The Ambassador

ANNA KORKA
Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom of Norway and Iceland since November 2020

Career in the diplomatic service:

•    October 2019-October 2020 : Director General for Human Resources, Administrative and Financial Management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
•    May 2016-September 2019 : Permanent Representative of the Hellenic Republic at the United Nations Office and the other International Organizations in Geneva
•    April 2013-May 2016 : Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic in Tunisia
•    December 2015 : Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary First Class
•    September 2012 : Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary Second Class
•    July 2012-April 2013 : Head of  Cabinet of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, MFA
•    September 2011-July 2012  Directorate General for Human Resources, Administrative and Financial Management, MFA
•    October 2010-August 2011: Head of Cabinet of the Minister of State for Foreign Investments of the Hellenic Republic
•    September 2009-September 2010: Director of the YDAS -6 Department (Hellenic Aid), MFA
•    September 2005- August 2009: Consul General of the Hellenic Republic in Munich, Germany
•    October 2004-August 2005 : Cabinet of the Secretary General of the MFA
•    July 2001: Promoted to First Counselor of Embassy
•    February 2001-October 2004: Deputy Director of the A2 Department, dealing with the Bilateral Relations with Cyprus and the Cyprus issue, MFA
•    July 1999: Promoted to Second Counselor of Embassy
•    March 1998-January 2001 : Embassy of Greece in the United Kingdom
•    August 1996-March 1998 : Human Resources Department, MFA
•    February 1994-July 1996 : Α1 Department dealing with the Bilateral Relations with the  European States, MFA
•    July 1994 : Promoted to First Secretary of Embassy
•    August 1993-January 1994 : A2 Department dealing with the Bilateral Relations with Cyprus and the Cyprus issue, MFA
•    December 1989-July 1993 : Embassy of Greece in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus
•    July 1992: Promoted to Second Secretary of Embassy
•    May 1989-December 1989: A5 Department dealing with Middle East and African Affairs, MFA.
•    December 1987 : Promoted to Third Secretary of Embassy
•    October 1986 – May 1989 : Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ General Inspectorate
•    October 1986 : Embassy Attaché.
•    December 1985- October 1986 : Diplomatic Academy, MFA.

Academic Background

•    Graduate of the Department of Greek and French Philosophy and Literature, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Athens
•    Graduate of the Department of  History and Archeology, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Athens
•    Master of Arts in History and European literature – University of Bristol (United Kingdom)
•    Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic

Languages

•    Greek, English, French, German


Decorations

•    Grand Commander of the Order of Phoenix by H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic
•    Commander of the Order of Makarios III, President of the Republic of Cyprus


Family status

Married to Brigadier General (ret.) Mr. George Asimakopoulos.
Mother of two sons