorate for Caribbean and Latin American countries, MFA Greece
2010 – 2013 E3 Directorate for Administrative and Consular Affairs, MFA Greece
2006 – 2010 Second and then First Secretary of Embassy, Permanent Representation of Greece to the European Union, Brussels (Deputy Coordinator, Justice and Home Affairs Unit)
2003 – 2006 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece in Caracas, Venezuela
2002 – 2003 Third Secretary, A10 Directorate for Asian and Oceanic countries, MFA Greece
2001-2002 Attaché, B3 Directorate for BSEC Organization, MFA Greece
2000 – 2001 Diplomatic Academy, MFA Greece

Professional experience
1999 – 2000    Member of the Athens Bar Association

Academic background
Msc. in Political Science (“Southeastern European Studies”), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Law Degree, Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Foreign languages
English, French, Spanish

Family status
Married, two children