I’ve often pointed out during my time as Ambassador to Greece, that the foundation of our bilateral relationship, is the people-to-people ties. And now, through this series of profiles that we’re going to be launching in Greek media starting tomorrow, we aim to demonstrate our dedication to building bridges across the Atlantic that deepen our ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
NMIOTC Souda Bay on March 14, 2019 Kalimera. And thanks to Commodore Kostalas for hosting us here at NMIOTC. It’s a great honor to have General Christodoulou here with us today. As well as all my distinguished co-panelists and particularly the Ambassadors of Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. Thank you for organizing this event, which ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 14 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: NATO, Souda
Atlantic Council #Disinfo Week Event American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Cotsen Hall March 4, 2019 Ambassador Pyatt, are you worried we might have a disinformation campaign in Greece as the Euroelections, local elections, and political elections come close? As I said, all of our open societies are vulnerable to these new tools. We learned ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 6 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Atlantic Council, DisinfoWeek
I remain convinced that the greatest beneficiaries of the Prespes Agreement are going to be right here in Northern Greece as Thessaloniki is restored to its historic role as the capital of the Balkans, the gateway for the Western Balkans to global markets, and the Thessaloniki port is obviously a key part of that and I’m glad we’re able to make ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: Prespes Agreement, Thessaloniki Port
Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at Atlantic Council #Disinfo Week Event American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Cotsen Hall March 4, 2019 Thank you. Kalispera! I am delighted to welcome you all here tonight as we kick off a series of #DisinfoWeek conferences that the Atlantic Council is organizing across Europe. But before I get to my remarks, ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 4 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation March 4, 2019, 15:00 Good afternoon. It’s wonderful to be back in this beautiful Laskaridis Foundation Library. I want to start by thanking Rector Kotios and University of Piraeus Dean Sfakianakis for inviting me back to participate in this annual Prometheus Energy Lecture. Special thanks also to Professor Aristotle Tziampiris for his ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 4 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: energy, Prometheus Energy Lecture, TAP
Delphi Economic Forum March 1, 2019 Ambassador Pyatt: First of all, thank you Tom for doing this. We have a little bit of a road show now. I feel like we’re one of those Las Vegas acts. But it really is an enormous pleasure for me to be back here at Delphi. I want to ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 1 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
ELIAMEP’s contribution to the public dialogue in Greece is a great example of the appreciation for free expression and democratic values that Greece and the United States hold in common. So, it’s no wonder that we consider ELIAMEP to be a really great Embassy partner.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
So as we look forward to this New Year, we are confident that we will be able to continue working with all of you and to build our incredibly strong foundation for U.S. educational and cultural exchanges.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 21 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: ACG, American College of Greece
This is a very fun evening and combines two of my favorite things about Greece: one is the food and all of the amazing tastes of this country; and the other is the history and the antiquity. We are very excited that tonight we get to have for the second time, a special sneak preview ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 20 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Diane Kochilas, Greek Food
Liberty Hellas Ship February 8, 2019 First of all, thank you for having me here tonight – Lou, Konstantine – all the founders of the East Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance. I’m especially pleased and honored to be on a panel that includes so many friends and especially Admiral Pavlopoulos, who has done so much over ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 9 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
I’ve had the good fortune today in Thessaloniki to discuss the economic and commercial opportunities we see with a wide range of friends and contacts to talk about the possibilities for northern Greece as an energy hub, an exporter of security and stability, and a business gateway to the wider region. I leave with a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
Jewish Community of Thessaloniki February 4, 2019 Καλησπέρα σας. President Saltiel, David, Dr. Nar, dear guests and friends, this is my third time as Ambassador to Greece that I have had the honor to open this event organized by the Consulate in Thessaloniki to honor the memory of our former colleague David Tiano. I want ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 4 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
In 2019, while we’re going to continue to work on American investor interest, we look to Greece to build the rest of the structure by continuing to move forward with transparent privatizations, fast-track reforms, and predictable regulations. These are the foundations that will make U.S. investors come to Greece in larger numbers.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 February, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
The United States believes that geopolitical competition has returned to the Eastern Med, and in that context, we are looking for friends and partners. This trilateral is a very important manifestation of that, and we see the East Med pipeline as a strategically significant project.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 29 January, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Athens Energy Forum 2019, energy
The Propeller Club was a big part of the U.S.-Greece relationship last year, including what was clearly the highlight for all of us, which was the Thessaloniki International Fair in September. It was a great source of satisfaction that, during the Thessaloniki International Fair, we saw the inauguration of the Thessaloniki branch of the Propeller ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 28 January, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Shipping; Propeller Club
As Greece emerges from its economic crisis, Aegean continues to play a vitally important role in facilitating new business and tourism growth, which will ultimately help Greece to get back on its feet. Ambassador Pyatt - "As part of the U.S. support for Greece’s economic recovery and Greece’s ability to attract foreign investment, I always ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Ambassador Pyatt - "Today’s young entrepreneurs will be the next generation of business leaders. And to support the country’s private sector growth, it is essential to bring Greece’s economy forward and achieve long-awaited economic transformation. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Roots Program, U.S. Economy
You have served in very important posts, such as Ukraine, at critical times. It can be said that being the U.S. Ambassador in Greece during its first far-left government is a both a challenge and opportunity. What are your thoughts on that? As a diplomat who has served in Greece during both the Obama and ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 3 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: The National Herald
I believe that the momentum from the TIF will be realized across all of these sectors. While I will continue to be a strong advocate for strong bilateral trade and commercial ties, success in attracting American investors to Greece ultimately depends on the policies and decisions that the government is going to take in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 December, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Greek Economy, TIF, U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue
Ambassador Pyatt: "Collaborations and synergies have the power to bring together diverse resources: from audiences and volunteers, to funding. Collaborations are also a form of capital for cultural organizations. They make museums more open and equitable, and representative of their communities."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 29 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Benaki Museum, Museum Conference 2018
There’s a very strong focus also on the regional element of our involvement with Greece. We see Greece not just as a market of 11 million people, but as a gateway to the Western Balkans, a key partner with Israel, with Egypt, with Cyprus, this whole Eastern Mediterranean region which is so important to the ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 26 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Kathimerini, Thessaloniki Summit
I’m also very excited about the partnerships in the business area that are emerging between Greece and major American tourism services providers, the expansion of U.S. hotel brands across the country, big new investments and acquisitions like AVIS, and the possibilities for increased direct air flights from the United States. So there is an obvious ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Snowsports
November 21, 2018 Καλησπέρα! Simos, George, it’s a great honor for me and Mary to enjoy Thanksgiving with you tonight. It’s one of our favorite holidays, and it represents some of the best American values. There is a lot for us to be grateful for this year as American diplomats in Greece. And it’s a ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 23 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Thanksgiving Reception
Ambassador Pyatt: We see this Strategic Dialog as a concrete manifestation of the investment that the United States is making in our alliance with Greece, our recognition of a particularly favourable moment in US-Greece relations
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AMNA, Strategic Dialog
I was really impressed to see how much of an impact the success of TIF had had on impressions of Greece and the U.S. –Greece relationship but also on the understanding of the economic opportunities.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: AntennaTV
