Former Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States (2003-2006)
His Excellency Euripides L. Evriviades presented his credentials as the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States to President George W. Bush on 4 December 2003.
Mr. Evriviades is concurrently served as non-resident High Commissioner of Cyprus to Canada after having presented his credentials to H.E. Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada on 22 November 2004. In addition, he is the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the International Civil Aviation Organization; the Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States; and representative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Until his appointment to the United States, Mr. Evriviades served as the Ambassador of Cyprus to the Netherlands (August 2000 to October 2003). Prior to his posting in The Hague, he served as the Ambassador to Israel (November 1997 until July 2000). Earlier in his career, Mr. Evriviades held positions at Cypriot embassies in Tripoli, Libya; Moscow, USSR/Russia; and Bonn, Germany.
Mr. Evriviades started his diplomatic career in 1976, serving initially at the Cyprus Consulate General in New York as Vice-Consul (1976-78) and later as Consul (1978-1982). He was also accredited as First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations (1980-1982). From 1976 through 1980, he served as a member of the Cyprus Delegation to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (4th – 10th sessions). He has published a number of articles on the subject as well as on the Cyprus question.
Ambassador Evriviades holds a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA-policy area of concentration: International Affairs and Security) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1984), which he attended as a Fulbright Fellow. He graduated (cum laude, 1976) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. He was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 6 August 1954. He is married to Anastasia Iacovidou-Evriviades, an attorney-at-law. He has an avid interest in the arts, especially music, as well as in antiquities and cartography.
On 15 January 2006, the Ambassador was honored by the King Legacy Award for International Service, bestowed on him by the Committee on the International Salute To The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A Man For All Nations. On 21 May 2005, Mr. Evriviades received a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire. On 13 October 2003, he was honored as the "Ambassador of the Year" by the Stichting Vrienden van Saur ("Friends of Saur") Foundation, a Dutch social and philanthropic society. Other decorations include the Great Commander of the Order of Orthodox Knights of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, presented to him in Jerusalem in February 2000, and the Order of Merit (First Class) of the Federal Republic of Germany, awarded to him in March 1989.
January 2006
"Cyprus in a Time of Statesmanship: Lessons from the Bush Legacy".
(The George Bush Presidential Library, Texas A&M University)
May 8 2006
"Cyprus in the European Union: Prospects for Reunification, Peace with Turkey and Regional Stability".
(The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University)
March 1 2006
"Ambassador Evriviades' Remarks at the
Willy Brandt and the Grand Coalition 1966-1969 Symposium".
(Embassy of Cyprus in Washington, DC)
January 26, 2006
"Ambassador Evriviades on Receiving the King Legacy Award for International Service".
(The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC)
January 15, 2006
"Cyprus in the EU: Relations with Canada, Prospects for Reunification,
and Turkey's bid to join the EU".
(Canadian Institute of International Affairs, National Office
and the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies)
November 4th, 2005
"Inauguration of the new Gallery of Ancient Cyprus".
(Royal Ontario Museum)
November 3rd, 2005
Cyprus International Business Seminar
( Harvard Club of New York)
May 10, 2005
Cyprus in the EU: Current Status and Future Prospects for Reunification.
(Columbia University, NY)
April 24, 2005
The Demands of Diplomacy: The Role of Career and Honorary Consuls.
(Consular Corps College, NC)
April 07, 2005
Statement by the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States,
Mr. Euripides Evriviades on the accession of Cyprus to the E.U.
May 01, 2004
The Middle East: A Region at Risk. The View from Cyprus.
(University of New Hampshire)
March 31, 2004
Remarks of the Newly Appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus H.E. Euripides L. Evriviades on the Occasion of the Presentation of his Letters of Credence to the Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States of America.
December 04, 2003
"Turkey and the EU: Why Cyprus, Perhaps Surprisingly Wants Turkey to Join the Club."
European Affairs
Fall 2005, v.6, no.4, pp 55-58.
"The Demands of Diplomacy:
The Role of Career and Honorary Consuls".
The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
Summer/Fall 2005, v.6, no.2, pp 21-27
"Cyprus reaches out - Why we support Turkey's EU bid."
The Washington Times 11 October, 2005: A17
"Cyprus in the European Union:
Prospects for Reunification, Peace with Turkey, and Regional Stability."
Mediterranean Quarterly Vol. 16, No. 3 (2005): 1-16.
"Ambassador Evriviades Interview with Voice of America" (in Greek)
By Giorgos Bistis
Voice of America
April 20, 2006
"Turkey's Admission to EU Might Help Reunify Cyprus."
By Nema Etheridge
GlobalAtlanta
February 03, 2006
"Cypriot Ambassador Rejects Turkish Proposal."
By Anna Gawel
Diplomatic Pouch, produced by The Washington Diplomat
February 02, 2006
"AP interview: Ambassador says Washington shouldn't discount Cyprus when supporting Turkey."
By Giovanna Dell'orto
Associated Press Worldstream
January 28, 2006
"The Cyprus Issue in a European Context"
An Interview with Euripides L. Evriviades, Ambassador of Cyprus to the US and High Commissioner to Canada Metohos Magazine
www.metohos.com
Dec. 2005, issue #8, pages 44-46
