Ambassador to the US Alexandros Mallias of Greece
In 2002 – 2003, Ambassador Mallias was appointed Chairman of the Coordinating Committee for the Greek EU Presidency’s program for the Balkans.
ACTIVITIESAmbassador Mallias has been a frequent panelist and participant on South-Eastern Europe issues in conferences and seminars.
Mallias has been ambassador of Greece to the United States since 2005.
Greek ambassador to the United States Alexandros Mallias says he sees no reason why Kosovo and Serbia cannot reach stability through patient, careful diplomacy.
Mallias said Greece, which has been a leader in stabilizing and investing in the neighboring Balkans, sees great promise in the potentially transformative process of wobbly, squabbling Balkan nations seeking entrance into the European Union.
Despite his optimism, Mallias said there has been no progress yet in the talks.
Mallias was last at Harvard in 1991 and 1992 while working with the John F.
Mallias said those wounded relationships largely have been mended over the past few years.
Mallias was assigned to the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York, as First Counselor for Political Affairs.
Mallias was a member of the Delegation of Greece to the C.
Ambassador Mallias joined the Foreign Service in 1976.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ambassador Mallias was a Press Officer at the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva from 1975 to 1976, and a Public Affairs Officer at the Information Center for the European Union in Athens from 1970 to 1972.
Mallias was born in 1949 in Athens.
Mallias is Ambassador of Greece to the United States.
During his long career, Ambassador Mallias has served in many other positions, including the Department of Middle East Affairs, the General Inspection Division, the Department of Western European Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva, and as Public Affairs Officer at the Information Center for the European Community in Athens.
A proponent of public diplomacy, Ambassador Mallias has made people-to-people diplomacy an integral part of his mission in the United States, reaching beyond the bounds of Washington politics.
On 13 April 2007, Ambassador Mallias received a distinction from Bânai Bârith International for his commitment to advancing Greeceâs relations with American Jewish organizations.
Ambassador Mallias was also involved with the Greek Delegation to the Charter of Paris for a New Europe (CSCE), serving as head of the delegation in 1990.
Greece's experience shows that "there is nothing stronger, nothing more important, and nothing more rewarding as a means of national accomplishment than membership in the European Union," Greek Ambassador to the United States Alexandro Mallias said last Wednesday.
But Mallias said that there are "many other countries in our neighborhood who are still waiting for a green light.
Mallias said Greece hopes to engage both its Balkan neighbors and Turkey with the EU.
But Mallias said Turkey needs to accept Cyprus' status as an independent member of the EU; it's a reality that is not going to change, he said.
Mallias said Greece’s infrastructure is “ripe for good opportunities for business and investment,” especially in the tourism industry.
Franoise Mallias is bubbly, cheery and always happy to see you.
Visiting Atlanta for the fifth time in less than two years, Greek ambassador to the United States Alexandros Mallias said that with US.
Mallias said that Greece “wants to create a one-stop shop” that would allow US.
Mallias said that a thriving Greek community exists in Atlanta.
global economy in which borders are already somewhat irrelevant.
The Archbishop said that his first meeting with Mallias had been one "of substance" and not a mere courtesy call, adding that they had communicated on an open level.
Mallias was accompanied on his meetings by Greece's General Consul Katerina Boura.
Mallias was appointed Ambassador of Greece to the United States in 2005.
Ambassador Mallias received two ambassadorial promotions during this time.
Mallias has served as the Greek Ambassador to the United States since October 2005.
Ambassador Mallias is a frequent panelist and participant on South-Eastern Europe issues in conferences and seminars around the world.
Greeks, to stand up against prejudice and bias all over the world.
Joining the Greek Foreign Service in 1976, Ambassador Mallias has been at the forefront of Greece's stabilizing role in the Balkans, serving as Director of the Southeastern Europe (Balkan Affairs) Department at the Foreign Ministry in Athens in various capacities, and as Ambassador to Albania, head of the first Mission in FYROM, and head of the European Community Monitor Mission Regional Office in Sofia.
Mallias says that he would not describe Greeces inception into the European Union as smooth, but believes that it was a golden opportunity the country has seized over the past quarter-century, with great results.
For his service in the Balkans, Ambassador Mallias received the highest decorations from Romania, Bulgaria, and the EU Monitor Mission.