Cosponsored by the Hellenic Student Association and AHEPA District #10

Ambassador Lysiotis will talk on his vision for Cyprus today. UM students will lead a Q & A with the larger community. A reception will follow.

Marios Lysiotis is Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Lysiotis served as Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Defense and as Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to France; to the Permanent Delegate to UNESCO; to Austria and to the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Organization in Vienna. He was also Permanent Representative to the OSCE; Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President of Cyprus; Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe; Member of the Diplomatic Office of the President of Cyprus; Deputy Director, Cyprus Question Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Counsellor, Permanent Delegation to the European Union; Attaché, Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden; Member of the Cabinet, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Cyprus.

Ambassador Lysiotis holds Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and in Political Science, a Master's degree Political Science, and a D.E.A. in Political Studies. He speaks Greek, French, and English. He is married to Eleni Michaelidou-Lysioti and has a daughter, Sophia.