MDA: GREEK REPRESENTATION AT GENEVA/INTL

UNCLAS ATHENS 001550 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR EUR/SE, NEA FOR ISRAEL DESK E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS GR SUBJECT: MDA: GREEK REPRESENTATION AT GENEVA/INTL CONFERENCE OF RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT REF: STATE 95211 ¶1. (U) Poloff delivered reftel points June 13 to Alexandros Rallis of the Greek MFA's Directorate for International Organizations (D1),which passed them to Greece's Ambassador in Geneva and former D1 head, Frangisko Verros. Greece will be represented in Geneva by Professor Kalliope Koufa. Consulate Thessaloniki passed reftel points June 16 to Professor Koufa, who was supportive of our position. Biography of Koufa follows: BIOGRAPHY Professor Dr. Kalliopi Koufa is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Institute of International Public Law and International Relations at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She also serves as a Member of the United Nations Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and its Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Terrorism. Prof. Koufa teaches the newly-added course on Human Rights and Terrorism in the academic year 2002-2003. Previous Appointments Professor of International Law and International Organization, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Director of the Institute of International Public Law and International Relations of Thessaloniki Member, United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on "Terrorism and Human Rights" Degrees "Licence s Sciences politiques - Mention tudes internationales" (University of Geneva and Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva) Bachelor of Laws, distinction (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Postgraduate Diploma and Master's Degree in Public Law, with honours (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Ph.D. in Public International Law, with honours (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Education "Peiramatikon School" of the University of Thessaloniki American College of Thessaloniki, Greece Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales/The Graduate Institute of International Studies. Geneva, Switzerland Law Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece The Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands (doctoral scholarship) International Law Seminar, United Nations International Law Commission (twenty-seventh session),Geneva (scholarship) The Salzbourg Seminar interdisciplinary course on the protection of human rights, Salzbourg, Austria (scholarship) Honors 1976- Honorary Vice-Consul to the Republic of Austria 1998- Honorary Diploma of the Hellenic Club of Writers 2001- Titular member for life of the Bar Association of Thessaloniki The candidate submitted a list of over 20 books, articles and monographs )f Q()ah Sh% )S Qh% author. The full list is available from the Secretariat. Besides these main publications, she is the author of several shorter articles, commentaries, notes, book reviews, etc. and the editor of numerous books, Festschrifts (miscellanies),conference proceedings and other collective research works. RIES