The U.S. Embassy in Athens and The American College of Greece Offer Scholarships for Ukrainian Refugees...
Athens, January 25, 2023 – The U.S. Embassy in Athens is partnering with The American College of Greece on the “Education Unites 2023” program, offering…
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Athens (January 13, 2023) — The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all U.S. Government offices…
Ambassador Tsunis’s Remarks for the 75th Anniversary of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
Ambassador Tsunis: "Thanks largely to the Marshall Plan, Europe rose again and profited from a heretofore unknown era of peace and prosperity. The foundations of the…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Mission Greece
Location: Athens, Thessaloniki and locations throughout Greece Event: Groups protesting the shooting this week of a Roma teenager during a police pursuit have at times blocked traffic in…
12th International CoMuseum Conference | December 7-9, 2022 |
Benaki Museum/Pireos 138 & Livestreaming Athens, November 28, 2022: On December 7-9, 2022, the Benaki Museum, the U.S. Embassy in Greece, and the British Council…
Thanksgiving Day 2022
The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all U.S. Government offices in Greece will be closed…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Mission in Greece
Location: Demonstration sites often include, but are not limited to, the following areas: U.S. Embassy Athens U.S Consulate General Thessaloniki Event: The U.S. Mission…
Ambassador Tsunis Remarks at Pharos Summit Opening Ceremony
Ambassador Tsunis: "The United States and Greece are natural partners in academic internationalization. We share democratic values. We share the same foundations when it comes…
Veterans Day, November 11, 2022
The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all U.S. Government offices in Greece will be closed…
Demonstration Alert – Public sector and private sector employees announced a 24-hour Panhellenic General...
In Athens, demonstrations related to the strike are scheduled at the Propylaia (Athens Center) at 10:30am, in Klafthmonos Square at 11:00am, and in Piraeus in…
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Mission Greece (November 9, 2022)
Location: Public sector and private sector employees announced a 24-hour Panhellenic General Strike for November 9, 2022. In Athens, demonstrations related to the strike are…
Assistant Secretary of State Lee Satterfield’s Travel to Greece
In the lead up to International Education Week 2022, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will travel to Athens, Greece from…
Message to U.S. Citizens: Consular Section Closures on October 26 and October 28, 2022
The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece will be closed two days this week due to a Greek holiday and an…
We’re Hiring! Join Our Team! -Updated October 14, 2022
Are you interested in working with us at the U.S Embassy in Greece? If yes, you may visit our page at https://gr.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/jobs/ to read advertisements of…
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day – October 10, 2022
U.S. Embassy/Consulate will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2022 October 7, 2022 The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate…
Diversity Visa 2024: Open from October 5 to November 8, 2022
The Immigration Act of 1990 established the Diversity Visa (DV) program, which makes up to 55,000 immigrant visas available through random selection. The program allows…
COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 Information Last updated: 11/02/2022 The CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in effect. …
Public Transportation Strike Alert – U. S. Mission Greece
Location: Athens, Greece Event: The following strikes are scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 2022 (12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.), unless otherwise noted: · Athens Metro (Lines…
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