Euripides L. Evriviades Explained

Euripides L. Evriviades
Order:High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to the UK
Country:Cyprus
Term Start:4 November 2013
Term End:31 August 2019
Predecessor:Alexandros Zenon
Successor:Andreas S. Kakouris
President:Nicos Anastasiades
Alma Mater:University of New Hampshire
Order1:Deputy Permanent Secretary / Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Termstart1:January 2012
Termend1:November 2013
Order2:Ambassador / Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe
Termstart2:November 2008
Termend2:January 2012
Order3:Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Termstart3:2006
Termend3:2008
Order4:Ambassador to the United States of America
Termstart4:2003
Termend4:2006
Order5:Ambassador to the Netherlands
Termstart5:2000
Termend5:2003
Order6:Ambassador to Israel
Termstart6:1997
Termend6:2000

Euripides L. Evriviades (born 1954) is a Cypriot former diplomat who served as High Commissioner of Cyprus to the UK, accredited to the Court of St. James's[1] [2] and Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).[3] He chaired the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat,[4] [5] having previously chaired its executive committee. He was born in Larnaca, Cyprus and is married to Anastasia Iacovidou-Evriviades, an attorney-at-law.[6]

Biography

Euripides L. Evriviades is High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 4 November 2013. Before assuming this post, he was Deputy Permanent Secretary / Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jan. 2012–Nov. 2013) serving, intermittently, as Acting Permanent Secretary. Prior, he served as Ambassador / Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (Nov. 2008–Jan. 2012), having also chaired its Rapporteur Group on External Relations (2011).  Previously, he was Political Director of the Ministry (2006-2008), having concurrent accreditation to the State of Kuwait, pro tem Nicosia.[7]  

Mr Evriviades was Ambassador to the United States of America and non-resident High Commissioner to Canada, serving concomitantly as: the Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization; the Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States; and Representative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (2003-2006). He also served as ambassador to the Netherlands (2000-2003) and to Israel (1997-2000). Earlier in his career, he held positions at Cypriot embassies in Bonn, Germany (1986-1988); Moscow, USSR/Russia (1988-1993); and Tripoli, Libya (1995).

He started his diplomatic career in 1976 at the Cyprus Consulate General in New York as Vice-Consul (1976–78) and later as Consul (1978-1982). He also held the position of First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations (1980-1982). From 1976 to 1980, he was a member of the Cyprus Delegation to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (4th–10th sessions).[8]

High Commissioner Evriviades holds a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA - policy area of concentration: International Affairs and Security) from the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1984) which he attended as a Fulbright Fellow. He graduated (cum laude, 1976) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

He received a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire (21 May 2005).[9]    

Published works

Evriviades has published articles on the Cyprus question, on Turkey, security issues of the Eastern Mediterranean, on the Law of the Sea and on diplomacy. He also lectured extensively on these issues. Some of his most recent articles include:

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

Awards

Decorations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The High Commissioner – High Commission of Cyprus in the UK. en-GB. 2019-05-21.
  2. Web site: Cyprus. Diplomat Magazine. en-GB. 2019-05-21.
  3. Web site: Member States. www.imo.org. 2019-05-21.
  4. Web site: Honoured, humbled & privileged to be unanimously elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the #Commonwealth. Paid tribute to predecessor @winniekiap2 of #PNG. Thanked all colleagues, @PScotlandCSG & @commonwealthsec for support during tenure as Chair of Executive #ExCopic.twitter.com/0mmGJRlpCH. Evriviades   . Euripides. 2018-06-26. @eevriviades. en. 2019-05-21.
  5. Web site: Our own High Commissioner of Cyprus to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Euripides Evriviades, is the new Chair of the Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors. 2018-06-27. Parikiaki. en-US. 2019-05-21.
  6. Web site: HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN LONDON - The High Commissioner. www.mfa.gov.cy. 2019-05-21. 2016-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160907141321/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/highcom/london.nsf/hcrcl01_en/hcrcl01_en?OpenDocument. dead.
  7. Web site: HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN LONDON - The High Commissioner. www.mfa.gov.cy. 2019-05-21. 2016-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160907141321/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/highcom/london.nsf/hcrcl01_en/hcrcl01_en?OpenDocument. dead.
  8. Web site: The High Commissioner – High Commission of Cyprus in the UK. en-GB. 2019-05-21.
  9. Web site: HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN LONDON - The High Commissioner. www.mfa.gov.cy. 2019-05-21. 2016-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160907141321/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/highcom/london.nsf/hcrcl01_en/hcrcl01_en?OpenDocument. dead.
  10. Web site: Tata Diplomat of the Year Awards 2017. admin. 2017-04-25. Diplomat Magazine. en-GB. 2019-05-21.

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