The Ambassador

Grigoris Karahalios
Minister Plenipotentiary

Born in Athens, Greece, in 1961

Academic Background
- Law school, University of Rome, Italy (1987)
- Specialization in Ecclesiastical Low (1989)

Military Service
1989 -1991 Hellenic Air Force

Professional Background

From December 2022: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic to the Republic of Lithuania

December 2021 — December 2022: Head of A6 Directorate for Arab Countries & the Middle East, MFA

October 2018 – November 2021: Counselor – Minister Plenipotentiary, A6 Directorate for Arab Countries & the Middle East, MFA

October 2014 – October 2018: Consul General of Greece, Los Angeles, USA

January 2009 – October 2014: Counselor, A6 Directorate for Arab Countries & the Middle East, MFA

January 2004 – December 2008: Secretary – Counselor, Embassy of Greece in Rome, Italy

October 1999 – January 2004: Secretary, Embassy of Greece in Ankara, Turkey

1997 – 1999: Attaché – Secretary, A3 Directorate for South East Europe, MFA

1997: Joins the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Embassy Attaché

1991 – 1997: Practicing Lawyer


Foreign Languages: English, Italian, French