The Strategic Dialogue that we’re conducting in Washington is precisely intended to help us do a better job of synchronizing and exchanging views on strategic developments at a time when strategic competition has returned to the Eastern Mediterranean in a really important and unprecedented way.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 15 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Alpha TV, U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt Athens November 6, 2018 Good morning and thank you, Zanet, for inviting me to speak here today. Before I get into the substance of my remarks, I want to say a brief word about what happened in the United States about a week and a half ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 7 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt Intercontinental Hotel, Athens October 22, 2018 Καλησπέρα, Minister Santorinios, friends, colleagues, thank you for inviting me again to address this year’s Amver awards. After three times, I think I know what we’re in for. And while this is definitely one of the year’s best parties, it’s ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 22 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
NATO Marine Interdiction Operations Training Center (NMIOTC) 10th Anniversary Reception Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt Souda Bay October 19, 2018 Καλημέρα, Commodore Kostalas, Minister Kammenos, Admiral Apostolakis, Vice Admiral Tsounis, Lt. Gen Christodoulou, Mayor Vamvoukas, Vice Regional Governor Voulgarakis, U.S., Greek, Allied sailors. It is a truly great honor for me ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 19 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
The TIF was a fantastic opportunity to highlight the breadth and the depth of the U.S-Greece relationship, to reaffirm our support for Greece’s economic recovery, but also to put a bright spotlight to some of the most dynamic aspects of our relationship - the technology, entrepreneur and startup relationship, our defense and security relationship and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, Speeches
| Tags: Movies on the Lawn
Ambassador Pyatt (Sept. 21, 2018) - "We’re very proud at the embassy to recognize the many contributions that AWOG makes. You’ve provided crucial support to Greek and American communities here in Athens for seven decades, which is longer than I’ve been alive, I’m glad to say. As one of the oldest women’s organizations in Greece, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AWOG
The last point I should make is, my home town now of Los Angeles, which is a lot like Athens. Very car dependent, very spread out. But even Los Angeles now has a growing bike share program, completely integrated into the urban transportation network so you can use the same touch card on your bike ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Biking in Greece, European Mobility Week
I’ve traveled a lot around Greece over the past two years. I’ve been honored to visit the Technology Park in Patras, for instance, which is a fantastic example of exactly what you’re talking about -- building bridges between academia and the marketplace and creating opportunities to leverage Greece’s very strong human capital base.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: National Hellenic Research Foundation
Ambassador Pyatt: We very much see TIF not as the end state, but as the launching pad to the next stage of our work with Greece, and we’re very, very grateful to all of the American companies that did us so proud here.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, USATIF2018
September 15, 2018 Thessaloniki, USATIF 2018 Thank you for Simos, friends, my friend We’re honored to have the Vice President with us today. I’m delighted to be here. I’m especially delighted because this is happening in the context of the U.S. year as Honored Country at the Thessaloniki International Fair. This has been a landmark, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: DETH2018, Greek Shipping; Propeller Club, USATIF2018
September 15, 2018 Ambassador Pyatt: First of all, thank you for having me here today. It’s a special pleasure for me to be here with all of The People’s Trust team. We’ve had a longstanding partnership. I know you were part of the Entrepreneurship Summit in India last November which was terrific. I just want ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: The People's Trust
September 13, 2018 I want to ask you what you think about your presence here in Thessaloniki. Ambassador Pyatt: First of all, it is great to be back in Thessaloniki. I had to go back to Athens for a couple of days. I’m back here today for the ship reception that we’ll have later this ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Inerview
September 13, 2018 Ambassador Pyatt: Good afternoon, everybody. First of all, let me say how thrilled I am that you’re doing this event, that I’m able to join a little bit of the conversation. We have got a lot going on in Thessaloniki this week. I was just with Governor Tzitzikostas who made the judgment ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Digital Influencers Hub
Ambassador Pyatt: I see the presence of the Mount Whitney today as an opportunity to celebrate that thriving alliance, but also to reaffirm together our commitment to building a Europe whole, free and at peace. Our commitment to supporting an alliance to which we are both absolutely committed. And our commitment to a continued high ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: DETH2018, USATIF2018, USS Mount Whitney
Ambassador Pyatt: "I always say that Greece’s greatest resource is its people. But after the people, you have such a special, special country in terms of culture, the food, the heritage. And this Google Initiative offers a way to monetize that. To help bring it to market in a way that will create economic opportunity, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Google, Greek Tourism
In terms of where we are now, I think one of the big messages of all the conversations that have happened this week in Thessaloniki is the importance of capturing this moment. The U.S. interest in supporting Greece’s emergence from economic crisis, finding ways to grow trade and economic ties. You as members of the ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 13 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, DIASPORA, USATIF2018
Ambassador Pyatt: "The good news is, our trade balance is balanced. The investment relationship is growing. Greece is one of the largest, fastest-growing sources of direct foreign investment in the United States today. We have the potential for some very large U.S. investments coming into Greece. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 12 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Naftemporiki
So I’m going to wrap up by emphasizing that we believe that helping Greece to access potential in areas like agriculture and agro food is one of the ways that we can help advance the U.S. goal, helping to build a strong, prosperous Greece.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 11 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches
| Tags: Rutgers University
"I am especially proud of the fact that we are sharing America this week not just with the tens of thousands of visitors to the fair, but with all of the people of Thessaloniki. From the airport to the promenade to this regional government building, we are thrilled to be able to share some iconic ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 11 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Speeches
| Tags: American Art Everywhere
And that’s, again, one of the real powers of AHEPA is you represent America from coast to coast and the Hellenic community around the world.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AHEPA, DIASPORA
Ambassador Pyatt: "The mining sector, of course, is a particularly dynamic one in Greece. It’s one with literally thousands of years of history going back to Plato, and if developed properly, using best practices and good cooperation between government and industry, it can be a major positive element for the Greek economy, and especially for ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Mining, usatif
The United States wants to be a preferred partner as that process unfolds, we have the most dynamic economy in the world today, and we have companies represented at the American Pavilion that are eager to work with their Greek counterparts to grow opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic recognizing, I think, ever more ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Export USA Forum
There’s more to the U.S.-Greece relationship than just our economic investment ties. So it’s with special pleasure this evening to have an event to share some of the best of American arts and culture.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Lieberman Concert
Ambassador Pyatt: "Tonight with this inaugural event in Greece with the Hellenic Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, or the AUSA, we are able also to celebrate the growing strength of the U.S.-Greece strategic and defense relationship and the role that AUSA plays in bolstering these critically important times.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AUSA
September 9, 2018 Ambassador Pyatt: Let me say first of all what a pleasure it is for me to be up on the stage with our partners at Cisco. When I was over at the Startup Pavilion with Minister Pappas and his team this morning I made the point that one of the aspects at ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: CISCO
So we are absolutely confident of the course that we’re on. We’re also confident that one of the enduring pillars of our relationship will be our shared democratic values. A free press is a critical aspect of that.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: ANA Conference, Journalism
September 9, 2018 First of all let me start by offering a huge congratulations to my friends George, Lefteris, Minister Pappas. It seems incredibly exciting to see the energy here, the innovation. I’ve gone around Greece over two years visiting startups, visiting incubators in Athens, in Thessaloniki, in Patras, in Giannena and one thing that ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 9 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Digital Greece
This program is part of the embassy’s effort to support that, to share experiences. Our U.S. innovators and I’m delighted that we’ve got people from the U.S. today, and also to reinforce what’s happening organically. I’m very excited about the fact that we have such a strong presence of U.S. knowledge economy companies at the American ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: TechOlympus Summit; DETH2018; innovation
