The Consul General

Mr. Orestis - Athanasios Kafopoulos

Born in Athens, Greece, 1970


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Cambridge, UK

Master of Arts in International Relations, School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University, USA

1998-1999 Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999 Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Turkey

2000 Promoted to Third Secretary of Embassy

2000 Embassy of Greece in Tokyo, Japan

2003 Promoted to Second Secretary

2003 Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations, New York

2004 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European External Relations Directorate

2005 Promoted to First Secretary

2006 Embassy of Greece in Bucharest, Romania

2008 Promoted Second Counsellor

2009 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece, Bucharest

2010 Promoted to First Counsellor

2010 Consul General of Greece in Montreal, Canada

2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asia Oceania Directorate

2015 Director of the Agency for Political Affairs in Thrace

2018 Consul General of Greece in Geneva, Switzerland

2021 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Crisis Management Unit

2023 Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary, B'

2023 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Diplomatic Courier Service