Second Deputy Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard Rear Admiral HCG Fotios Kiamos
Rear Admiral (HCG) Fotios Kiamos was born in Athens in 1974.
He graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos, Department of Deck Officers, and served aboard ocean-going vessels, attaining the rank of Third-Class Master Mariner.
In 1997, he was admitted to the Hellenic Coast Guard Officers’ Academy, from which he graduated in 1998 with the rank of Ensign. Throughout his career, he has held a wide range of positions within both the Central and Regional Services of the Hellenic Coast Guard.
His operational assignments include command of HCG patrol vessels under the jurisdiction of the Port Authorities of Rhodes and Ios. Notably, during the 2004 Olympic Games, he was assigned to the Olympic Games Security Directorate of the Ministry of Public Order, where he played a key role in the planning and coordination of specialized security operations.
Rear Admiral Kiamos has held numerous prominent staff appointments at the Hellenic Coast Guard Headquarters. These include Instructor and Section Head within the Directorate of Operational Assets and Special Units, the Directorate of Operations, as well as Deputy Commander of the Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos. He also served as Duty Officer at the HCG Operations Centers, including the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Piraeus and the National Coordination Center.
From 2008 to 2009, he served as Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Minister for Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Insular Policy. Between 2009 and 2013, he held the position of Harbour Master at the Port Authority of Isthmia.
From 2016 to 2018, he served as Maritime Attaché in New York.
In November 2019, he was appointed Director of the Directorate of Operational Assets at the HCG Headquarters, a position he held until March 2024.
On March 22, 2024, he was promoted to the rank of Commodore (HCG) and assumed the position of Director of the Directorate of Maritime Education.
On April 4, 2025, he was promoted to Rear Admiral (HCG) and appointed Second Deputy Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard.
He has completed a broad array of specialized training courses and seminars in fields including Olympic security subsystems, fisheries management, marine environmental protection, the ISM Code, STCW 78 Convention, and ship boarding and inspection procedures.
He is a graduate of both the Hellenic Navy Command and Staff College (HNCSC) and the Hellenic National Defense College (HNDC).
He has been the recipient of all honors, medals, and commendations appropriate to his rank and service.
Rear Admiral Kiamos speaks the English language. He is married and father of two children.
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