Ambassador Pyatt: Our investment in this relationship covers the full spectrum of our engagement -- defense, economy, people to people ties.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: USATIF2018
Ambassador Pyatt: One of the interesting things is because of the decade-long economic crisis, there has been a long period of under-investment. I think one of the big messages behind the Thessaloniki International Fair and the strong U.S. business presence here is that American companies are taking another look.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 8 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: 201, VOA
Tied to real progress in stronger regional connections, including the Greece-Bulgaria Interconnector, and wider efforts to strengthen economic ties and cooperation throughout the region, Greece and its neighbors have the capacity to achieve real transformation of the energy landscape, with enormous benefits for citizens and businesses alike.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 7 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Southeast Europe Energy Forum
TIF also celebrates the very strong people-to-people ties that we share with Greece alongside the western values so important to our democracies.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 7 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: TIF2018; DETH2018; Thessaloniki International Fair 2018
September 5, 2018 2:00 p.m. Ambassador Pyatt: Thank you, Bill. Good afternoon everybody. Mayor Kaminis, Father Thomas who has been such a good friend to this embassy, Ambassador Fotiadou, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s A7, Americas Division, all of our distinguished guests. It is a great pleasure for us to have you all here ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 5 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, embassy, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Embassy Renovation, Groundbreaking
So TIF is a good opportunity to put a positive spotlight on what I see as one of the most dynamic and strongest pillars of our overall cooperation today, which is the way that our military and security institutions are able to work together.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 5 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: DETH2018, Kathimerini Interview
In the context of the 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair, U.S. Embassy Athens is proud to bring digital communicators from four continents, American Art Masterpieces, innovation and technology programs to Thessaloniki Digital Influencers Hub Athens — The Digital Influencers Hub Forum is a two-day event that will focus on current trends and the latest developments in ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 4 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: DETH
Ambassador Pyatt July 19, 2018 First of all, welcome, kalo kalokairi, this is a beautiful Athens evening. Tonight has two purposes, neither of which involve a lot of work, so the theme is to enjoy yourselves. First, and the first reason for doing this evening, is the official unveiling of the catalogue for our Art ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches
| Tags: Movie Night
The Thessaloniki Fair will be the U.S. government’s signature effort in Greece in for the year of 2018, and it has enjoyed whole-of-government U.S. support. There was tremendous interest and excitement about this opportunity when I was in Washington last month. I expect we will have participation not just from a broad range of American ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, USATIF2018
July 10, 2018 Moderator: Ambassador Pyatt, thank you welcome. Of course everyone knows Ambassador Pyatt, he has been here for the last couple of years in Athens, and previously he was Ambassador in Ukraine. You can take a look at his brief resume in the leaflets we handed out, I suppose. Ambassador Pyatt has been ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 10 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: EENE
Coffee Reception with Embassy Guests Chief of Mission Residence June 9, 2018 – 5:00 to 6:00 PM Good afternoon. I just wanted to take half a second and welcome everybody to the house this afternoon, and explain what we’re doing here. First of all, let me say what a personal pleasure it is to welcome ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 10 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Atlantic Council
Unlocking Greece’s full potential and attracting the foreign investment that is so critical to economic growth, though, means ensuring that Greece is a country where all firms have the full protection they expect and where there is a fair playing field for competition.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: IPR
U.S. Ambassador hosted the annual July 4 reception at his residence in Athens, which was attended by distinguished business, political, military and religious representatives.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 4th of July, 4th of July 2018, Independence Day
We have stood together in every major conflict of the last two centuries. And now, as Greece begins the long process of recovery from an eight year economic crisis, the United States is committed to doing all that we can to help sustain a process of recovery – encouraging foreign investment, keeping a positive spotlight ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Independence Day
"We are committed to supporting the Greek government, Greece and the Greek people as they enter this new phase," said US Ambassador to Greece, Jeffrey Pyatt, speaking to ANA-MPA about the day after the completion of the third program, in the sidelines yesterday's reception at a hotel in Thessaloniki to commemorate the anniversary of American ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 3 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Ambassador Pyatt's Interview
What the ancient Greeks inspired in our Founding Fathers 242 years ago, planted the seeds for the strong U.S.-Greece alliance that we celebrate today, and the role that Greece plays as a pillar of stability in a complicated region.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: 4th of July 2018, U.S. National Holiday
The Marshall Center excels at building these relationships while forging the cooperation required to solve the many challenges shared across borders. The distinguished graduates present here today are excellent examples of Greek leadership and influence in your strategic location. The lessons learned and ideas you shared at the Marshall Center foster an even greater level ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 29 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Marshal Center
Energy of course is one of the sectors I regularly highlight as among the most promising for increased U.S. investment, but it is also key to our wider security partnership, and Washington’s view of Greece as a pillar of regional stability.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Energy; Tourism
Tapping into this entrepreneurial spirit, to drive investment, is critical to Greece’s success now as the country begins to emerge from 8 years of economic crisis. THI’s work and the EGG’s efforts to develop business leaders corresponds with one of the United States key objectives here: which is to support Greece’s economic recovery and the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: EGG, The Hellenic Initiative, USTIF
My presence here is a reflection of the Trump Administration’s strong support for Greece’s full economic recovery, and our commitment to working as hard as we can to see that this is the year that Greece truly re-emerges as a normal Eurozone economy.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 21 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Investment Road Show in the USA
We have an American policy, which is investing in our relationship with Greece, as part of the larger strategy to reinforce our relationship with Europe. We view Greece as a critical pillar of stability, an ally and a partner, that shares our interest across the broader region, including the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans and the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 21 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 7th Annual Greek Investment Forum
The ACS Mission statement outlines the aim of challenging all students to realize their unique potential: and to thrive as responsible global citizens. As someone who has lived abroad most of the past thirty years and has worked throughout my career to bring people and governments around the world closer together, I urge you to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, Speeches
| Tags: ACS, American Community Schools, Commencement Address
Ambassador Pyatt - "The United States has spent the last 70 years working with our European allies and friends to build peace, security, and prosperity on the foundation of a close and effective transatlantic partnership. Our relationship is rooted in enduring economic, political, and social ties – which together have ushered in a period of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 15 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Economist Conference
Awards Ceremony At the American School of Classical Studies – Cotsen Hall June 13, 2018 – 7:20 to 9:00 PM Thank you for your warm introduction Artemis. Good evening Minister Gavrolgou, members of the Fulbright Board and staff; Fulbright scholars and students, distinguished guests, it is my pleasure to be with you agian tonight to ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 14 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Fulbright Awards, Fulbright Greece
U.S. companies have a great deal of experience in other countries and in a variety of healthcare markets. They could be good partners, providing advice before decisions are made that might have any negative impact on the market. They could offer help in the effort to encourage increased investments in Greece’s healthcare sector and ensure ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Healthworld
June 7, 2018 - "So I think that is a manifestation of the strength but also the possibilities ahead of us in terms of the US-Greece trade and investment relationship and the central role that the shipping, maritime, and transport sectors play in that relationship. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Posidonia Reception 2018
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffey Pyatt together with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras , President of the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Simos Anastasopoulos and other dignitaries inaugurated the American pavilion at this year’s Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Posidonia Shipping Exhibit
