Μaria Papakyriakou
CURRICULUM VITAE
01/09/21 Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Federal Republic of Germany
2020 - 2021 Director for Strategic Policy Planning in the Ministry Foreign Affairs
2018 - 2020 Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus
2014 - 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Denmark – with parallel accreditation to the Republic of Iceland
2013 – 2014 Director fur Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2011 – 2013 Director of the Permanent Secretary’s Office
2010 – 2011 Security Policy Director in the Ministry Foreign Affairs
2006 – 2010 Political Counsellor in the Cyprus High Commission to the United Kingdom, London
2004 – 2006 First Secretary in the Cyprus Question Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 – 2004 Political Officer and Deputy Head of Mission – for the last 2 years of the five-year term – in the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
1997 – 1999 Department Turkey and Cyprus Question, Ministry Foreign Affairs
1997 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
EDUCATION
- Postgraduate degree in European Studies, Université d’ Aix-Marseilles III, France (Maîtrise)
- Pre-doctorate (D.E.A.) in Political Science, Institut d’ Etudes Politiques (I.E.P.) de Strasbourg, France
LANGUAGES: Greek (Mother tongue), English, French, German (fluently), Italian (proficient)
FAMILY STATUS: Married to Evangelos Savva (also a Cypriot diplomat), two daughters
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 20 December 1972, Limassol