The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence , usually known by its acronym KYSEA (ΚΥΣΕΑ), is the supreme decision-making body on issues of foreign policy

Foreign policy

A country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries...

 and national defence

National security

National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...

 of Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It was established in 1986 by initiative of then-Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou

Andreas G. Papandreou ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic...

. Since its creation, its composition has changed many times.

Composition

After the latest overhaul of its membership in October 2009, it comprises:

• the Prime Minister of Greece
  Prime Minister of Greece
  The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current interim Prime Minister is Lucas Papademos, a former Vice President of the European Central Bank, following...
  
   as chairman
• the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
  Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
  The Deputy Prime Minister of Greece is the deputy of the Prime Minister of Greece and the second most senior member of the Greek Cabinet. The post is not permanent, rather it is created on an ad hoc basis...
  
   (if the office exists)
• the Minister for the Interior
• the Minister for Finance
• the Minister for Foreign Affairs
  Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)
  The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, established on 3 April 1833. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs, since 11 November 2011 is the former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas...
  
   and the Deputy Minister
• the Minister for National Defence
  Minister for National Defence (Greece)
  The Minister for National Defence of Greece is a government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of National Defence. The current minister is Dimitris Avramopoulos.-Recent Ministers for National Defence:-External links:*...
  
   and the Deputy Minister
• the Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping
• the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
• the Minister for Citizen Protection
  Minister for Citizen Protection
  The Ministry of Citizen Protection is a government department of Greece responsible for the running of the country's security services, i.e. the Hellenic Police, the Hellenic Fire Service, the Hellenic Coast Guard, the Greek Agrarian Police, the Secretariat for Civil Defense, and the National...
  
  
• the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (non-voting)
• the heads of the Strategy Planning Office and Diplomatic Office of the Prime Minister's Political Office (non-voting)
• the Prime Minister's Defence Advisor (non-voting)