With the continued investment of the American School of Classical Studies in the cultural and academic life of Greece, I am confident that the school will remain a living monument to the long-standing cultural and educational ties that bind our two countries.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 4 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: American School of Classical Studies, Gennadius Library
Ambassador Pyatt (June 1, 2018) - "Our shared efforts in expanding regional linkages, whether through improvements to Greece’s road network, development of throughput capacity in Greece’s ports, or bringing together businesses and people to take advantages of these opportunities to foster growth, prosperity, and development not just in Greece but throughout the wider region."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Balkans, BBSF2018
May 31, 2018 Let me first say what a pleasure it is to be here in Larissa. I want to say special thanks to Minister Kammenos, Admiral Apostolakis and General Christodoulou for inviting me to come along today. This visit is an opportunity for me to spend some time with the American personnel who are ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 31 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Defense Cooperation
Union of Greek Shippers Award Ceremony 7:30 p.m, May 29, 2018 Good evening, everybody. I am not going to do acknowledgements because I will overlook somebody, but I do want to acknowledge the Propeller Club for all the work that you do to capture how important the relationship between our shipping and maritime communities is ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 31 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Shipping; Propeller Club
Over the last two years, I’ve had the pleasure to explore Greece, from its cities to its islands, from its mountains to its archaeological sites and cultural gems. Reflecting on my travels in Greece, here’s my advice to Americans: dive deep into Greece and let yourself be amazed by the options available. We learn from ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Tourism; Greek Economy
Grande Bretagne Hotel May 18, 2018 (as delivered) Kalispera. Thank you, Olga, for the kind introduction, and thank you, Nick, for again inviting me to be part of an AHI event that reflects the very close ties that have been forged between Greece and the United States over the years and have been continuously strengthened ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 21 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AHI
While we are keen to see American exporters succeed in finding new markets for LNG, the real winners will be the consumers, as the European gas market begins to experience true competition. That is the reason why the EU has welcomed additional LNG exports from the United States.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Prometheus Annual Energy Lecture
This strengthening of our partnership reflects our understanding that the US has a strategic interest in Greece’s success. The stronger Greece is, the better our ability together to advance pressing defense and security goals across the region.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: defense, Exposec
Piraeus Marine Club May 8. 2018 (as delivered) Thank you Irene, both for the invitation but also for the opportunity to come down here to see so many friends from the Greek shipping community, to see Piraeus on a beautiful afternoon at the early beginning of the summer. I really want this to be ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Shipping
The United States is committed to making 2018 America’s year in Greece, and I am confident that this is the year that Greece really will turn the page on its crisis period. Technology and knowledge based industries will be key to this recovery, and I, and the U.S. Embassy, are commited to doing all that ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 7 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Digital Economy Forum, TIF
Hellenic Association of Energy Economic (HAEE) Conference 12:00 p.m. Wyndham Grand Athens Hotel May 3, 2018 Thank you, Kostas, I’ll speak from the podium. I get in less trouble that way. Let me first say what a pleasure it is to have the opportunity to speak with some of my Ambassadorial colleagues who have been ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 3 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Issues, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: energy, HAEE Conference
First of all let me say what a real pleasure and an honor it is for me to be with you here at the American Studies Seminar. This Seminar is one of the embassy’s most longstanding public affairs programs, and it has a great reputation for helping us to share insights about the United States, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: American Studies Seminar 2018
Καλησπέρα σας! Nikos, thank you so much for having me here. I’ve been looking forward to meeting with your association. Each time I visit Thessaloniki, I’m reminded of the significant role played by the American affiliated institutions in northern Greece – these institutions are the foundation of our bilateral relationship here – the Alumni Association, ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 27 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Presidential Palace April 23, 2018 Kalimera, good morning, I’d like to begin, Mr. President, by saying thank you for those remarkable, wise and gracious remarks about the history of our Fulbright partnership and our relationship. I am deeply grateful. Thank you also for having us out here today to mark this historic occasion. It’s truly ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 23 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 70th Anniversary of Fulbright Greece, Fulbright Greece
It is in America’s interest for our allies to be strong, sovereign, prosperous, and committed to the advancement of our shared values and ideals. We are absolutely committed to the security guarantees to our allies.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Air Force Conference
For many Americans, a trip to Greece means visiting the Acropolis, going to Mykonos, and going to Santorini. And these are wonderful destinations, certainly worthy of their reputations as among the world’s premiere tourist attractions. But the best part of Greece, in my view, is the extraordinary combinations that this country offers -- sea, mountains, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 15 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: ASTA Conference
We see Greece’s position as critical and unique in the world, and particularly along Europe’s Southern Flank. Greece exists at the nexus of three separate strategic problem sets which come together over Greece. On the one hand there is the ongoing Syrian conflict, the threat of Iran and asymmetric threats from the eastern Mediterranean.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 2 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Hellenic National Defense College, HNDC
Ambassador Pyatt together with bikers from the U.S. Embassy celebrated Greek Independence Day participating in the 41st Gyros Thysias (Tour of Sacrifice Race). The tour that starts at Patras and ends at the Holy Monastery of Aghia Lavra in Kalavryta is organized every year on March 25 by the Patras Cycling Club to honor the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Cycling, Gyros Thysias, Patras
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt sat down for an on-camera interview with
VICE Greece a few hours after finishing the 41st “tour of sacrifice” race starting from Patras and ending in Kalavryta, and discussed many issues ranging from bilateral and Greek-Turkish relations, his relationship with the government and the oposition, oligarchs, cannabis legalization, Giannis Antentokoumpo and so much more! ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece, Video
| Tags: Cycling, Gyros Thysias, Patras, Vice Interview
I have often said that the success of Greece’s startup community is one of the country’s untold success stories, and so I encourage all of the participants in our programs, the students at the University I met, and the residents of Ioannina to help us tell the story through their continued successes.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Last year, AmCham Greece helped assemble an impressive delegation of Greek companies to SelectUSA, including many from the pharma sector. We look forward to similar collaboration on the next SelectUSA Summit, and so for those companies in Greece interested in exploring the U.S. market as a place to invest and grow, please -- “Save the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: SFEE
March 21, 2018 News247: Mr. Ambassador, thank you very much for this interview. Ambassador Pyatt: I’m happy to see you. News247: Thank you. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell, visited Greece and Cyprus and the broader EU region last week. Can you characterize the discussions he had and let us know what the main ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 22 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: News247
I am delighted to be back in Andravida and very proud that we have the U.S. Air Force again participating so significantly in Iniohos '18. This has become an important multinational exercise with broad participation from across Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, which reflects our vision of Greece as a builder of bridges, as a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 22 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Iniohos 2018, Multinational Exercise, U.S. Air Force
The size and global impact of the Greek shipping industry is a tremendous accomplishment, for which the Greek people are justifiably proud. But I’m also very proud of the role that the United States has played in helping to revitalize the Greek shipping industry following the devastation of World War II.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Shipping Insustry, The SeaNation Conference
I’ve been saying to my staff at the U.S. Embassy, let’s find a way to partner with the Dutch Embassy on “The Squeeze” on the great work they’re doing in Orange Grove. And I’m especially proud that we’re able to do so at tonight’s event which is not only a typical Orange Grove pitching competition, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 12 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events
| Tags: Orange Grove; Entrepreneurship; Women
"We are committed to making 2018 America’s year in Greece, and we want to ensure that this really is the year that Greece turns the page on the crisis period."
