Sophia Philippidou

Education Msc in International Relations, London School of Economics BA in Philosophy, The American College of Greece (Deree College) Degree in Political Science, Athens School of Law and Political Science Career 1993 Joined the Greek Foreign Service 1994 – 1995 Head of the Situation Center, IT and Communications Department 1995 – 1998 Embassy of Greece in Belgrade, Head of the Consular Section (1995-1997); Political Section (1997-1998) 1998 – 2000 Embassy of Greece in Moscow, Political Section 2000 – 2002 Department for Southeastern Europe 2003 – 2005 Delegation of Greece to the Political and Security Committee of the EU, Civilian Aspects Crisis Management 2005 – 2007 Diplomatic Office of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of Economic Relations and Development Assistance, Deputy Director September – December 2006 Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations 2007 – 2014 Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C., Political Section (2007 – 2011); Deputy Head of Mission (2011 – 2014) 2014 – 2015 Department of International Organisations, U.N. Desk Officer 2015 – 2018 Department of Justice and Home Affairs, Migration, Schengen and Visa Policy, Deputy Director October – November 2018 Department of Economic Relations with European Countries, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Deputy Director December 2018 to October 2019 Director of the Diplomatic Office of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs responsible for Greeks Abroad Born in 1969, Athens, Greece