the European Parliament, where he was appointed as the head of the Foreign Affairs Working group. Ioannis Kasoulides has joined the EuroAsia Interconnector on March 30, 2018 as Chairman of the Strategic Council. After the resignation of Nikos Christodoulides as Foreign Minister on January 9,2022, Kasoulides was chosen again by President Anastasiades to be the Minister after 4 years of absence from active political life. He was sworn in on January 11. Personal life Kasoulides is married to anaesthetist Emy Kasoulidou and they have one daughter, Joanna. He is fluent in English, French and German. He co-authored the book Cyprus – EU: the Accession as I Witnessed It. Awards and decorations Ioannis Kasoulides has been awarded with the following honours: Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour. Commander of the Order of the Phoenix of the Hellenic Republic Commander of the Order of Merit of the Hellenic Republic Commander of the Order of Xirka of Malta Commander of the National Order of the Cedar of Lebanon Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Palestinian Bethlehem 2000 Award Athens Municipality Highest Distinction Award See also List of foreign ministers in 2017 List of current foreign ministers References External links Personal website MEP profile MEP profile (archive) |- 1948 births Living people Commanders of the National Order of the Cedar Commanders of the Order of Honour (Greece) Commanders of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Cypriot geriatricians Cyprus Ministers of Foreign Affairs Democratic Rally MEPs MEPs for Cyprus 2004–2009 MEPs for Cyprus 2009–2014 People from Nicosia Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Officiers of the Légion d'honneur