The Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy will organize an event titled “Byron Theodoropoulos, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Greece’s accession to the EEC” on 8 December 2021. Byron Theodoropoulos (1920-2010) was one of the most significant diplomats with a career of 35 years. He became a diplomat in 1946, served as consul in Istanbul, embassy counsellor in Ankara, general consul in Alexandreia, and in 1965 he became head of Turkish and Cypriot Affairs in the Central Administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as ambassador in Canada and permanent representative to the European Communities and NATO. From 1976 to 1981 he served as secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event will be honoured by Konstantinos Tasoulas, President of the Hellenic Parliament and the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy.

Evanthis Chatzivasileiou, Professor at the University of Athens, secretary general of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy will speak about “Byron Theodoropoulos and the Greek experience in post-war Eastern Mediterranean”. Ioannis Chalkos, doctoral candidate at the European University Institute in Florence, will speak about “The 1970s: from NATO to the Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs”. Georgios Savvaidis, former ambassador and secretary general of the Ministry, will speak about “Byron Theodoropoulos and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the institutional dimension”. Sotiris Dalis, Associate Professor of International Relations/Politics and the European Unification at the University of the Aegean, will speak about “The European unification and international politics in the work of Byron Theodoropoulos”. Manolis Koumas, adjunct Professor of History of International Relations at the University of Athens, will speak about “The history of the Greek foreign policy in the work of Byron Theodoropoulos”. Ismini Kriari, Professor and former rector at Panteion University, will coordinate the event.