Ambassador of Greece to Australia | |
---|---|
Style | Excellency |
Residence | Embassy of Greece, Canberra |
Appointer | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Inaugural holder | Dimitri M. Lambros |
Formation | 1953 |
Deputy | Ioannis Ferentinos |
The Greek Ambassador to Australia is the Greek Government's primary diplomatic representative in the Commonwealth of Australia. The Greek Ambassador to Australia also holds non-resident accreditation to New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, and Nauru.
Ambassadors of Greece to Australia
The holders of the post since its establishment in 1953 are:
- Dimitri M. Lambros (30/3/1953 - 8/9/1956)
- George Christodoulou (19/12/1956 - 25/8/1961)
- P. Anninos Cavalieratos (23/11/1961 - 11/7/1963)
- Basil Tsamissis (17/8/1965 - 5/7/1971)
- Alexis Stephanou (8/9/1971 - 16/3/1974)
- Nikolaos Diamantopoulos (23/1/1975 - 28/8/1980)
- Alexander Vayenas (21/10/1980 - 30/3/1985)
- Efthymios Tzaferis (19/4/1985 - 22/12/1990)
- Vassilis Zafiropoulos (7/5/1991 - 24/11/1993)
- George Constantis (29/12/1993 - 9/6/1997)
- Ioannis Beveratos (7/7/1997 - 19/12/2001)
- Fotios–Jean Xydas (7/3/2002 - 15/12/2005)
- George Zois (28/8/2006 - 5/9/2009)
- Alexios G. Christopoulos (17/9/2009 - 9/8/2012)
- Charalampos Dafaranos (1/11/2012 - 9/1/2016)
- Ekaterini Xagorari (24/02/2016 - 2019)
- Georges Papacostas (20/2/2020 - 2023)
References
- "New Zealand-Contact details for Greek Missions - NEW ZEALAND". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Fiji - Contact details of Greek Missions - FIJI". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Solomon Islands - Contact details for Greek Missions - SOLOMON ISLANDS". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Papua New Guinea -Contact details for Greek Missions - PAPUA NEW GUINEA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Kiribati-Contact details for Greek Missions - KIRIBATI". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Samoa -Contact details for Greek Missions - SAMOA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Tonga - Contact details for Greek Missions - TONGA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Nauru -Contact details for Greek Missions - NAURU". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Consular and Diplomatic presence of Greece in Australia - History". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "Ekaterini Xagorari appointed new Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus". KNEWS. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Ambassador". Embassy of Greece in Canberra. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- Kampouris, Nick. "New Greek Ambassador Presents His Credentials in Canberra | Greek Reporter Australia". Retrieved 29 August 2020.