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Monday,
May 7th, 2001
The
Pierre Hotel, New York City
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H.E.
George A. Papandreou
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hellenic Republic
EDUCATION
King
City Secondary School, Toronto, Canada, 1970 (Secondary School Certificate)
Amherst
College, Amherst, MA, USA (1970-1975), BA Degree in Sociology
Stockholm
University, Sweden (1972-1973), Undergraduate studies (Sociology)
London
School of Economics, England, M.Sc. Degree in Sociology and Development
Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA, USA, Fellow at the Center for International
Affairs (CFIA) (1992-1993)
ASSIGNMENTS AND EXPERIENCE
In Government
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Minister
of Foreign Affairs (February 1999-present)
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Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs (September 1996-February 1999)
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Minister of Education and Religious Affairs (July 1994-October 1996)
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993-1994) Responsible for US-Greek
Relations. Took part in Greek Presidency's negotiations on the new
EU membership of Sweden, Finland, Austria and Norway.
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Minister
of Education and Religious Affairs (1988-1989) Government Coordinator
of 1996 Olympic Games Hellenic Candidacy (1988-1989)
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Ministry
of Culture, Under Secretary for Cultural Affairs (July 1985-February
1987) in charge of: o Greeks of the Diaspora Affairs o Adult Education-Continuing
Education and Youth Affairs
In Parliament
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Member of Parliament for First District of Athens (1996-present)
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Member of Parliament for Achaia (Patras) District (1981-1996)
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Chairperson of the Parliamentary committee of Education (1981-85)
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In Charge of the Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Education
(1989-1993)
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Vice-Chairperson of the cross - party Parliamentary Committee for
Free Radio (1987)
Party Work (Panhellenic Socialist Movement - PASOK)
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Elected Member of the Executive Office and the Political Bureau of
PASOK (July 1996-present)
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Elected Member of the Central Committee of PASOK (1984-present)
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Elected Member of the Executive Office PASOK (1987-1988)
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Elected Secretary for the Committee on the Greek Diaspora (1990-1993)
PASOK Political Committee Service between 1975-1985:
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Committee for Studies, Publications and Seminars (Secretary)
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Agricultural Cooperatives (Secretary)
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Organization
Committee (Deputy Secretary)
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International Relations (Member)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Founding Member of the Helsinki Citizens Assembly (Prague, 1990)
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Founding Member of the Lagonisi Initiative on Cooperation in the Balkans
(1994)
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Responsible for Government Coordinator for the Bid for 2004 Olympic
Games (1997)
Member of the Boards of
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The Foundation of Mediterranean Studies
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The
Foundation for Research and Self-Education
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Member of Research Teams at the Foundation of Mediterranean Studies
HONOURS
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Recipient of the "Botsis's Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism"
award for "his multifaceted struggles, which established the Free
Radio as part of our democratic institutions" (June 1988)
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Recipient of the "SOS against Racism, and affiliated organizations"
Committee award, for his work against racism and anti-Semitism (April
1996)
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Abdi Ipekci special award for Peace and Friendship (June 1997) "for
his activities in favor of Greek-Turkish approach during the period
1995-1996 while serving as Minister of National Education and Religion"
PERSONAL
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Date of Birth - June 16, 1952
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Place
of Birth - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Family - wife: Ada, children: Andreas (birth 1982), Margarita-Elena
(birth 1990)
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Languages - Greek, English, Swedish
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