The Ambassador

Vasiliki Gounari

Born 2 July 1969 in Athens.

Married; one child

Professional career:

Jan. 2022-Jan. 2025, Ambassador Representative of Greece to the Political and Security Committee of the E.U.

Sep. 2020-Jan. 2022, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Jul. 2019-Aug. 2020, Faculty Advisor on CSDP, EU-NATO, multilateral negotiations and global security challenges, NATO Defence College, Rome.

Sep. 2017-Jul. 2019, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Common Security and Defence

Policy Section, Directorate for Common Foreign Security Policy and Common Securityand Defence Policy.

Jan. 2012-Aug. 2017, EU Delegation to the United Nations and other International Organisations, Geneva, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Section.

Oct. 2009-Jan. 2012, Consul General of Greece, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Aug. 2007-Oct. 2009, Cabinet of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Aug. 2003-Oct. 2007, Greek Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, Political Section.

Oct. 1999-Aug. 2003, Greek Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Disarmament,  Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Human Rights.

Jun. 1997-Oct. 1999, Cabinet of the Alternate Minister for European Affairs.

Jan. 1997-Sept. 1997, Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

Academic degrees:

Law Degree, University of Athens, Greece

Masters in Public International Law, University of Aix–Marseille 3, France.

Languages:

English-French: fluent , Italian basic