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PRESSE 363

Nieuw permanent vertegenwoordiger van Cyprus
bij de Europese Unie

De Raad van de Europese Unie is in kennis gesteld van de benoeming door de Cypriotische regering van ambassadeur Kornelios KORNELIOU tot permanent vertegenwoordiger van de Republiek Cyprus bij de Europese Unie.

Ambassadeur KORNELIOU is op 3 oktober 2011 in functie getreden.

(Curriculum vitae in bijlage).

BIJLAGE

Curriculum Vitae

H. E. Mr Kornelios KORNELIOU

Born on 29 June 1963 in Nicosia, Cyprus

kkorneliou@mfa.gov.cy

EDUCATION

1984 - 1989: MA in Political Science, Philosophy and American Culture History at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany

Thesis on: "Membership of Greece in the European Economic Community and its consequences on its foreign and internal policies"

CARRER

October 2011

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union

September 2010 - September 2011

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to France

Permanent Delegate to the Unesco

March 2008 - August 2010

Director of the Diplomatic Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

2005-2008

Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Austria. Permanent Representative to OSCE, IAEA, UNIDO, CTBT and the UN Office in Vienna. Parallel accreditation to Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and Liechtenstein.

2000-2005

Deputy Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the European Union, Brussels

1998-2000

Director of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cyprus

1995-1997

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, New York

1990-1995

Embassy of Cyprus in Bonn, Germany

1989-1990

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cyprus

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German, French (basics)

DECORATIONS

"Cross of Merit, First Class", of the Federal Republic of Germany (1995)

"The Golden Order for Services" of the Republic of Slovenia (2006)

"Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash" for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)

"REDOM KNEZA BRANIMIRA S OGRLICOM" of the Republic of Croatia (2008)

Honorary Doctor of European University of Republic of Serbia (2008)

«EQVITEM COMMENDATOREM ORDINIS SANCTI GREGORII MAGNI, Holy Seat (2010)

HOBBIES

Music, Jogging, Reading

Married to Xenia Nicolaides, one daughter, Maria