Ambassador Ioannis - Miltiadis Nicolaidis
Permanent Representative – Greece
2023
Born in Istanbul, 1968.
Bac. in Political Sciences & International Studies,
Panteion University, Athens.
M.Sc. in European Studies, College of Europe, Bruges.
Fluent in English, French & Turkish.
Married, father of 2 daughters.
| 2023 - | Permanent Representative to NATO |
| 2023 | Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary, 1st Cl. |
| 2022 - 2023 | Director, Diplomatic Cabinet of the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2020 - 2021 | Director, Directorate for the CFSP & CSDP of the EU |
| 2018 - 2019 | Deputy Director, Directorate for Migration, Asylum & Schengen |
| 2018 | Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary, 2nd Cl. |
| 2014 - 2018 | Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Greece, Paris |
| 2012 - 2014 | First Counselor, Directorate for Turkey • Head of the Department for Minority Affairs |
| 2011 | First Counselor, Directorate for South East Europe • Head of the Department for Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo |
| 2005 - 2010 | Second Counselor, General Secretariat of Council of the EU • Secondment • Member of the Policy Unit by the High Representative for CFSP Xavier Solana • Administrator for Middle East & North Africa |
| 2000 - 2004 | First Secretary, Permanent Representation of Greece to the WEU & Delegation to the Political and Security Committee of the EU • Founder of the 'Nicolaidis Group' |
| 1998 – 2000 | Second Secretary, Embassy of Greece, Kinshasa • Deputy Chief of Mission • Head of the Consular Section |
| 1996 - 1997 | Third Secretary, Directorate for Turkey • Aeronautical & Maritime Affairs |
| 1995 - 1996 | Attaché, Protocol Directorate |
| Dec. 1994 | Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |