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Michalis Ioannou

Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Spain and the Principality of Andorra 

Personal Details

Date of Birth 31 May 1973

Place of Birth Lemesos (Limassol), Cyprus

Marital status Married, two children.

Diplomatic Rank Minister Plenipotentiary 

Work Experience

As of 8 May 2025, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the Principality of Andorra.

As of 11 November 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Spain.

27.8.2024 – 10.11.2024 Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Spain. 

27.8.2020-26.8.2024 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Iraq. 

Febr. 2019 – Aug. 2020 Head of the “Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Western Balkans Department”, Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

Sept. 2018 – Jan. 2019 Deputy head of the “Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Western Balkans Department”, Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

Aug. 2018 – Sept. 2018 Head of the “Crisis Management Unit”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

Aug. 2014 – Aug. 2018 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Apr. 2013 – July 2014 Deputy head of the “Energy and Maritime Policy Division”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

Sept. 2009 – March 2013 Deputy head of the “Department for Bilateral Relations with European Union Member-States and Neighbouring Countries” – Western Balkans desk-officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2009 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Spain.

May 2003 – Aug. 2006 Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to the Republic of Finland (parallel accreditation to the Republic of Estonia).

Dec. 2002 – Apr. 2003 Attaché, Economic Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

Sept. 2002 – Dec. 2002 On secondment to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, New York: Representative of Cyprus to the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the General Assembly. 

Oct. 2001 – Sept. 2002 Attaché, “Political Division – Multilateral Relations”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia.

2 October 2001 Joined the Foreign Service.

Academic Qualifications 

Master’s Degree in “European and International Studies” from the “National and Kapodistrian University of Athens” (1997-1999).

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the “University of Macedonia”, Thessaloniki, Greece (1992-1996).

Other 

Military Service, Cyprus (1990-1992).

Languages

Greek (mother tongue), English, Spanish (DELE B2 certificate, Instituto Cervantes).

Decorations  

He was conferred on with the title of “Supreme Taxiarch of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre” and awarded with the medal of the Cross of the Order by the His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (2024).