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: TIF; Thessaloniki International Fair
Delphi Forum March 2, 2018 Ambassador Pyatt: Thank you, Alexis. First of all, let me say what a treat it is to be back here in Delphi. I especially want to thank Symeon and the team who put this event together. It’s really impressive to see how this institution is growing. I would just make ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: NATO; European and U.S. Security
We believe that official debt relief should be part of a process of putting Greece on a foundation of sustainable growth. But ultimately this must be resolved by Greece and its European partners.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Athens News Agency, Delphi Economic Forum, Interview, Turkey
The interesting thing about Greece in this area also is that it’s not just about gas, although gas is important for all of you who are working in that sector. But Greece has enormous potential in the renewables area. I’m very excited about the fact that we have GE Wind as one of the American ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: TAP
U.S. administration is committed to doing everything we can to help support Greece as it navigates through this transition, but the key as you alluded to is to sustain the process of reform; to make clear that, even as the bailout process concludes, the Greek government will continue to do the hard work of positioning ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic Geoffrey R. Pyatt is traveling to Ankara from 15 – 16 February 2018
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
This trading room is going to offer a unique educational tool for students of DEREE’s Business School and the ALBA Graduate Business School. The facility will serve as a laboratory and classroom which will replicate a real-world trading experience, providing students from Greece and the Balkans experience that they can use when they begin searching ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: ACG, American College of Greece, Deree
We are very proud to step into the role of honored country at the 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), which demonstrates the fact that U.S.-Greece relations are at a historical high point.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 2018 Thessaloniki International Fair, TIF 2018
2018 is America’s year in Greece, and in northern Greece in particular. We are confident this will be the year Greece fully recovers from nearly a decade of economic crisis.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 2 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AMCHAM
The most interesting thing about working on Greece and U.S.-Greece relations today is the way in which this country is reestablishing its role as a geopolitical hinge between Europe and the wider neighborhood, and doing so as a powerful NATO ally of the United States.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Istories, SKAI
It’s an important initiative for BBG to make available objective information pulled together by the U.S. broadcasters, but importantly also this agreement provides for the sharing of Athens News Agency material with the U.S. broadcasters. And I hope that that will help to get the story of Greece out to a wider audience across Europe ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: TIF
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt greeted more than 100 American students at the start of their study abroad program with College Year in Athens. The students from 50 U.S. universities received information about the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship, careers in the U.S. Foreign Service, and good personal security practices for traveling abroad.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events
| Tags: College Year in Athens, CYA
We must redouble our efforts to prevent hate crimes. Educational institutions and museums play one of the most essential roles in these efforts. And so I am an ardent supporter of the present Jewish Museum, which I recently highlighted as one Greece’s most important museums in a special tribute in Kathimerini.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Jewesh Museum of Thessaloniki, Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, Tiano; Holocaust
Interviewed by Athanasios Papandropoulos December 22, 2017 European Business Review: I would like to ask you according to several new events, what are your expectations of the future of the American-European relations? Ambassador Pyatt: Let me start with transatlantic relations and U.S.-European relations. And I think this is a good year to have that conversation because, of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Ambassador Pyatt's Interview, European Business Review
The U.S. has a stake in Greece’s economic success, so I hope leaders in Athens will heed the lessons of the past and implement policies that allow for its economy and people to reach their full potential. The messages the Prime Minister delivered in the United States, emphasizing the importance of foreign investment, Greece’s potential ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 January, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Kathimerini Op-Ed
So we will continue to partner with Greece, the European Commission, and all of our European Allies and partners to look for opportunities that are not only good business but also to advance European energy security, as well as our shared security and prosperity.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 12 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Capital Link Forum, European Energy Security
This partnership is a reminder that our cooperation is not just about deals in the U.S. or in Greece but about global competitiveness and how our companies together can drive growth and achieve commercial success.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 4 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AMCHAM, Economic Conference
Benaki Museum November 30, 2017 Dr. Manginis, dear guests, it is a great pleasure to be back at this beautiful Benaki facility and to be here with so many representatives of some of the top museums and cultural institutions here in Greece. This is the seventh annual Museum Conference that we have organized along ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 30 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Education, Speeches
| Tags: Museum Conference 2017
Greece has accomplished an historic fiscal adjustment over the last five years, and has made significant steps towards reforming its economy and returning the country to sustainable growth.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AHI, American Hellenic Instiute
The ties between our societies and our people are very long. From the very beginning, ours is a relationship that has been founded on shared democratic values, common economic political and security interests. And it’s those values that continue to unite us today.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 16 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: EPLO
November 9, 2017 I add my voice to those from across Greece’s political spectrum deploring prison council decision to release a convicted terrorist, murderer & N17 leader. Our democracies rest on independent judicial institutions, but today’s furlough dishonors the victims memory & their families
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 13 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: November 17
We are at this unique moment in history where it’s clearer than ever before how closely Greek and American interests in this region align. We saw that play out in a very positive way in Washington during the Prime Minister’s visit.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 13 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Ambassador's Interview, Ignatiou
Over the past few years, the United States has made it a priority to work with our European partners and with Greece in particular to develop secure supplies of energy in this region through diversification of energy sources.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Energy Forum 2017
In 2016, Greece was the 10th fastest-growing source of foreign direct investment in the United States, and the United States was a major source of foreign direct investment in Greece. We saw that, for instance, last summer, when U.S. funds led the way in Greece’s successful return to financial markets.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Businesses in Greece; Brown Alumni, Greek Economy
Greece and the United States will continue to profit from strengthening the ties between our people, businesses, and governments. A strong Greece, in the American view, also benefits Europe and the wider Mediterranean and Balkans regions.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 17th Navigator Maritime Forum, shipping
"Where religious freedom is not protected, we know that instability, human rights abuses, and violent extremism have a greater opportunity to take root."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
| Tags: conference, cultural pluralism, religious pluralism
So, tonight we are welcoming here to Greece and to the Residence 13 U.S. companies. They’re here to explore new opportunities for business cooperation. I’ve met all of them as they came in, and they represent a variety of industries, including water treatment, industrial equipment, engineering services, mining equipment, oil and gas, marine technology and ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 24 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Trade Winds
Ambassador Pyatt: "President Trump delivered a strong message of continued U.S. support for Greece, pledging that we will continue to stand with Greece as it recovers and exits eight years of economic crisis."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Policy, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, PM Alexis Tsipras
Our economic relationship and our support for Greece throughout the crisis have also only grown stronger. I’ve highlighted that, in 2016, Greece was the 10th fastest-growing source of foreign direct investment in the United States, and the United States has been the source of significant investment in Greece.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Cyprus, EU, Greece Online, NATO, PM Alexis Tsipras
The partnership of our two navies is critical in advancing two of my top priorities as the U.S. Ambassador: supporting Greece, our EU and NATO ally, in its economic recovery, and working with Greece to sustain and deepen our defense, security, law enforcement, and counterterrorism cooperation.
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 13 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: NATO, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, U.S. and EU
"Our interest in supporting Greece’s full exit from the economic crisis of the last eight years is based in our understanding of Greece’s critical role as the region’s pillar of stability. The stronger Greece is, the safer its region will be."
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 11 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AUSA 2017
"I always say that the U.S. government’s top priority here is to support economic recovery in Greece, an important ally and strategic partner in NATO, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. A big part of that effort is finding ways to improve the investment and business climate and remove investment road blocks. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & Greece
Voria.gr carried an exclusive with Ambassador Pyatt in view of his arrival on October 5 for the Thessaloniki Summit Interview full Greek text can be read here:
http://voria.gr/article/presvis-ipa-sti-voria-i-amerikani-ependites-epistrefoun-stin-ellada .
