The Hon. Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis

President on the Council for Cultural Diplomacy Studies

Biography

Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis is a graduate of Law and Public Law/Political Science of the University of Athens. She obtained a PhD (PhD) in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Helsinki in 1979. Dr. Kozakou-Marcoullis was a member of the Cyprus Question Division (1988-1993), Director of the Permanent Secretary's Office (1993-1996) and Director of the Cyprus Question and EU-Turkey Affairs Division. She has served as Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States, the Nordic/Baltic States, Lebanon and Jordan. Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 2011 to February 2013. Dr. Kozakou-Marcoullis has published a large number of articles on a wide range of issues, including the Cyprus Problem, the United Nations, the European Union, Foreign Policy, Cultural Diplomacy and Gender Equality.