Gennadius and the Koraes Chair: The Teaching of Greek in a Cold Climate
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Presented By
Association of Friends of the Gennadius Library
Speaker(s)
H.E. John Kittmer, British Ambassador to Greece
Contact
Irini Mantzavinou, 2130002400 (ext. 103)
John Kittmer was appointed British Ambassador to Greece in January 2013. He has a broad range of experience across government having worked previously in the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education & Employment (DfEE), as well as the Foreign Office (FCO).
He was born in Cuckfield, Sussex and grew up in Yorkshire. He studied Classics in Cambridge (1985-1988) and Oxford (1988-1993) and Modern Greek Studies at King’s College London (2005-2007). He is working on his thesis on the Greek poet Yannis Ritsos.
John is accompanied on his posting by his civil partner, David Bates.