Ioannis Raptakis
Ioannis Raptakis was born in Piraeus and is a career diplomat.
He studied Political Science in Athens and International Relations and Public International Law in Vienna.
He speaks English, French, German and Spanish.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985.
Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020-2023), Vietnam and Laos (2017-2019), India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives (2012-2015).
Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (2020-2023).
Consul General in Sydney (2004-2007) and Bucharest (2001-2003) and Consul in Perth (1989-1993).
Deputy Head of Embassies in Buenos Aires (1997-1999) and Dublin (1993-1996).
Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Southeast European Countries (2019-2020) for CFSP/CSDP (2015-2017), for JHA and Schengen (2009-2011), as well as Integration and Economic and Monetary Policy (2008).
President of the Working Groups of the European Union for Visas and Schengen Evaluation (2003)
Leading Expert of the E.U. on the Evaluation of the Correct Application of the European Acquis on behalf of Spain and Portugal in 2003, Spain in 2010, Latvia and Lithuania in 2012, Poland and Slovakia in 2013.
By decision of the PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, he was appointed Deputy Director General of the National Intelligence Service, on January 31st, 2023.
He is married and has one son and one daughter.
He studied Political Science in Athens and International Relations and Public International Law in Vienna.
He speaks English, French, German and Spanish.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985.
Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020-2023), Vietnam and Laos (2017-2019), India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives (2012-2015).
Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (2020-2023).
Consul General in Sydney (2004-2007) and Bucharest (2001-2003) and Consul in Perth (1989-1993).
Deputy Head of Embassies in Buenos Aires (1997-1999) and Dublin (1993-1996).
Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Southeast European Countries (2019-2020) for CFSP/CSDP (2015-2017), for JHA and Schengen (2009-2011), as well as Integration and Economic and Monetary Policy (2008).
President of the Working Groups of the European Union for Visas and Schengen Evaluation (2003)
Leading Expert of the E.U. on the Evaluation of the Correct Application of the European Acquis on behalf of Spain and Portugal in 2003, Spain in 2010, Latvia and Lithuania in 2012, Poland and Slovakia in 2013.
By decision of the PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, he was appointed Deputy Director General of the National Intelligence Service, on January 31st, 2023.
He is married and has one son and one daughter.