Charalambos John Simopoulos ( el, Χαράλαμπος Σιμόπουλος; 1874-1942) was a Greek diplomat who was ambassador to the

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in London at the beginning of the

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. After studying law at the

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, he entered the diplomatic corps in 1901, serving as secretary and dean of the consulates of Alexandria, Mersin, Constantinople. From 1914 to 1919 he was employed at the legations in Paris and Rome. From 1920 to 1921 he was the first ambassador of Greece to Czechoslovakia. In 1922 he was Greek High Commissioner of the

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. On December 12, 1924 he became Minister to

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In 1934 he was appointed Minister to Great Britain, and in May 1942 the Greek legation was raised to the status of an embassy. His son was the Oxford University academic John Simopoulos. Simopoulos's funeral was held at St Sophia's Cathedral, Moscow Road, London.

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1874 births 1942 deaths Greek diplomats Ambassadors of Greece to the United States Ambassadors of Greece to the United Kingdom Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni Greek people of World War II {{Greece-diplomat-stub