Cyprus has transferred 16 heads of diplomatic missions to embassies and high commissions abroad following a decision taken at the latest Cabinet meeting, according to an order signed by Director-General Ambassador Theodora Constantinou on 27 March 2026.
A separate list covering transfers of 25 diplomatic officers was circulated on 24 March.
The 16 transfers are as follows:
Petros Dimitriou, Ambassador, from headquarters to the Embassy in Sofia.
Christina Rafti, Ambassador, from the Permanent Representation to the European Union to the Embassy in Rome.
Charis Christodoulidou, Ambassador, from headquarters to the Embassy in Berlin.
Maria Papakyriakou, Ambassador, from the Embassy in Berlin to the Permanent Representation in Geneva.
Antonis Theocharis, Minister Plenipotentiary, from headquarters to the Embassy in Lisbon.
Antonis Mandritis, Minister Plenipotentiary, from the Embassy in Pretoria to the Embassy in Tehran.
Elena Rafti, Minister Plenipotentiary, from headquarters to the Embassy in Cairo.
Charalambos Kafkaridis, Minister Plenipotentiary, from the Embassy in Sofia to the High Commission in Canberra.
Dimitris Samuel, Minister Plenipotentiary, extension at the Embassy in Helsinki.
Georgios Ioannidis, Minister Plenipotentiary, from the Permanent Representation to the EU (EMA I) to the Permanent Representation to the EU (EMA II).
Nikolas Manolis, Minister Plenipotentiary, from headquarters to the High Commission in Nairobi.
Kypros Giorgallis, First Counsellor, extension at the Embassy in Moscow.
Stelios Makriyannis, First Counsellor, from headquarters to the High Commission in Pretoria.
Savvas Vladimirou, First Counsellor, from the High Commission in Nairobi to the Embassy in Addis Ababa.
Georgia Apegitou, First Counsellor, from headquarters to the Permanent Representation to the European Union (EPA).
Doros Venezis, First Counsellor, from headquarters to the Embassy in Stockholm.
