Consular Conversations: Greece Consul Luncheon

Join Global Atlanta on November 17 for a discussion with Theodoros Dimopoulos, Consul of Greece in Atlanta, Georgia.

The discussion will include a one-on-one conversation with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by a moderated audience Q&A. A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion.

This event will take place in person at Miller & Martin, and after the event, Consular Conversations Annual Pass holders will have access to the recording of the discussion. For public health and safety reasons, everyone attending in person must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and wear masks during event.

Topics to be Discussed:

• 200 Years of Independence — local/global celebrations
• Post-pandemic tourism recovery
• KSU Year of Greece and educational exchange
• Greece in the EU context; current ties with the U.S.
• Greek diaspora in Georgia and the Southeast

About the Speaker:

Theodoros Dimopoulos has been serving as the Consul of Greece in Atlanta since November 2020. He oversees the relations between Greece and four southeastern states (Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee).

Academic background

BA International and European Studies -Department of Political Science- University of Piraeus

Master of International Relations – International Security and Defense (Université Pierre Mendès France – Grenoble 2)

Completion of the Stavros Niarchos Leadership Program in Advanced Diplomacy and Defense, at Tufts University – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy- Boston summer 2017

Career

2015: joined the Foreign Service

2015 – 2016: Attaché of Embassy in A5 Directorate for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus, Black Sea countries and Central Asia

2016 – 2017: serving in the cabinet of the Secretary General of the MFA

2017: promoted to third Secretary of Embassy

2017 – 2020: Consul in the Consulate General of Greece in Moscow and Deputy Head of Mission

2020: promoted to Second Secretary of Embassy

November 2020 – : Consul of Greece in Atlanta, GA

Foreign Languages: English, French, German, Russian, Turkish

About the Consular Conversations series: 

Sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC since its inception in 2016, Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations series consists of monthly public interviews with consuls general in the Southeast United States. In 2021, the series has focused on diplomats based outside of Atlanta who count Georgia as part of their territory.