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Meet with Former Commissioner and Minister and President of the Network for Reform in Greece and Europe Anna Diamantopoulou had today Kyriakos Mitsotakis announcing that Greece will propose it as candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
As Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted after the meeting Hellas He puts forward for the first time in history a candidacy for the leadership of the OECD 60 years after Xenophon Zolotas’ suggestion for the current form of the organization.
«Her personality has been linked to bold choices, great consensus and innovative proposals: as a European Commissioner she has honored her Employment and Social Policy portfolio. As Minister of Education, he was the protagonist of the educational reforms in our country. And as Minister of Development he worked for the modernization of our economy. While, for 8 years, he is responsible for the Network. A pioneering Institute, which focuses on the reforms required by the ND Industrial Revolution, counting on international collaborations on 4 continents. Anna Diamantopoulou marks the modern Greek woman of progress and the world. With knowledge, prestige and scope that go beyond our national borders. Therefore, she is the most suitable candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. I wish you good luck and a desire to work.“Mr. Mitsotakis said in a statement.
The Prime Minister’s statement is as follows:
«In the face of pandemics, global economic turmoil, security concerns, and new challenges such as migration and climate change, the role of international organizations is becoming critical. Even more so when we talk about the OECD, the main body for cooperation between States with the objective of peace and common development.
Our country was a founding member of this important organization. In fact, a Greek, Xenophon Zolotas, was the narrator of its present form. It is my pleasure, then, that 60 years later, for the first time in its history, our country is running for your leadership. And a dignified Greek woman is nominated for the post of Secretary General of the OECD: Anna Diamantopoulou.
Ms. Diamantopoulou is a multi-party option, with a multi-dimensional scientific and social background. With experience and international recognition. But also actions in areas such as Education, Employment, New Technologies and the Environment. That is, issues that belong to the first line of interest of the OECD for the XXI century.
Her personality has been linked to audacious elections, great consensus and innovative proposals: as a European Commissioner she has honored the Employment and Social Policy portfolio. As Minister of Education, he was the protagonist of the educational reforms in our country. And as Minister of Development he worked for the modernization of our economy.
While, for 8 years, he is responsible for the Network. A pioneering Institute, which focuses on the reforms required by the ND Industrial Revolution, counting on international collaborations on 4 continents.
Anna Diamantopoulou marks the modern Greek woman of progress and the world. With knowledge, prestige and scope that go beyond our national borders. Therefore, she is the most suitable candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. I wish you good luck and a desire to work.».
Anna Diamantopoulou: It is a great honor for me.
For his part Anna Diamantopoulou characterized “great honor“Y”Big responsibility»Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s proposal emphasizing that “the Greece can become a co-modeler of developments in international organizations, joining national forces, taking advantage of individuals and people and securing international alliances. And that is exactly what we will try to achieve. “
Anna Diamantopoulou’s statement is as follows:
«Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s announcement of my candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the OECD is a great honor for me and, at the same time, a great responsibility.
The electoral process is a noble rivalry between states and important personalities, for noble and noble goals. The very path to the goal deserves our organized joint effort.
Greece, through the arduous and meticulous efforts of our people and our political forces, has demonstrated the eternal resilience of its democratic institutions and its potential for courageous extroversion. This attitude is now recognized internationally and provides you with additional benefits.
The world after the pandemic must be open to cooperation and solidarity between countries and must be a deterrent to conflict, exclusion and discrimination.
Greece can become a co-moderator of developments in international organizations, joining national forces, taking advantage of individuals and individuals and securing international alliances. And that is exactly what we will try to achieve».
The process
Of its 37 member states OECD22 are also members of the European Union, while four more are European (Switzerland, United Kingdom, Norway and Iceland). It is highlighted that the current Secretary General, Ángel Gurría, comes from Mexico while his predecessor, Canadian Donald J. Johnston, also came from the American continent, facts that strengthen a candidacy from Europe.
Claiming the leadership of such an important organization offers our country the opportunity to highlight its role, its image and its contribution. In this context, the election of Ms Diamantopoulou would be a significant success for Greece.
Projecting a well-founded and ambitious vision for the OECD, the Greek candidacy presents a renewed, meritocratic, dynamic and future-oriented Greece that embraces reforms that bring prosperity and progress to all. The personality of Mrs. A. Diamantopoulou offers to embody such a narrative. Thanks to her long political career, which includes the management of various portfolios, and her studies that go beyond a narrow financial specialization, Ms Diamantopoulou meets all the criteria set by the OECD in the call. Also through her activity as President of the Network, she has developed relationships in the most important countries of the world.
The biography of Anna Diamantopoulou
Anna Diamantopoulou is the President of NETWORK for Reform in Greece and Europe, an independent research and policy organization based in Athens.
He has served as Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission, Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religions and Minister of Development, Competitiveness and Navigation. In addition, he was a member of the Greek Parliament for eleven years.
He taught European affairs at the Kennedy School of Harvard University as a Fisher Family Fellow and at the Lee Kuan Yew School of the National University of Singapore. He was also a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Foundation in Berlin, and works closely with African Development at the Brenthrust Foundation, one of the continent’s leading institutions.
In addition, he has lectured at more than 20 universities around the world, including Bocconi, Boston, Frankfurt, London School of Economics, and MIT.
Anna Diamantopoulou is a non-executive board member of Coca-Cola HBC, one of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market value.
In addition, Ms Diamantopoulou is a member of the Council of the European Council on External Relations (ECFR), a member of the board of the Friends of Europe Foundation and of the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Progressive European Studies (FEPS), based in Brussels. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Delphi Economic Forum and of the six-member Council of the Bussola Institute, a Brussels-based institution that promotes cooperation between Europe and the Gulf countries.
Anna Diamantopoulou has been honored with important awards and distinctions, including the “Legion of Honor” award, for her contribution to European social policy, by the President of the French Republic, the International Award for the promotion of social dialogue as a means for competitiveness, by the Scandinavian Industrial Association and the Cross of the Crusaders of the Holy Sepulcher of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Anna Diamantopoulou is a Civil Engineer, with postgraduate studies in Regional Development.
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She is married and has a son.
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