Dimitris Avramopoulos

Dimitris Avramopoulos is the European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship. He was previously the minister of national defense of Greece, minister of foreign affairs, minister of tourism development, minister of health and social solidarity, and mayor of Athens. Avramopoulos served in the diplomatic service of Greece from 1980 until 1993. He was spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, director of the diplomatic cabinet of the Greek prime minister, and consul of Greece in Liège (Belgium) and Geneva (Switzerland). Avramopoulos has been bestowed awards and state decorations from many countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Greece and Spain, among others.

 

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