CURRICULUM VITAE of Ambassador Vasiliki Gounari, Born 2 July 1969 in Athens Married;one child Professional career: Jan.2025- Permanent Representative of Greece to NATO Jan. 2022-Jan. 2025, Ambassador Representative of Greece to the Political and Security Committee of the E.U. Sep. 2020-Jan. 2022, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Jul. 2019-Aug. 2020, Faculty Advisor on CSDP, EU-NATO, multilateral negotiations and global security challenges, NATO Defence College, Rome. Sep. 2017-Jul. 2019, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Common Security and Defence Policy Section, Directorate for Common Foreign Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy. Jan. 2012-Aug. 2017, EU Delegation to the United Nations and other International Organisations, Geneva, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Section. Oct. 2009-Jan. 2012, Consul General of Greece, Johannesburg, South Africa. Aug. 2007-Oct. 2009, Cabinet of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. Aug. 2003-Oct. 2007, Greek Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, Political Section. Oct. 1999-Aug. 2003, Greek Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Human Rights. Jun. 1997-Oct. 1999, Cabinet of the Alternate Minister for European Affairs. Jan. 1997-Sept. 1997, Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Academic degrees: Law Degree, University of Athens, Greece Masters in Public International Law, University of Aix–Marseille 3, France. Languages: English-French: fluent , Italian basic