Ambassador Kornelios S. Korneliou studied Political Science, Philosophy and American Cultural History in Munich, Germany. Since 1989, Ambassador Korneliou is a member of the Diplomatic Service of the Republic of Cyprus. He served at the Embassy of Cyprus in Germany, in Austria, in France, as Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels, whereas he served as President of the Committee of the Permanent Representatives (COREPER) during the first Presidency of Cyprus of the Council of the European Union in 2012. He also served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and as Secretary General of European Αffairs. He took over as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus on 1 April 2020. Ambassador Korneliou has received several decorations from Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Poland and the Holy See. He has also been awarded an Honorary doctor from the European University of Serbia.
