CURRICULUM VITAE

AMBASSADOR ŞULE ÖZTUNÇ

Name, Surname: Şule Öztunç

Place, Date of Birth: İstanbul, 1965

Marital Status: Single, Mother of two daughters

Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian (Basic), Russian (Basic)

Education: Post-graduate

Undergraduate: B.A., Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Political Science/International Relations (1984-85)

B.A., University of Ankara, Faculty of Political Sciences, International Relations (1988)

Post-graduate: M.A., Instituto Ortega Y Gasset Affiliado a la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, International Relations (1997)

Career:

Personnel Department

Attaché (1988)

Policy Planning Department

Attaché (1988-1991)

Turkish Embassy in Madrid

Attaché, Third Secretary (1991-1994)

Turkish Embassy in Minsk

Second Secretary (1994-1996)

Department of NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security&Defense Affairs

Second Secretary (1996-1997)

NATO Defense College

First Secretary (1997-1998)

Turkish Permanent Representation to NATO

First Secretary (1998-2001)

Cyprus Department

First Secretary, Head of Section (2001-2002)

Deputy Directorate General for Americas

Head of Section (2002-2003)

NATO Defense College Turkish National Representative and Faculty Advisor

Turkish Embassy in Rome

First Counsellor (2003-2008)

Author of article published by NATO Defense College entitled “Turkey’s Role in NATO” (NADEFCOL Publications, Research Paper No: 16, March 2005

Deputy Directorate General for NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security&Defense Affairs

Head of Department (2008-2010)

Turkish Permanent Representation to NATO

Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative (2010-2013)

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Venezuela (2013-2018)

Awarded First Class Order of “Fransisco de Miranda-Generalissimo” by the Venezuelan Government for her exceptional and extraordinary contributions to bilateral relations

Ambassador, Member of the Inspection Board, MFA (2018-2022)

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Latvia (2022-)