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Catherine Boura (Greek: Αικατερίνη Μπούρα, Aikaterini Boura) is a Greek diplomat who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2015 a 2019.

Early life and education[edit]

Boura was born in Athens.[1] She has a bachelor's degree in literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a master's degree in history from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a PhD in history from London University.[2][3][4]

Career[edit]

Boura joined the diplomatic services in 1983, working for the Department of European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy and then the Policy Planning and Early Warning Unit of the Council of the European UnioninBrussels from 1999 until 2002. From 2004 until 2007 she was Greece's Consul GeneralinNew York.[1][4]

Boura worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director of the Department for European Countries from 2008 to 2009 and Chief of Protocol from 2009 until 2011.[1] She was ambassador to Lebanon from 2011 until 2015.[2][1] She was appointed as Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations on 10 March 2015.[1] In December 2015, she introduced a resolution entitled "Return or Restitution of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin".[5]

Publications[edit]

Awards and honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "New Permanent Representative of Greece Presents Credentials". United Nations. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  • ^ a b "Her Excellency Catherine Boura". The Washington Diplomat.
  • ^ Scaros, Constantinos E. (15 March 2015). "Greece's UN Rep Catherine Boura". The National Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  • ^ a b Tsounis, Catherine (3 December 2007). "Farewell to a Diplomat: Dr. Catherine Boura". Greek News. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  • ^ Logothetis, Georgia (18 December 2015). "The Parthenon Marbles & the UN resolution on return of stolen artifacts". Hellenic American Leadership Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  • ^ "From Leadership to Happiness, Lions Roaring Loudly in New York". The Stewardship Report. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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