List of ambassadors of Greece to Australia

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Ambassador of Greece to Australia
Incumbent
Georges Papacostas
since 20 February 2020 (20 February 2020)
StyleExcellency
ResidenceEmbassy of Greece, Canberra
AppointerMinister of Foreign Affairs
Inaugural holderDimitri M. Lambros
Formation1953
DeputyIoannis 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,[1] Fiji,[2] the Solomon Islands,[3] Papua New Guinea,[4] Kiribati,[5] Samoa,[6] Tonga,[7] and Nauru.[8]

Ambassadors of Greece to Australia[]

The holders of the post since its establishment in 1953 are:[9]

  • 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) [10]
  • (20/2/2020-)[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Zealand-Contact details for Greek Missions - NEW ZEALAND". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. ^ "Fiji - Contact details of Greek Missions - FIJI". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ^ "Solomon Islands - Contact details for Greek Missions - SOLOMON ISLANDS". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ^ "Papua New Guinea -Contact details for Greek Missions - PAPUA NEW GUINEA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ^ "Kiribati-Contact details for Greek Missions - KIRIBATI". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ^ "Samoa -Contact details for Greek Missions - SAMOA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ^ "Tonga - Contact details for Greek Missions - TONGA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. ^ "Nauru -Contact details for Greek Missions - NAURU". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  9. ^ "Consular and Diplomatic presence of Greece in Australia - History". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  10. ^ "Ekaterini Xagorari appointed new Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus". KNEWS. September 10, 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Ambassador". Embassy of Greece in Canberra. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  12. ^ Kampouris, Nick. "New Greek Ambassador Presents His Credentials in Canberra | Greek Reporter Australia". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
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