Evangelos Astyrakakis Aslanis (he/him) was born and raised in Greece. His outlook on life is international owing to various educational and professional activities abroad. He is fascinated by the challenge of effective diplomacy in its many forms.

At present, he is Director of the Foreign & Security Policy Programme of the Thessaloniki Office. He was Director of the Democracy Programme and Gender Focal Point at the same Office. Before that, he held positions in various other organizations of the multilateral sphere, such as the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.

He studied International Relations (BA) at the University of Macedonia and holds a professional Master’s degree (Master 2) in International Administration from Sorbonne Law, at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Whatever he is doing, he always pays attention to detail and strives for quality  – while keeping the «big picture» in mind. Big fan of the mountains and fresh air.

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