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COVID-19 Information

COVID-19 Information Last updated: 1/19/2021 *** Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in ...

By lanemv | 19 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens

Martin Luther King’s Birthday 2021

Athens (January 15, 2021) — The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all U.S. Government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, a U.S. national holiday.

By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Exclude, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. National Holiday; Martin Luther King's Birthday

Ambassador Pyatt Announces U.S. Campaign to Commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial USA and Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship

Thursday, January 14, 2021 Athens – On January 14, 2021, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt announced in an interview with the Greek national broadcaster ERT the launch of U.S. Mission Greece’s year-long campaign to commemorate Greece’s Bicentennial entitled “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” The campaign will include educational and cultural ...

By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 14 January, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Greek Independence

Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks on ERT’s Morning Show Syndeseis

Ambassador Pyatt: "So I think I’m very, very optimistic about where the relationship is going. I’m excited about the Greek bicentennial as an opportunity to remind Americans about what Greece stands for, and in particular what Athenian democracy stands for. I think this is a wonderful opportunity for Greece to tell some of these stories ...

By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, 2021 bicentennial, American Philhellenes, American Revolution, Greek War of Independence 1821

Health Alert

Health Alert – U.S. Mission Greece, January 7, 2021 Location: Greece Event: COVID-19 Update: Restrictions, Vaccinations, Economic Impact Payments COVID-19 Restrictions in Greece: The Greek authorities have extended lockdown measures through January 11, 2021 to combat the spread of COVID-19. These measures include 24-hour movement restrictions, mandatory PCR tests in advance of travel and preventive quarantines for travelers arriving from abroad, nighttime curfews, suspension of many ...

By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 7 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens

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