ANASTASIOS VARELAS MA. MBA

• Born in Athens with roots from Constantinople
• He holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand and an MBA from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
• Former Diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
  He joined the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  in 1978 and represented New Zealand's political and economic
  interests abroad, namely in Indonesia, Thailand, Canada, Korea
  and the UN in New York, on a special mission.
• 2003-2004 was in charge of the New Zealand mission for the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens.
• Since 2006 he has been responsible for SPECIAL PROJECTS aimed at promoting New Zealand's interests in various countries of the former Soviet Union.
• Currently holds the positions:
  Secretary General of the Hellenic National Council for UNESCO
  President of the Athens Cultural Center for UNESCO
  President of the "Cultural Horizons" Organization (NGO)
  Vice President of the Center for European Studies "Ioannis Capodistrias" (NGO)