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09ATHENS1543
2009-10-15 05:57:00
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Embassy Athens
Cable title:
64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS
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UNCLAS ATHENS 001543
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SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D COPY CAPTION
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC UNGA PINR GR
SUBJECT: 64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS
REF: STATE 105347
UNCLAS ATHENS 001543
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D COPY CAPTION
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC UNGA PINR GR
SUBJECT: 64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS
REF: STATE 105347
1. (SBU) In response to reftel request for information about
Spyridon Flogaitis, Greek candidate for the UN Fifth Committee
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Flogaitis is a
long-time contact of Embassy Athens and Post hasn't encountered any
disqualifying information. Flogaitis is a well-regarded and
experienced technocrat in Greece. He has served as caretaker
interim Interior Minister during Greek elections in 2007 and 2009,
because Greek law requires a non-political figure to administer
elections as Interior Minister.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
2. (U) Spyridon Flogaitis studied law at the Law Faculty of
the University of Athens, and history and literature in the Ecole
Pratique des Hautes Etudes. Flogaitis has a PhD in law from the
University of Paris II and a PhD in history from the University of
Paris I. Flogaitis is a law professor and left teaching to serve as
an assistant legal advisor to the late Prime Minister Andreas
Papandreou (1981-1982),a legal advisor to the Secretary of the
Ministry of National Economy (1983-1984),and a legal advisor to
the Ministry to the Prime Minister (1984-1985). Flogaitis became
the Director of the Public Administration School in 1985, Deputy
Chairman of the National Radio and Television Council, ESR
(1999-2001),Chairman of the Committee for the local administration
(2002),and Chairman of the Board of Gas Supply Company of
Thessaloniki (2000-2005). Flogaitis is president of the United
Nations Administrative Tribunal, Director of European Public Law
Center, General Secretary of the Greek Constitutional Experts, a
member of the Steering Committee of the European Group of Public
Law, European Scientific Committee ASTRID established in Rome,
member of the Greek Culture Foundation and a member Greek
Association of Environmental Law. He has been honored with the
medal of knight of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic.
Speckhard
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D COPY CAPTION
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC UNGA PINR GR
SUBJECT: 64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS
REF: STATE 105347
1. (SBU) In response to reftel request for information about
Spyridon Flogaitis, Greek candidate for the UN Fifth Committee
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Flogaitis is a
long-time contact of Embassy Athens and Post hasn't encountered any
disqualifying information. Flogaitis is a well-regarded and
experienced technocrat in Greece. He has served as caretaker
interim Interior Minister during Greek elections in 2007 and 2009,
because Greek law requires a non-political figure to administer
elections as Interior Minister.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
2. (U) Spyridon Flogaitis studied law at the Law Faculty of
the University of Athens, and history and literature in the Ecole
Pratique des Hautes Etudes. Flogaitis has a PhD in law from the
University of Paris II and a PhD in history from the University of
Paris I. Flogaitis is a law professor and left teaching to serve as
an assistant legal advisor to the late Prime Minister Andreas
Papandreou (1981-1982),a legal advisor to the Secretary of the
Ministry of National Economy (1983-1984),and a legal advisor to
the Ministry to the Prime Minister (1984-1985). Flogaitis became
the Director of the Public Administration School in 1985, Deputy
Chairman of the National Radio and Television Council, ESR
(1999-2001),Chairman of the Committee for the local administration
(2002),and Chairman of the Board of Gas Supply Company of
Thessaloniki (2000-2005). Flogaitis is president of the United
Nations Administrative Tribunal, Director of European Public Law
Center, General Secretary of the Greek Constitutional Experts, a
member of the Steering Committee of the European Group of Public
Law, European Scientific Committee ASTRID established in Rome,
member of the Greek Culture Foundation and a member Greek
Association of Environmental Law. He has been honored with the
medal of knight of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic.
Speckhard