The Ambassador

Argyrios MAKRIS

Born in Patras, Greece, in 1960

Professional experience

October 2023: Ambassador of Greece to Slovenia, based in Ljubljana. Credentials submitted in November 2023.

December 2022-October 2023: Athens, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Director General for Human Resources& Administration.

October 2021-December 2022: Athens,MFA, Head of the A3 Directorate for South East Europe.

January 2020-October 2021: MFA, Head of C2 Directorate for European integration, EU institutional affairs, EMU, EU single market and EU sectoral policies.

November 2015-January 2020: Brussels, Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the EU. “COREPER I”-related affairs (EU single market, EU sectoral policies such as – indicatively- energy, climate action, environmental protection, common agricultural policy, fisheries, technology & innovation et alia). Promoted to the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary, First Grade (October 2019).

August 2014-November 2015: MFA, Head of A11 (now A10) Directorate for EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-CSDP). Promoted to the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary, Second Grade (November 2014).

September 2008-July 2014: Sofia, Bulgaria. Deputy Head of Mission in the Embassy of Greece in Bulgaria.

September 2004-September 2008: Belgrade, Serbia. Deputy Head of Mission in the Embassy of Greece in the then State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, subsequently in the Republic of Serbia.

September 2002-September 2004: Athens, MFA. Centre for Analysis and Policy Planning; in parallel, member of the Task Force which had been set up at the time, within MFA, for the preparation of the Thessaloniki Agenda for the Balkans (in the framework of Greece’s rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, in the course of the 1st semester 2003).

September 2001-September 2002: Athens, MFA. Staff member of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Foreign Minister.

September 1997-September 2001: Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU, Brussels –EU external relations division; Western Balkans (“COWEB” working group) during most of the mandate; Transatlantic relations and EU-Latin America relations for shorter periods of time.

February 1997-September 1997: Athens, MFA. Staff member of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

February 1996-February 1997: Athens, MFA. Directorate for North America and Latin America.

February 1992-February 1996: Lima, Peru. Deputy Head of Mission and Consul.

July 1991-February 1992: Staff member of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic.

May 1990: Athens, MFA. Attaché, entering the diplomatic service of Greece.

Previous professional experience: Lawyer, Athens Bar Association (1985-1987)

Education and training

Degree in Law, Law School of the University of Athens
National School of Public Administration

Languages

Greek (mother tongue), English, French, Spanish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian. Learning Slovene. Passive knowledge:  German, Italian, Russian

Personal data

Married, father of one daughter