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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. 
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