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