Ambassador Anastassios ( Tassos ) Kriekoukis

 

Born in Athens in 1948, graduate of the Varvakeion High School, Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis joined the Greek diplomatic service in November 1974 after having finished his law studies with excellence and his military service as an ensign in the Greek Navy. In his diplomatic career, he served in Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Dortmund in various roles before being promoted to ambassadorial ranks as Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Representation to the European Union, Ambassador in Georgia , Director of European external affairs, Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Geneva,  President of the United Nations Security Council Compensation Commission for the War in Iraq, Chief of Protocol and finally as Ambassador of Greece to Germany till his retirement in 2010 upon which he was decorated with the Grand Cross of the order of the Phoenix.

 

The Ambassador came out of his retirement in 2019 to take up an honorary yet functional role  for the Mayor of Athens when, after his election,  Mayor Bakoyannis asked Ambassador Kriekoukis to be his Diplomatic Advisor.

A lover European culture, he speaks English, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. He also has written essays on legal matters and various articles on music, literature and art.

He is overseer of the Gennadeios Library, Honorary Professor of the Tbilissi University and Honorary Citizen of Rio de Janeiro.