Ambassador’s Remarks
Reception in Honor of U.S. Participation
in eHealth Forum 2014
May 13, 2014
(as prepared)
Αξιότιμες κυρίες και κύριοι καλησπέρα σας,
Η παρουσία σας απόψε εδώ στο Jefferson House, είναι μεγάλη τιμή για εμάς και σας καλωσορίζω σ’ αυτήν την δεξίωση, προς τιμήν των αμερικανικών εταιριών που συμμετέχουν στο συνέδριο e-Health Forum.
Minister Georgiadis, esteemed members of the Greek government, and honored guests from throughout Europe and the United States, good afternoon. I’d like to welcome you to this reception in honor of the U.S. companies participating in eHealth Forum 2014.
I would particularly like to congratulate Minister Georgiadis and his capable team for organizing this year’s eHealth Forum in Athens. I would also like to express my thanks to him for our close cooperation in both organizing U.S. participation at the eHealth Forum and in building ever closer ties between our governments and the private sector.
As you may know, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited Athens in November. Since then, we have been working closely with our Greek partners, including the Ministry, to follow up on a number of issues U.S. businesses raised with her in order to make progress that will ultimately improve the investment climate here. That’s good for both Greece and its international partners.
The U.S. companies and industry associations represented here tonight offer world-class eHealth technologies and services. They have proven to be valuable partners to Greece and other EU member states, and I urge you to take advantage of the opportunity both talk to them tonight as well as visit their booths in the U.S. Pavilion.
Κυρίες και κύριοι,
Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ που βρίσκεστε εδώ απόψε. Το συνέδριο e-Health Forum είναι μία σημαντική εκδήλωση για την Ευρώπη, και είμαστε ιδιαίτερα ευτυχείς που οι αμερικανικές εταιρίες συμμετείχαν και φέτος στο συνέδριο.
Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ
