▁who ▁was ▁foreign ▁minister ▁under ▁Char ila os ▁T rik oup is . ▁The ▁family ▁origin ated ▁from ▁Vog ats iko ▁in ▁K ast oria ▁regional ▁unit . ▁I on ' s ▁great - grand father , ▁Mark os ▁Drag ou mis ▁( 1 7 7 0 – 1 8 5 4 ), ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fil iki ▁E ter ia ▁revolution ary ▁organisation . ▁ ▁I on ▁Drag ou mis ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁Ath ens ▁University ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁entered ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁Foreign ▁Ministry . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁Army ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Drag ou mis ▁was ▁made ▁deput y ▁cons ul ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁cons ulate ▁at ▁Mon ast ir ▁( present - day ▁Bit ola ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁cons ulate ▁at ▁Ser res ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁P lov div , ▁Burg as , ▁Alexand ria ▁and ▁Alexand r oup olis . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Constantin ople . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Vice - Cons ul ▁of ▁Greece ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Drag ou mis ▁met ▁and ▁started ▁a