Hüseyin Diriöz (born 17 September 1956) is a retired Turkish ambassador, most notably serving as ambassador to Moscow and as former assistant secretary-general of

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for Defence Policy and Planning. Ambassador Diriöz is currently the president of the

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. He was a former ambassador of Turkey to

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, Russia (2016-2019), Brasilia, Brazil (2013-2016) and

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, Jordan (2004-2008). Prior to becoming ambassador, he served in the

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, and

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. He held senior positions at the

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including director-general of the Middle East Directorate, chief advisor to the

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, and spokesperson. In 2024 Ambassador Diriöz was appointed as President of the

Education

Ambassador Diriöz is a graduate of

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, where he studied political sciences, and the

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, where he gained his MA.

Career

Ambassador Diriöz is a career diplomat who served his country for 30 years. He first joined the

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in 1978 and served in

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and

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before attending the

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in 1987/88. He then returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a further year before joining the Turkish Delegation to NATO for four years. In 1993, ambassador Diriöz joined the NATO International Staff as head of the Defence Policy Section and in 1996 he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in

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. From 1998 to 2000 he was minister-counsellor in the Turkish Embassy,

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, and on his return he became the Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2004 to 2008, he was Turkey’s Ambassador to

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after which he returned to the Ministry in Ankara for a year before becoming the Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the

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. In 2010, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary General of

for Defence Policy and Planning. After his tenure at NATO, he served as Turkish Ambassador to Brasilia. Subsequently, he was appointed as Turkish Ambassador to Moscow in 2016 until 2019. In 2024 he became President of the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Hüseyin Diriöz served at the NATO International Staff as assistant secretary-general from October 2010 for a duration of three years.Rasmussen gives Turkey senior post in NATO
''Hürriyet Daily News''. 2010-07-16. The Defence Policy and Planning Division, which he directed and managed, has the lead on defence related issues such as defence transformation, defence capabilities, defence planning, logistics, missile defence and nuclear policy. The Division is responsible for developing political guidance for the implementation of NATO’s new Strategic Concept, in particular to guide the work undertaken during the NATO Defence Planning Process, and is also responsible for the defence related aspects of cooperation between NATO and the

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, notably in the field of defence planning and capability development. In addition, the Division is responsible for the political-military and defence related aspects of cooperation with partners and International Organisations.

External links

Hüseyin Diriöz
''from NATO: Who's Who?''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dirioz, Huseyin 21st-century Turkish diplomats Ambassadors of Turkey to Jordan Ambassadors of Turkey to Russia Ambassadors of Turkey to Brazil NATO officials Tarsus American College alumni Ankara University alumni NATO Defense College alumni Living people 1956 births