Louis Telemachou

Ambassador, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of European Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb 2022 - today MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Secretary General of the General Secretariat of European Affairs

Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 Ambassador of Cyprus to Ukraine

Sept 2013- Dec 2016 Deputy Director EU Department

Sept 2009- Sept 2013 PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF CYPRUS IN THE EU
PSC Ambassador

Sept 2007 - 2009 Deputy Permanent Representative ( DPR) , Permanent Representation in UN -N York

Oct 2005- Jan 2007 Deputy Director ESDP Department – European Correspondent

Jan 2001- Oct 2005 Second Counselor – PMG/Nicolaides – Deputy Representative in the PSC
First Secretary- Handling accession negotiations for the CFSP Chapters of the accession
negotiation

1998 - Jan 2001 First Secretary / Consul - High Commission in India

1996 - 1998 Attaché. Department of EU Affairs.

1994 - 1995 Officer responsible for the Parliamentary Delegation of Cyprus to the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

EDUCATION
1992 - 1993 University of Reading / UK
MA European Studies
1989 - 1992 London School of Economics (LSE) / UK
BSc Economics (Special Subject in International Relations)

LANGUAGES

English, French, German