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Ambassador's Interview; Energy;
On Tuesday, October 3, Ambassador Pyatt welcomed 65 university students and young professionals as part of "Panorama of Entrepreneurship’s Business Day" program. Each spring, Panorama of Entrepreneurship hosts a three-day event at Megaro Mousikis for students and recent graduates interested in business and entrepreneurship.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 4 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
| Tags: Business Day
October 3, 2017 Ambassador Pyatt: We’re delighted to have you here today. It’s the first time that the Embassy is doing one of these Business Day events, and it’s a terrific opportunity for us to continue the Embassy’s work on what has been my highest priority as American Ambassador for our bilateral relationship over the ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 4 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Speeches
| Tags: Entrepreneurship
Congrats to the Greek chef
Kochilas Diane on the launch of her new show “My Greek Table” airing on
PBS starting October 6. U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and his wife Mary hosted her, along with an amazing group of Greek food bloggers, chefs, winemakers, entrepreneurs, tourism and government officials, for a sneak preview of the first episode: a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, U.S. & Greece
Ambassador Pyatt opened the conference “Athens Meets Detroit: The Importance of Civic Engagement and Social Accountability,” at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. The event was organised as part of the The German Marshall Fund of the United States Program "Transatlantic Initiative - Alumni Leadership Action Project" with the support Eliamep Gr and the U.S. EMBASSY ATHENS.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: civic engagement; social accountability; Athens; Detroit
The tradition of civic engagement in the U.S. is long and deep. Active citizenship and social accountability have been cornerstones of our democracy and important elements of development and social cohesion in our country. And this is a tradition we share with Greece – as the eight year crisis has shown.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: civic engagement; social accountability; Athens; Detroit
Ambassador Pyatt’s Interview to Tom Ellis for “Kathimerini” Newspaper September 19, 2017 The United States wants to see northern Greece become a gateway for the transportation of natural gas and commodities to the Western Balkans and Europe, US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt tells Kathimerini. The senior diplomat underlines American investment interest in the region’s ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 20 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Ambassador's Interview; Energy;
Read Ambassador Pyatt's article on "Proto Thema" after his visit to Livadia. Ambassador Pyatt describes his positive impressions from the hospitality of the citizens of Livadia to the refugees.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 18 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Refugees; Livadia;
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt recently visited the city of Livadia and had meetings with Mayor Giota Poulou, municipal welfare organization called K.E.DH.L.
Δήμος Λεβαδέων-Μunicipality of Levadia , and local volunteer group Refugee Solidarity Network, in cooperation with
UNHCR GREECE , and was very impressed by the work done to provide temporary accommodation to refugees. Since November 2016, the municipality has hosted 420 ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador
“The most important American goal in Greece is to see the country emerge successfully from this terrible seven-year economic crisis,” US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey R. Pyatt said in an exclusive interview with the Greek Reporter.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Greek Reporter
Ambassador Pyatt visited the 82nd TIF Helexpo and is looking forward to next year with the United Stats as honored country at Thessaloniki Int'l Fair 2018!
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Commercial Affairs, Economic Issues, News
| Tags: TIF
"The United States will continue to partner with Greece and the European Commission and all of our European Allies and partners to advance European energy security, which will benefit our shared security and prosperity." - Ambassador Pyatt
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 7 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Alexandroupolis, AmCham Conference, Oil & Gas Forum
September 1, 2017 Ambassador Pyatt: Maybe I’ll start with just a couple of words about why I’m here. Reporter: Yes. This is the first question, about the purpose of your visit. Chania is [inaudible] Greece. Ambassador Pyatt: So this is a very quick visit for me, in support of a visit to Chania of ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 2 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
The United States will continue to support our partners and UN colleagues to investigate and bring an end to the use of chemical weapons. And together with Greece, we remain dedicated to the mission of the OPCW as it continues to work for a world free of chemical weapons.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: OPCW
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt traveled to Nafplio July 25 to speak with visiting students from Harvard University and Michigan State University at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University about the relationship between Greece and the United States.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, U.S. & Greece
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt visited Patras last week where he met and spoke with government officials as well as individuals in the shipping, tourism, and business sectors.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, U.S. & Greece
Ambassador Pyatt hosted a discussion in honor of the winners of this year’s MITEF Greece Startup Competition and Mindspace challenge. The teams had the opportunity to present their work to the Ambassador, talk about their experiences from these competitions, and discuss their future plans. They participated in an engaging discussion on Greece’s entrepreneurial landscape, and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 18 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
| Tags: Entrepreneurship, Mindspace Challenge, MIT Enterprise Forum
Ambassador Pyatt, (July 17, 2017) - "For me personally and for the Embassy this whole sector of start-ups … industry, entrepreneurship is extremely important. It’s one of the things the United States will do to be helpful to Greece at this really difficult time. It’s one of our great success stories if you look at ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 18 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Entrepreneurship, MITEF, start-ups
We wanted to do something to address that problem, which is what brings us to this project, which we are calling “Education Unites: From Camp to Campus.” This is a refugee scholarship program, which is just one part of the United States’ comprehensive effort to support Greece in responding to this refugee emergency that Greece ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Speeches
| Tags: From Camp to Campus, Scholarship Program
July 4 has always been my favorite holiday because it is, ultimately, a celebration of the idea of ‘America’ — the cherished democratic values that make us strong. Democratic accountability, freedom, honor — the values that inspired America’s founders originated right here in Athens, so celebrating here is especially appropriate.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches
| Tags: 4th of July 2017, Independence Day 2017, Independence Day Reception
Today we celebrate 241 years of American democracy, and there is no place better-suited to mark the occasion than here in Greece. In 1776, a small band of patriots declared that we were a people created equal — free to think, worship, and live as we please; that our destiny would be not determined for ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: 4th of July, Thessaloniki Reception
The U.S. Mission to Greece and our Consulate here in Thessaloniki have long collaborated with Anatolia College on cultural and educational programs. These programs and U.S. financial assistance show the United States’ unwavering commitment to Northern Greece and to American-affiliated institutions like Anatolia College.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: Graduation
The Marshall Plan also, however, was critically an institutional incubator. It was, as Mr. Mitsotakis pointed out, the seed of European institutions, first the European coal and steel community, later the European community, and, ultimately, the European Union, and all of the institutions of Euro-Atlantic cooperation, that we take today, take for granted.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Karamanlis Institute, Marshall Plan; US and Europe
Fulbright program alumni have made enormous contributions to the economic, cultural, and political strength of our two great democracies, and have strengthened our people-to-people ties.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Fulbright Awards, Fulbright in Greece
Almost exactly 70 years ago, Secretary of State Marshall delivered a commencement address at Harvard University that would change the course of European history. During that speech, Marshall said that “The United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health to the world, without which ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Marshall Plan; US and Europe
Ambassador Pyatt, June 8 - The strong relationship and defense ties forged between the United States and Greece during the post-war period firmly secured Greece’s place in the West. Of course, in 2017, we also commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan, another massive aid project that helped Greece rebuild after World War II.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: 70th Anniversary of Office of Defense Cooperation, Marshall Plan, ODC
Thursday, June 1, 2017 7:00 – 8:00 pm Impact Hub Athens As Delivered Good evening everybody. First of all, let me say what a treat it is to be back here at the Impact Hub. I love this new space, so congratulations on that. The last time I was here was December so it’s a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Press Releases, Speeches
| Tags: Hackathon; refugees; migration crisis; entrepreneurship
MFA Kranidiotis Lecture Theatre, Athens, Greece May 29, 2017 As Delivered It’s a great honor for to be speaking today at the Foreign Ministry with such a truly distinguished set of panelists. I will try to keep my remarks short so I can learn from the other presentations. I should also say, at the beginning, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
King George Hotel Ballroom, Athens, Greece May 22, 2017 As Delivered Καλημέρα. Good morning. Governor, Mr. Mayor, Minister Tzanakopoulos, it’s my honor to be joining you in speaking this morning. I want to thank Dr. Apostolopoulos and the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association for giving me the opportunity to speak here this morning. To be clear, ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Issues, News
Ambassador Pyatt (May 19, 2017) – “Today, we celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of our nation’s finest men and women, who protect and defend our core values of freedom and democracy – both at home and overseas.”
