Alexis Papahelas
Born in Athens in 1961, Alexis Papahelas studied History and Economics at Bard College and received a Masters in International Affairs and Journalism at Columbia University. Until 1998 he worked as a U.S. correspondent for various newspapers, television and radio networks. He returned to Greece in 1998 and co-anchored the respected news magazine “Mavro Kouti”, […]
H.E. Prokopios Pavlopoulos
Born in Kalamata, Peloponnese in 1950, Prokopis Pavlopoulos graduated from high school in his native city and moved to Athens as a student at the Law School of the University of Athens in 1968. He is married to Vlassia Pavlopoulou-Peltsemi and they have three children: Vassilis, who is an attorney-at-law, Maria, a French language and […]
Amb. Victoria Nuland
Ambassador Victoria Nuland is the former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs. As assistant secretary she was responsible for diplomatic relations with fifty countries in Europe and Eurasia, as well as with NATO, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Previously, Ambassador Nuland served as State Department […]
Sara Stefanini
Sara Stefanini is a senior policy reporter at POLITICO, based in Brussels. She follows Cyprus closely and extensively covers the Mediterranean region for POLITICO. Prior to this, she was an editor and reporter at Interfax Energy, covering global oil and gas news, and a reporter at ICIS Energy, covering European gas, power, and emissions markets, […]
Dr. Rachel van Elkan
Rachel van Elkan is currently mission chief for Switzerland and Cyprus at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Her previous positions at the IMF include mission chief for Latvia, Philippines, Singapore, and Turkey, and head of regional studies for Asia and the Pacific. Her research interests encompass growth theory, trade and exchange rate effects of global […]
David Bonanno
David W. Bonanno joined Third Point LLC in 2008 and is currently a managing director and the primary investment professional responsible for the Third Point Hellenic Recovery Fund. Prior to Third Point, Mr. Bonanno was an associate in the Private Equity and Distressed Investment Group at Cerberus Capital Management L.P. from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Bonanno […]
Jonathan R. Cohen
Jonathan Cohen has been the deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs covering Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey since August 2016. He previously served in Baghdad as deputy chief of mission from 2014 to 2016 and in Paris as the acting deputy chief of mission from 2013 to 2014 and as the minister counselor for […]
Minister Espen Barth Eide
Minister Espen Barth Eide was appointed as UN special adviser on Cyprus in August 2014. He assists the parties in the conduct of negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement. Eide is also currently the managing director and a member of the Managing Board of the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Prior to this, he […]
Jason Calderón
Social communicator and journalist, with more than 15 years of experience in the media.
Gabriel Echavarría
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Born in Bogota on August 10, 1951. He was a cadet at the Navy Academy in Cartagena; he studied Economics and Business Administration and carried out graduate studies at the London School of Economics, Harvard University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was Chief of the Colombian delegation before the International Coffee […]