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Contemporary American Documentary: Two distinguished American filmmakers visit Greece for screenings & workshops

March 10-27, 2014 Athens – Naousa – Thessaloniki The showcase of Contemporary American Documentary, set to take place March 10-27 in Athens, Naousa and Thessaloniki, invites audiences to enjoy an array of award-winning documentaries from recent independent U.S. production. Visiting three Greek cities, the retrospective opens a window to the world of contemporary non-fiction filmmaking ...
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Ambassador Pearce Speaks at U.S.S. George H. W. Bush Aircraft Carrier Piraeus Port Visit Reception (03/05/2014)

Speech by Ambassador David D. Pearce Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 7:30pm Αξιότιμες Κυρίες και Κύριοι,  Καλησπέρα σας! Τι υπέροχη βραδιά απόψε! Αισθάνομαι πολύ χαρούμενος που έχω την ευκαιρία να απευθυνθώ σε ένα τόσο εκλεκτό ακροατήριο, όπως είστε εσείς. Κατ’ αρχάς, θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε την ελληνική κυβέρνηση για την παροχή στήριξης και βοήθειας, και πιο ...
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Transatlantic Security: The U.S. and European Partnership To the Hellenic National Defense College (02/24/2014)

Monday, February 24, 2014, 11am Αξιότιμες Κυρίες και Κύριοι, καλημέρα σας! Επιτρέψτε μου κατ’ αρχάς,  να σας ευχαριστήσω θερμά γιά την ευγενική σας πρόσκληση,  καθώς και για την τιμή που μου κάνατε να μιλήσω σήμερα εδώ, στη Σχολή Εθνικής  Άμυνας. Πράγματι,  είναι μια εξαιρετική ευκαιρία για μένα να συζητήσω απευθείας μαζί σας τον ρόλο των ...
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Dancing to Connect

Two hundred high school students, from ten schools in Patras and Athens, who participated in the dance education program Dancing to Connect, gave their final performance at the Onassis Cultural Center on February 23.  The program was a collaboration of the OCC, the U.S. Embassy and battery Dance Company of New York.
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Consul Highlights Global Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism at Model UN Simulation Exercise, February 13, 2015

Consul Sanders addressed a group of 400 high-school students, representing 32 student delegations from ten different countries at the opening of the 10th Anatolia College MUN exercise on February 13, 2014.  Consul Robert Sanders congratulated the students for their commitment and participation and encouraged them to continue and explore their opportunities; build their leadership skills ...
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