THE CONSULAR CORPS OF LONDON
 Established 1902
THE CONSULAR CORPS OF LONDON
 Established 1902
  • About Us
    • The Executive Committee
    • Statutes
    • Members
    • Interview with our Past President on Embassy Magazine Feb 2017
  • News & Events
    • Forthcoming Events
    • Luncheons >
      • Lunch May 2018 eith Peter Estlin incoming Lord Mayor of London
      • November 2017 with Mathew Gibbs
      • 15 May 2017 - Mark Leonard, European Council on Foreign Relations Director
      • David Burrowes MP Feb 2017
      • Jeremy Oppenheim December 2016
      • Keith Vaz November 2015
      • HMP Maidstone April 2015
      • Paddy Ashdown October 2014
      • CFAB February 2015
      • Ministry of Justice January 2013
      • Human Traficking April 2012
    • Socials >
      • CCL Winter Party "Code Blue" Jan19
      • CCL Visit to FCO 31 January 2018
      • CCL Christmas Party 2017
      • CCL Masked Ball February 2017
      • CCL visit to the Houses of Parliament April 2016
      • New Year Party January 2016
      • CCL Visit to No. 10 Downing Street July 2015
      • Boat Cruise June 2015
      • Code Red Christmas Party December 2014
    • Seminars >
      • RBI AIR ACCIDENT SEMINAR MAY2019
      • RBI - SUPREME COURT FEB2019
      • Modern Families Seminar at the US Embassy Nov18
      • RBI SEMINAR 13NOV AT THE CYPRUS HIGH COMMISSION
      • David Barlow (NDFU) hosted by the Embassy of Israel - Mar 2018
      • Annual General Meeting 2017
      • CCL Working breakfast at the Home Office June 2017
      • Abandonment of Seafarers at the IMO June 2017
      • RBI Mental Health Seminar May 2017
      • Annual General Meeting 2016
      • Missing Persons Seminar July 2015
      • Consular Conference 2014
    • Speakers at Consular Corps Events
    • Speeches & Presentations
  • Contact us
  • Partners
  • About Us
    • The Executive Committee
    • Statutes
    • Members
    • Interview with our Past President on Embassy Magazine Feb 2017
  • News & Events
    • Forthcoming Events
    • Luncheons >
      • Lunch May 2018 eith Peter Estlin incoming Lord Mayor of London
      • November 2017 with Mathew Gibbs
      • 15 May 2017 - Mark Leonard, European Council on Foreign Relations Director
      • David Burrowes MP Feb 2017
      • Jeremy Oppenheim December 2016
      • Keith Vaz November 2015
      • HMP Maidstone April 2015
      • Paddy Ashdown October 2014
      • CFAB February 2015
      • Ministry of Justice January 2013
      • Human Traficking April 2012
    • Socials >
      • CCL Winter Party "Code Blue" Jan19
      • CCL Visit to FCO 31 January 2018
      • CCL Christmas Party 2017
      • CCL Masked Ball February 2017
      • CCL visit to the Houses of Parliament April 2016
      • New Year Party January 2016
      • CCL Visit to No. 10 Downing Street July 2015
      • Boat Cruise June 2015
      • Code Red Christmas Party December 2014
    • Seminars >
      • RBI AIR ACCIDENT SEMINAR MAY2019
      • RBI - SUPREME COURT FEB2019
      • Modern Families Seminar at the US Embassy Nov18
      • RBI SEMINAR 13NOV AT THE CYPRUS HIGH COMMISSION
      • David Barlow (NDFU) hosted by the Embassy of Israel - Mar 2018
      • Annual General Meeting 2017
      • CCL Working breakfast at the Home Office June 2017
      • Abandonment of Seafarers at the IMO June 2017
      • RBI Mental Health Seminar May 2017
      • Annual General Meeting 2016
      • Missing Persons Seminar July 2015
      • Consular Conference 2014
    • Speakers at Consular Corps Events
    • Speeches & Presentations
  • Contact us
  • Partners

The Executive Committee 2019-2020

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Mr. Theodoros D. Gotsis -President of the ExCom (Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus in the UK)
Mr. Theodoros D. Gotsis is a career Diplomat who currently heads the Consular Section of the Cyprus High Commission in London. He has been also elected and currently serves as President of the Executive Committee of the Consular Corps of London. He has previously served as Delegate of the Republic of Cyprus to Mashreq/Maghreb (MaMa) and Middle East/Gulf (MOG) Working Parties in the Council of the European Union (2014-2018).
Mr. Gotsis joined the Diplomatic Service in 2009 and has previously served at the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus (2013-2014), where he dealt with horizontal foreign policy issues, as well as with administrative affairs of the Ministry and its Diplomatic Missions worldwide.
During his service, he has also served at the Division of Cyprus Question and Turkey, at the Political Division (Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations, Department of Africa), as well as at the Policy Planning Division.
Mr. Gotsis holds an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA in History and Archaeology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. He is a PhD candidate in Diplomatic History of the 20th Century at the University of Athens.


Ms. Iva Gudelj (Croatia) - Vice President
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Mr. Valentin Macec (Romania) - Treasurer
Consul at the Romanian Embassy in London and holds a master's degree in economics and an MBA in Political Science. Experienced in the European private and public sector​.
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Ms. Nakinda Daniel (Dominica) - Executive Secretary
Nakinda Daniel has been a diplomat at the Dominica High Commission since 2010.
With nearly a decade of experience in international relations, Nakinda has represented the Government of Dominica at the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, The Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Maritime Organisation in London and other specialist agencies and international organisations in Europe.
Nakinda work closely with the Dominican community in the United Kingdom and is part of a thriving network of CARICOM Diplomats in London.  Nakinda is currently the Honorary Secretary of the Consular Corp of London and is a member of the Young Diplomats of London.
Nakinda completed studies in International economics and she has completed diplomatic training in programmes organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Diplo Foundation of Malta and in intergovernmental programmes in Azerbaijan and India.
Nakinda is an excellent communicator who can connect with people from all backgrounds.  Nakinda’s personal philosophy is integrity and the power of personal development and positive mindset.  Other interests include reading, property development and amateur astronomy. 


Ms. Aida Velasco (Mexico) - Member
Mr. Aaron Martz (USA) - Member
Mr Christopher Buckwell (Sao Tome and Principe) - Co-Opted Member
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Mr. Bernard Silver (President Emeritus) - Co-Opted Member  
Erstwhile Honorary Consul for the Republic of Seychelles, Chairman of a Public Company in international marketing and foreign languages (film subtitling and dubbing) with a parallel career as a Parliamentary Candidate in the UK who has hung up his rosette to make the switch from politics to diplomacy, whilst learning to be polite in the process. He first attended the Consular Corps as a guest speaker​

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Ms Elizabeth Stewart (Embassy Magazine) - Co-Opted Member
​Elizabeth has over a decade's experience in diplomatic reporting, having worked at Diplomat magazine since 1998. She was editor of the magazine for six years and was responsible for its successful relaunch in 2001. Elizabeth is a member of the Women in Diplomatic Service, the consular Corps of London and publishes Password, a magazine for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Association.

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Mr. Minos Papanikolaou - Permanent Secretary
Minos Papanikolaou studied Politics and International Relations for his undergraduate degree at the University of Greenwich and he is holding a Masters Degree in Diplomatic Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of London - University of Westminster.  He joined the Consular Corps of London as their Permanent Secretary in March 2013. ​

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