Ambassador Alexandros Papaioannou leads Greece's diplomatic mission in unified Germany's capital, where Mediterranean and northern European cultures intersect through deepening EU cooperation and mutual tourism flows that see millions of Germans escape to Greek islands each summer while Berlin attracts Greek entrepreneurs, students, and artists. The embassy coordinates Greece's engagement with Europe's largest economy on matters ranging from eurozone fiscal policy debates where both nations navigate shared currency challenges, to defense cooperation through NATO frameworks, to cultural diplomacy celebrating ancient Hellenic influences on German philosophy and art. Berlin's substantial Greek community—descendants of 1960s guest workers alongside recent arrivals fleeing economic hardship—relies on consular services spanning six eastern German states, while the embassy promotes bilateral trade linking German automotive exports and engineering expertise to Greek shipping, tourism infrastructure, and renewable energy projects transforming Mediterranean islands into green technology laboratories.