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,

mainly covered 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 2006 – December 2006Permanent 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 2018 – November 2018 Department of Economic Relations with European

Countries, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Deputy Director

December 2018 – October 2019 Diplomatic Office of the Deputy Minister

for Foreign Affairs responsible for Greeks Abroad, Director

October 2019 – October 2022 Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Albania

November 2022 Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of North Macedonia

Born in 1969, Athens, Greece