He studied law and political science at the Universities of Zurich and Freiburg. In 1922 he was employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an attaché and director of the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A diplomatic career followed. He became an adviser to the government of P. Chaldaris in 1933-35. The following year he was appointed ambassador in Budapest and in 1940 in Sofia. In 1941 he served as ambassador to Moscow, then to Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg and London in 1943.

At the beginning of the war he followed the Greek Government to the Middle East and England. In 1945 he was appointed head of the King’s Political House. In 1947 he became permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs until 1950. He was elected permanent representative of Greece to NATO (1952). He then became involved in politics and was elected as a member of parliament with the EPE in 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1967. He served as Minister of Trade, Foreign Affairs and Coordination. Finally, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the April 21 Dictatorship from 20.11.1967 to 19.7.1970, the date of his death.

He left a great literary work: Monographs and studies, such as George II, Political History of the Greek Revolution, More light, Memoirs, The Monarchy in Greece, History of the Foreign Policy of Greece. He was awarded many foreign supreme decorations, Grand Cross of George I, Brigadier General of the Order of the Phoenix.