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Libraries, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

10th International Conference of the Committee for the Support of Libraries (CSL) Athens – The Committee for the Support of Libraries (CSL) with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, organizes the 10th international conference entitled: “Libraries, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” The Conference will be held on November 22, 2014, at the National Hellenic Research ... Read More»

Technical Difficulties will Delay Visa and Passport Processing

Athens, November 18, 2014 ATTENTION:  U.S. embassies and consulates are currently experiencing technical difficulties that may result in delays in visa processing and receiving and sending communications.  Additionally, applicants who have interviews for student and exchange visitor (F/M/J) visas scheduled for this week should bring proof of payment of the SEVIS fee.  U.S. citizens may ... Read More»

U.S. Consul Will Visit Chios on November 5, 2014

Athens — The U.S. Embassy announced today that a U.S. Consul will perform a consular outreach trip to Chios on Wednesday, November 5, 2014.   During the visit, the Consul will accept passport applications, applications to register the birth of children born abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s) and provide limited notarial services.  Passport services, Consular Reports ... Read More»

Consulate Commemorates Employee Killed by Nazis

The American Consulate in Thessaloniki held its eighth annual lecture in memory of David Tiano, a Greek employee of Jewish extraction who was executed by the Nazis in 1942 after the U.S. declared war on Germany.  Dr. Maria Kavala, a history professor at Aristotle University who teaches courses on the holocaust and anti-Semitism, presented a ... Read More»

U.S. Consul Will Visit Thessaloniki on October 23 and 24, 2014

Athens — The U.S. Embassy announced today that a U.S. Consul will perform a consular outreach trip to Thessaloniki, at the U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki, on Thursday, October 23, and Friday, October 24, 2014.  During the visit, the Consul will accept passport applications, applications to register the birth of children born abroad to U.S. citizen ... Read More»