Η Πρέσβυς

Minister Plenipotentiary

Born in Athens on 4 October 1965

Education
1987 — Law degree, Law School, University of Athens
1989–1991 — National School of Public Administration, Diplomatic Section

Career

1991             Joined the diplomatic service
1992–1995    Secretary of Embassy, Embassy of Greece in Moscow, Russian Federation
1995–1997    Directorate for Bilateral Relations with CIS Countries, MFA, Athens
1996             Member of the Greek delegation at the 61st UNGA, New York, USA
1997–1998    Course Member of Senior Course 91, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
1998             Cabinet of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, MFA, Athens
1998–2001    Deputy Political Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Greece to NATO, Brussels, Belgium
2001             Promoted to Counsellor
2002–2008    Deputy European Correspondent, Directorate for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, MFA, Athens
2008–2009    European Correspondent, Directorate for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, MFA, Athens
2009–2011    Consul General of Greece in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
2011–2013    Head of the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Department, Directorate for  the United Nations and International Organizations and Conferences, MFA, Athens
2013–2016    Senior National Representative and Faculty Advisor at the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy
2016             Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary
2016–2019    Deputy Chief of Protocol at the Protocol Department, MFA, Athens
2019–2020    Chief of Protocol, MFA,Athens
2020–2024    Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia
2025             Director/Office for International Development Cooperation Contracts

Foreign Languages
English, French, Russian, Italian, German

Decorations
Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Hellenic Republic, 2018)
Order of Duke Branimir/Red Kneza Branimira (Republic of Croatia, 2024)

Marital Status
Married to Mr. Vassilios Fosteris