Wednesday, 1 April 2026

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Greece in the World

test-English

About the Embassy

The Ambassador

Embassies and Consulates

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

\| Albania	\| Algeria	\| Argentina
\| Armenia	\| Australia	\| Austria
\| Azerbaijan	\| Belgium	\| Bosnia and Herzegovina
\| Brazil	\| Bulgaria	\| Canada
\| Chile	\| China	\| Congo
\| Croatia	\| Cuba	\| Cyprus
\| Czech Republic	\| Denmark	\| Egypt
\| Estonia	\| Ethiopia	\| Finland
\| France	\| Georgia	\| Germany
\| Hungary	\| India	\| Indonesia
\| Iran	\| Iraq	\| Ireland
\| Israel	\| Italy	\| Japan
\| Jerusalem, Consulate General	\| Jordan	\| Kazakhstan
\| Kenya	\| Kuwait	\| Latvia
\| Lebanon	\| Libya	\| Lithuania
\| Luxembourg	\| Malta	\| Mexico
\| Moldova	\| Montenegro	\| Morocco
\| Netherlands	\| Nigeria	\| North Macedonia
\| Norway	\| Pakistan	\| Panamá
\| Perú	\| Philippines	\| Poland
\| Portugal	\| Qatar	\| Republic of Korea
\| Romania	\| Russia	\| Saudi Arabia
\| Sénégal	\| Serbia	\| Singapore
\| Slovakia	\| Slovenia	\| South Africa
\| Spain	\| Sweden	\| Switzerland
\| Syria	\| Thailand	\| Tunisia
\| Türkiye	\| Ukraine	\| United Arab Emirates
\| United Kingdom	\| United States of America	\| Uruguay
\| Uzbekistan	\| Vatican (The Holy See)	\| Venezuela
\| Vietnam	\| Zimbabwe

Permanent Missions
\| Permanent Representation to the E.U.	\| Permanent Mission to the United Nations
\| Permanent Mission of Greece in Geneva	\| Permanent Representation to NATO
\| Permanent Mission to UNESCO	\| Permanent Representation to OSCE
\| Permanent Mission to OECD	\| Greek Delegation to ICAO
\| Permanent Representation to Council of Europe

Liaison Offices
\| Liaison Office in Pristina

The Ambassador

test-en - About the Embassy

Ambassador

Ambassador Georgios Papadopoulos

Born: Athens, Greece, December 12th, 1954

Married, one son

Languages: Fluent in English, French, Spanish. Basic knowledge of German.

EDUCATION

l972- 1977 Law School of Athens University, Diploma, Barrister-at- Law

CAREER

1980	Joined the Hellenic Foreign Service
1980- 1981	Attaché, Office of the Secietary-General of the MFA
1981- 1982	Head of the Office o1 the Director-General for International Economic Affairs
1983- 1984	Secretary of Embassy at the European Communities Department, MFA
1984-1986	Consul at the Hellenic General Consulate in Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
1986- 1990	Secretary of Embassy at the Hellenic Embassy in London, United Kingdom
l990- 1992	Deputy Chief of Mission at the Hellenic Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1993- 1994	Counsellor of Embassy, NATO and International Security Department, MFA
1994- 1995	Head of the Latin American Desk at the MFA
1995- 1997	DCM at the Hellenic Embassy in Damascus, Syria
1997- 1999	Deputy Director at the Department for Bilateral Economic Relations with the Mediterranean Countries, MFA
1999-2001	Deputy Director at the Department of International Economic Organizations, MFA

2002-2005	Promoted to Ambassadorial rank (Minister Plenipotentiary Second Class), Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2005-2007	Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary First Class. Head of the Cyprus Department, MFA
2007-2010	Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium
2011 -2012	Head of the Asia-Oceania Department in the MFA
Since November 2012	Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Holy See

DECORATIONS

-Grand Commandeur de l’Ordre du Phoenix, Hellenic Republic
-Comendador Gran Maestre de la Orden de Mayo, Republic of Argentina
-Grand Commandeur de l’Ordre du Makarios III, Republic of Cyprus
-Grand Croix de l’Ordre Leopold II, Kingdom of Belgium

Last Updated Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Next >

Back