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: U.S. Armed Forces Day
Metropolitan Hotel, Athens, Greece May 18, 2017 As Delivered Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics and Kostas Andriosopoulos for inviting me to speak today on Greece’s energy sector, a critically important component of the Greek economy. I’m honored to be here with Minister Stathakis, former ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
| Tags: energy, energy security
May 17, 2017 - Ambassador Pyatt hosted a reception in honor of the U.S. Embassy Athens-supported delegations of Greek professionals to the SXSW Interactive, Film and Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, Video
| Tags: Music Festival, SXSW; Entrepreneurship
(Ambassador Pyatt) May 17, 2017 - "Art is something that speaks to people’s hearts and minds in more profound ways than any political discourse. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Art in Embassies
70th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan in Greece May 8, 2017, 18:00-18:30 As Delivered Καλησπέρα! Good evening everybody. It’s great to be here. I want to start by thanking you all for coming on a beautiful Athens sunny evening. And it’s my pleasure and honor to be part of the kickoff of this exercise. I’m ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic May 18, 2017 One of the strongest pillars of the bilateral relationship between our two great democracies is the people-to-people ties between individual Americans and Greeks. This was driven home for me during our visit to the stunningly beautiful and welcoming island of Chios. ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 18 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Chios
Ambassador Pyatt met today, May 5, with Mayor Vournous, Regional Governor Kalogirou, the Metropolitan of Chios, and Members of Parliament.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Chios Trip
Ambassador Pyatt hosted a reception for "Arts in Embassies" program in Athens.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 4 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Arts in Embassies
Ambassador’s Remarks at EXPOSEC-DefenseWorld Conference Hellenic Army Officer’s Club, Athens, Greece May 3, 2017 As Delivered Thank you very much, Simos, for that warm welcome. Let me say, I consider the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce to be one of my strongest force multipliers and partners here so I really appreciate both the comments but ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 2 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: defense, Exposec
“Boosting Regional Energy Partnerships and Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean” Panel Discussion at the Atlantic Council Istanbul Summit April 27, 2017 (as delivered) Q: Let me turn to Ambassador Pyatt and ask him to give us a perspective from U.S. Government point of view and, also, from an Athens point of view. So how does ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Policy, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Sunday, April 23, 2017 Begin quote. Alexia Tasouli: Mr. Ambassador thank you very much for this interview. Ambassador Pyatt: Thank you. AT: How do you see Greece’s geostrategic importance in the Eastern Mediterranean region? Amb. Pyatt: Well, Greece is a key NATO ally in a strategically crucial region, it is an important partner in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Ambassador's Interview, ERT, Tolmi kai Areti
April 19, 2017 - On behalf of the United States, I offer my sincere condolences to the family and colleagues of the Greek service members whose lives were lost in the tragic helicopter crash in Northern Greece earlier today.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Helicopter crash
April 10, 2017, 7:00 pm Ambassador’s Residence As delivered Let me first of all say what a pleasure it is for Mary and I to welcome all of you here to our home this evening. This is a very special event for us in view of what you all know is a very strong relationship ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AFS, Aliki Perrotis, American Farm School
Building on previous interaction with a working group of the U.S.-Greece Bilateral Friendship Group of Parliament, Ambassador Pyatt hosted a round table discussion entitled “Entrepreneurs Meet the Lawmakers,” followed by a larger networking coffee, to encourage dialogue on creating conditions for entrepreneurs to flourish in Greece.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 11 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events
| Tags: Entrepreneurship
April 7, 2017 2:30 to 5:00pm at the Ambassador’s Residence As Delivered Good afternoon everybody. Since our format was a bit unusual today, I wanted to take just a minute to explain what we’ve been doing. And, first of all, I want to acknowledge Effie, the chairwoman of the U.S. Friendship Committee in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Entrepreunership, Greek Economy
Greece Pitch Event Thursday, April 6, 5:30 pm Microsoft Innovation Center As Delivered Καλησπέρα! Good evening everybody. I’m sorry to be a little bit late, it’s totally my fault. I wanted to spend a couple of minutes just catching up with Peggy and the Microsoft team, thanking them, and I want to say thank ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Greek Economy, MIT Enterprise Forum
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt visited the Athens Science Festival, the largest science and technology event in Greece for audiences of all ages. Ambassador Pyatt had the opportunity to test some of the Virtual Reality environments – including a VR bicycle ride – operate a robotic arm built by a 15-year old student, talk with the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 4 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Science & Tech
Op- Ed for Kathimerini on Trikala Visit by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic March 24, 2017 A visit this week to Trikala and meetings there with government and business leaders has reinforced my optimism about Greece’s future and this country’s rich endowment of human and natural resources. Trikala has the ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: EasyBike, Entrepreneurship, Kathimerini Op-Ed, Trikala
March 24, 2017, 9:30 am Grande Bretagne Hotel, Athens, Greece As Delivered Καλημέρα. Good morning, everybody. It is a great pleasure for me to be with you here today. Thank you, President Corlew, for inviting me to speak this morning. It’s a special pleasure for me to welcome you to the beautiful city of Athens. ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
Ambassador Pyatt (March 24) - Today, I congratulate all European Union members, and especially our friends and allies here in Greece, on this important anniversary. Greece is a pillar of strength and stability in the region, both as a NATO ally and a European Union member.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
| Tags: op-ed; naftemporiki; Rome Treaty, U.S. and EU
Ambassador Pyatt recently visited the "smart city" of Trikala in Northern Greece to attend the graduation ceremony of CodeGirls 2.0 program. While in Trikala, Ambassador Pyatt, an avid cyclist, also met with Dimitris Dimitriadis, creator of the Easy Bike system.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
| Tags: EasyBike, Mataroa
I want to congratulate all of you on completing the second round of CodeGirls and say how impressed I was to see the projects that you completed. Completing this program means that you are now part of a global network of young women involved with technology. And I hope you all feel incredibly proud about ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Gender Issues, News, Speeches
| Tags: Trikala
On Monday, March 13, Ambassador Pyatt welcomed a group of twenty graduate students and five academics from the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus to
U.S. EMBASSY ATHENS . Ambassador Pyatt talked about the importance of the United States’ transatlantic relationships and offered an overview on the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 13 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Students, University of Piraeus
Konstantinos Karamanlis Hall – European Cultural Centre of Delphi Delphi, Greece March 3, 2017 As delivered Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It’s an honor to be speaking to you this evening. I have heard so many terrific things about the Delphi Forum since my arrival. I’d like to congratulate Symeon as it’s proven to be ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Europe & Eurasia, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Ambassador and Mrs. Pyatt attended the ceremony of the Lighting of the Flame of Hope for the Special Olympics World Winter Games, which will take place in Austria, March 14-25, 2017.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Flame of Hope, Olympic Games, Special Olympics, Sports, Torch Lighting
Athens – Eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters along with more than 70 other pieces of equipment arrived at the Thessaloniki Port on February 25 as part of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) nine month rotational deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
