The Ambassador

Athanasios Kotsionis

Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1964

CAREER

2026-: Ambassador of Greece in Slovenia

2023-2026: Ambassador of Greece in Nigeria. 
Parallel Accreditations: Ghana, Benin, Cameroun, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Equatorial Guinea.

2022: Promoted Minister Plenipotentiary

2018-2023:Consul General of Greece in Alexandria, Egypt

2016-2018: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for Religious and Ecclesiastical Affairs

2014-2016: Consul General of Greece in Milan, Italy

2010-2014: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Department for International Relations in Thessaloniki

2009: Ministry of Culture, Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister

2009: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for the United Nations & International Organizations 
and Conferences

2003-2008: Permanent Representation of Greece to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva, Switzerland

2001-2003: Embassy of Greece in Baku, Azerbaijan

1998-2000: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus Directorate

1998: Attaché of Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens


STUDIES
B.A., Economics and Commerce, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
M. A., in International Relations and Public Policy, “Temple” University, Pennsylvania, USA

LANGUAGES
English, Italian, French

MARITAL STATUS
Married to Mrs Ioanna Dimitriou