The Ambassador

Sunday, 22 December 2024

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Greece in Moldova

Greece in Moldova

About the Embassy

The Ambassador

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Ambassador

Curriculum Vitae
Nikolaos KRIKOS

Place of birth:	Athens, Greece
Date of birth:	17.12.1965
Status:	Married and father to a daughter
STUDIES:	University Degree in Political Sciences (European and International Studies) / National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:	English and French

PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

1995:	Joined the Diplomatic Service;
1995 – 1997:	Embassy Attaché, Directorate for Southeastern Europe Countries / in charge of bilateral relations with the Republic of North Macedonia;
(1997: Promoted, Third Secretary of Embassy)
1997 – 1999 (March):	Secretary of Embassy, Embassy of Greece in Islamabad, Pakistan
Autumn 1998:	A three – month transfer, as reinforcement, to the Permanent Mission of Greece to United Nations, New York, U.S.A.;
1999 (spring):	Coordinator of Greece’s humanitarian assistance to the refugees from Kosovo in Albania at Albanian Prime Minister’s Cabinet;
1999 – 2001:	Secretary of Embassy (and Deputy Head of Mission), Embassy of Greece in Tirana, Albania;
(2000: Promoted, Second Secretary of Embassy)
2001-2002:	Directorate for Southeastern Europe Countries / in charge of bilateral relations with Albania and of horizontal issues: E.U. – Balkans & NATO – Balkans / SEECP;
(2002: Promoted, First Secretary of Embassy)
2003 – 2004:	Advisor (on organized crime in the Western Balkans) to the Minister of Public Order during the Greek Presidency of the European Council; First Secretary of Embassy, Directorate General of Development Cooperation and Assistance, MFA; Member of the MFA’s 2004 Olympic Games Security Team and MFA’s attaché to the Head of the Hellenic Police during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens;
(2006 Promoted, Second Counselor of Embassy)
2004 – 2007:	Counselor (in charge of i.e. United Nations Office, U.N.O.D.C. and the I.A.E.A.), Embassy of Greece in Vienna, Austria;
2007 – 2011:	Counselor, Directorate for Greek – Turkish relations, MFA;
(2009: Promoted, First Counselor of Embassy)
2011 – 2015:	First Political Counselor, Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C., U.S.A. (Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East / Think Tanks);
2015 – 2019...:	Counselor, Directorate for Southeastern Europe Countries, MFA / in charge of bilateral relations with Western Balkan countries; Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece in Beirut, Lebanon (7 – month transfer); Directorate of United Nations, International Organizations and Conferences, MFA, Head of Non – Proliferation, Disarmament and Export Control Regimes;
(2018: Promoted, Minister Plenipotentiary)
	Deputy Director, Directorate for Economic relations with North Africa, Middle East and countries of the Gulf, MFA; Alternate Foreign Minister’s Diplomatic Cabinet: Head of the “Task Force for the Action Plan between Greece and the Republic of North Macedonia”;
2019 – 2022:	Consul General of Greece in Moscow;
(2023: Ambassador)
2022 – 2023:	Head of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy at MFA {Strategic Communication and Foresight / Disinformation & F.I.M.I. / Digital & Cultural Diplomacy / Integrity of Digital Platforms (E.U. + U.N.) – Internet for Trust (UNESCO + U.N.) / Press Freedom + Protection and Safety of Journalists and other Media Professionals / Networks of Hellenes Abroad};