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Dr. Konstantinos P. Balomenos Director General of General Directorate of National Defence Policy & International Relations Hellenic Ministry of National Defence
Konstantinos Balomenos was born in Athens in 1968.
He is a Political and International Relations scientist.
He holds a degree on Administration and Economy from the Technological Educational Institute of Chalkis, as well as a degree from the Faculty of International and European Studies of Panteion University.
He holds a Master of Science (MSc) on Marketing & Communication with New Technologies from Athens University of Economics and Business.
He holds a PhD from the Faculty of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. His thesis is entitled “The Strategic communication as a strategic tool and soft power factor in resolving international and business crises”, and was awarded an “Excellent” mark.
He is the author of the monograph: "Turkey's Strategic Communication campaign in operation "Peace Spring", and of the books: "International Terrorism and Strategic Communication-Terrorist Crisis Management", "Greek-Turkish relations” and “Public opinion research on Management of the Greek-Turkish Crisis".
He began his career in 1984 in the private sector in parallel with his studies and while doing his service in the Hellenic Air Force. For many years, he had been working as communication consultant specialising in Marketing, Crisis Communication Management, as well as Strategic Communication.
He served as non-permanent staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a scientific collaborator at the office of the former Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Konstantinos Mitsotakis.
Since 2007 he has been teaching at the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) and other Hellenic military institutions (the Air Force War College, the Military Academy, the National Security College) giving lectures on Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Crisis Management, Psychological and Information operations, Media and Public Awareness Management in crises and emergency situations.
He is a Special Scientific Associate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, teaching at the Master Course (“Crisis Management in the Area of Health Care” program).
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He is an accredited instructor in the Registry of the main educational staff of the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA).
He has delivered numerous speeches in a great number of training seminars, workshops, and training exercises of the Hellenic Armed Forces.
He is the GR national expert in the NATO Independent Scientific Evaluation Group in the area of “Crisis Management, Crisis Communication Management and, Strategic Communication”, for the NATO “Science for Peace and Security” programme (SPS).
He is member of the Air Academy of Greece, and of the Economic Chamber of Greece. He is a member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), as well as of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).
He is also a member of the Coordination Committee on issues regarding the Response to natural disasters and crises, of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, responsible for the elaboration of a Support Plan for the State, in case of man-made or natural disasters and crises.
In 2019 he served as a special advisor to the Greek Minister of National Defence, Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos.
From December 17, 2019 he has assumed the responsibilities of the General Director of National Defence Policy and International Relations of the Hellenic MOD.
He speaks the English language.
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