List of South African ambassadors in Greece
The embassy is in Athens . The ambassador in Athens is also regularly accredited in Sofia and Belgrade . Since 1993 the Ambassador in Athens has also been High Commissioner in Nicosia .
| Appointed | Surname | Remarks | Government in South Africa | accredited by | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1, 1945 | François Henri Theron | Ambassador seat in Rome | Jan Smuts | George II | July 18, 1951 |
| 23 Aug 1951 | William Henry Evered Poole | Ambassador seat in Rome | Daniel François Malan | Paul | Feb. 24, 1954 |
| May 4th 1954 | Johan Christiaan Holm Maree | Chargé d'affaires, December 29, 1960 Ambassador to Buenos Aires, June 24, 1965 Ambassador to Canberra, January 15, 1969 Ambassador to Madrid | Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom | Dec 10, 1957 | |
| Dec 12, 1957 | Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus Jooste | Chargé (born February 9, 1905 in Bloemfontein), studied at Gray Coll. Sch. and Gray Univ., March 9, 1954 - February 20, 1955: Chargé d'affaires in Cairo February 16, 1959 - August 31, 1961: Commissioner Kenya, June 24, 1965 - January 14, 1969: Ambassador to Canberra, June 10, 1962: Commissioner in Nairobi, March 20, 1964: Consul General in Milan | Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom | Feb 16, 1959 | |
| Oct. 30, 1960 | William Henry Evered Poole | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | Oct 31, 1965 | ||
| Dec. 1, 1965 | Alan Mc Harvey | Chargé d'affaires | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | Constantine II | 3rd June 1967 |
| 4th June 1967 | Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus Jooste | Balthazar Johannes Vorster | Georgios Zoitakis | Feb 16, 1970 | |
| Oct 13, 1970 | Paul Richard Lindhorst | March 2, 1957 Consul in Elizabethville, July 20, 1962: Consul General in Beirut | 1973 | ||
| 1974 | John Selfe | (* 1921) | Mikhail Stasinopoulos | 1980 | |
| 1981 | Pieter Hendrik Viljoen | Pieter Willem Botha | Konstantinos Karamanlis | 1983 | |
| 1984 | Frans Johannes Cronje | July 30, 1973–1975: Consul General in Munich 1975–1976: Head of the Embassy Chancellery in Bonn, BA (deputy). Tvl. Teacher's Dip., Ambassador. 1984-85: Dir. Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Pta., First Sec., SA | 1989 | ||
| Nov 1, 1989 | Samuel Gerhardus Antonie Golden | June 1, 1993: Ambassador in Bonn | Frederik Willem de Klerk | Christos Sartzetakis | 1993 |
| Aug 1, 1993 | Paul Kruger Coetzee | November 29, 1985 Consul-General, Houston | Konstantinos Karamanlis | 1996 | |
| 1997 | David Jacobs | Nelson Mandela | Konstantinos Stefanopoulos | ||
| 2002 | Jannie Momberg | Thabo Mbeki | Nov 2, 2006 | ||
| 2007 | Mandisa Dona Marasha | (* 1952) December 5, 2011 Ambassador to Stockholm | Karolos Papoulias | 2011 | |
| 29 Sep 2011 | Sophonia Rapulane Makgetla | (Zeph) | Jacob Zuma |
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