Hellas Liberty, Central Harbor, Piraeus, Athens February 23, 2017 (as delivered) Καλημέρα! Good afternoon everybody. First of all, thank you Senator Raptakis for those remarks. My fellow American, also State Assembly Woman Maliotakis from New York State Assembly. I want to begin by acknowledging the really gracious remarks from our ally Minister of Defense Kammenos. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, History, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Radisson Blu Park Hotel, Athens February 22, 2017, 3:45 p.m. (as delivered) Good afternoon everybody. First of all, let me welcome you all, our international partners from around the world, here to Athens. I know that many of you have travelled great distances to come here and I’m glad the city is putting on such ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 22 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Feb. 22 - "Speaking in my role as Ambassador here in Greece, I can assure you that we remain strongly focused on continuing our great work with Greek Customs and the Greek Atomic Energy Commission and I count on continued benefits for both of our countries from that collaboration." - Ambassador Pyatt
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, News, Speeches
| Tags: English Language, TESOL
"We will continue to support our partners, to establish and deepen the energy interconnections between European states with the goal of creating a healthy, dynamic energy union in Europe. Greece has a critical role to play in that energy union with these vitally important natural gas infrastructure projects. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Issues, Political Affairs, Speeches
| Tags: Athens Energy Forum 2017
Ambassador’s Remarks: “Building and Maintaining Strong Bilateral Ties” Sunday, January 29, 2017, 8.00 p.m., Hilton Hilton Hotel, Athens, Greece Thank you to the Hellenic American Medical Society and Professor Linos for the opportunity to address this distinguished group of guests today. The bilateral relationship between the United States and Greece has never been stronger. We witnessed ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Health Issues, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
January 30, 2017, 7:30 PM InterContinental Hotel, Athens, Greece As delivered Thank you Simos, καλησπέρα σας! Let me begin by saying what an enormous pleasure it is for me to be with everybody here tonight. When I first arrived in Athens, about four months ago, I made the point to Simos and to the team ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Commercial Affairs, Speeches
| Tags: AMCHAM
January 27, 2017 - Ambassador Pyatt joined other official dignitaries in a wreath laying ceremony in downtown Athens this afternoon, to honor the victims of the Holocaust.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 20, 2017, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt signed a bilateral agreement to improve international tax compliance and provide for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Agreement, FATCA
Friday January 20, 2017 6:00 pm Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece As delivered Q: Mr. Ambassador, what is the most important message you want to send to Greece? A: The most important message today is that American democracy is alive and well. This inauguration is a celebration of our democracy; it’s a bipartisan reaffirmation of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Interview, Presidential Inauguration
In today's world, with the variety of threats that we face, NATO continues to be the cornerstone of defense policy for Europe and the U.S.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Remarks by the Ambassador Thursday, December 8, 2016 10:00 am Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece As delivered Καλημέρα, good morning everybody. It is a real pleasure for me to be here today. I’m especially humbled to be doing so with Ambassador Kittmer who knows a great deal more about these topics than I ever will and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 9 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, News, Speeches
Ambassador Pyatt οn December 5 held a reception at his residence to thank all of the Greek partners who helped make President Obama's visit to Athens a success.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 6 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News
"We advocate policies to promote economic growth, further opportunities for U.S. investment, & help diversify Greece’s energy sources." said Ambassador Pyatt during his speech at the American Hellenic Institute on December 1, 2016.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 2 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: AHI, American Hellenic Instiute
Monday, November 28, 2016 2:00 pm InterContinental Hotel, Athens, Greece (As delivered) Καλησπέρα, good afternoon everybody. Thank you, Simos, for giving me the opportunity to be with you here today. I heard before how important this annual conference was and I listened as Elias described it as the biggest economic conversation that happens in Athens ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 8:30 pm Ecali Club, Athens, Greece As delivered Καλησπέρα σας. Thank you for those warm wishes, Simos. It is a huge honor for me and Mary to be with you here tonight for our first Thanksgiving in Athens and to celebrate with you a uniquely American holiday, which, in many ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
Ambassador’s Remarks at the Exchange Program Alumni Reception Thursday, November 3, 2016, 7:00 Ambassador’s Residence I have a few remarks, of welcome. This is the first big reception that Mary and I have hosted here in our Residence. It’s not a coincidence, at all, that we are using this occasion to welcome to our home ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Speeches
Athens, November 7, 2016 – Ahead of the November 8 Presidential elections in the United States, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt visited the Athenian Stoa in the center of Ancient Athens, the “birthplace of democracy.” His visit underscored the importance of Greece’s contributions to our democratic ideals. Ambassador Pyatt received a tour of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 7 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 8:30 pm Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece I had the opportunity when I was back in Washington in the summer to have a good discussion, that BCIU put together for me, with many of the companies that are represented here this evening – chaired by Ambassador John Negroponte who, among other things, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
Thursday, October 27, 2016 7:30 pm Consul General’s Residence Καλησπέρα σας. Let me begin, first of all, by saying how proud we are of our Consul General here in Northern Greece. Rebecca, thank you for opening your home to all of us. I’m the new guy here! I only presented my credentials to the President ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 1 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
Ambassador’s Remarks at Anatolia College, Town Hall with American Citizens and Wardens Anatolia College Thessaloniki, Greece October 26, 2016, 6:30 PM Thank you very much Rosemary. Good evening everybody. Καλησπέρα σας. I have been spending all day trying to remember to say “Χρόνια πολλά!” to all of my Demetra and Demetrios friends. But I understand ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 1 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki
| Tags: Anatolia College
Monday, October 24, 2016 7:00 pm USS Mount Whitney, Piraeus Port, Greece Thank you very much, Captain Sardiello. Κυρίες και Κύριοι καλησπέρα σας! Είναι μεγάλη μου χαρά που είστε απόψε εδώ μαζί μας. Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ που ήρθατε! Προσβλέπω στην μεταξύ μας στενή συνεργασία τα επόμενα τρία χρόνια. Thank you and good evening everybody. Thank you ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Greece
| Tags: Ambassador Pyatt
Friday, October 21, 2016 6:00 pm Diplareios School Good evening. Thank you Ayan and Andy. It’s really terrific to be here. I’ve been looking forward to this event, really, all week long. I want to thank everybody for being here to participate in this Hack the Camp program. We are all here, tonight and over ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 24 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
Friday 14 October 2016 – 7:00 p.m. American Community School Good evening everybody. Thank you, Director Gialamas, for that very gracious introduction. I also want to say thank you to Rosemary and the whole team from our Consular Section. They do great, great work and I know they put a lot of effort into ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 17 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Consular Affairs, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. Citizen Services
Department of State, Washington, DC September 28, 2016 Thank you Under Secretary Shannon for those warm remarks, Ambassador Lalacos, Ambassador Negroponte, Ambassador Blake, and the many other friends, colleagues, and bosses who have joined us as Mary and I mark the beginning of this latest stage in our Foreign Service career. I’d also like to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Speeches
