Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, Piraeus Wednesday, September 22, 2021 As Delivered Thank you very much Dean Skafianakis. Let me start by saying what a real pleasure it is to be back here in the Laskaridis Foundation library. This is a beautiful setting, and we’re all very honored and very happy to be meeting again in real life. Let me ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 22 September, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt and the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding that renews protections for Greek cultural property.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 22 September, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Cultural Heritage, MOU Signing
Ambassador Pyatt: "With the renewal of our agreement, the United States reaffirms our commitment to the protection of Greece’s fabulously rich cultural heritage. Reflecting the great value and the importance of Greece’s history to all of humanity, this renewal also expands the scope of our earlier agreement, to include precious artifacts and ecclesiastical ethnological treasures ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 22 September, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Cultural Heritage, MOU
American School of Classical Studies at Athens Tuesday, September 21, 2021 As Delivered Kalispera sas. Michael, Ambassador Angelopoulos, distinguished guests, colleagues, friends, I’m really delighted to welcome you to the launch this evening of The Hellenic Initiative’s online mentorship project, “Connect the Dots.” But I’m especially glad that we’re doing so in the beautiful garden of the ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 21 September, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
August 26, 2021 “Kalispera sas. Timi mou pou eimai edo. What an honor it is to be here tonight to kick off your 2040 series of events. Let me first thank the Greece 2021 Committee for the opportunity to speak with you this evening, and let me congratulate Ambassador Angelopoulou – as she is known, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 3 September, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Menendez
United State Senate Committee on Foreign Relations August 31, 2021 UNION CITY, NJ – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, travelled to the Eastern Mediterranean earlier this month to assess and advance the partnerships among the United States, Greece and Cyprus. Senator Menendez was invited to be the keynote ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 September, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Menendez
Ambassador Pyatt: "As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Greek independence and look forward to a brighter, healthier future, I commend Prix Galien Greece for honoring those in the healthcare industry who have dedicated their careers to enhancing the quality of human life."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 September, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Prix Galien 2021 Awards Ceremony
Ambassador Pyatt: "Greece has proved itself to be a valuable U.S. partner capable of building bridges between our NATO Allies and key regional partners. In five years, I have seen Greece transition from being a problem for the European Union—a country where officials worried about the stability of the financial system, or Greece leaving the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 29 July, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, AHEPA
Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger: "So we’re very excited about the U.S.-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act introduced by Senator Menendez and Senator Rubio, which will further increase our forces’ interoperability. And both of our governments, at the highest levels, are committed to increasing the length and scope of the MDCA to advance joint ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 28 July, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, WHIA
Ambassador Pyatt: "Two hundred years later, the United States and Greece continue to stand shoulder to shoulder as friends and allies to uphold and defend our democratic ideals. And as my friends in the diaspora like to point out, Greece has been allied with the United States in every major international conflict through the 20th century. Together ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 July, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, AHEPA
Ambassador Pyatt: "Today, as the United States joins Greeks around the world in celebrating the birth of the modern Greek state, we are extremely proud to recognize AHEPA’s contributions to our alliance. Together, we will work to honor the unwavering friendship between America’s and Greece’s democracies, and we will work to charter an even more ambitious ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 July, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, AHEPA
Ambassador Pyatt: "Greece is one of our strongest partners in NATO today, and I’m incredibly proud of the partnerships that we’ve formed with the Greek Ministry of Defense and the Greek Armed Forces in all domains – whether it’s our air exercises in Iniochos, what our navies do together when the carrier groups come through the Eastern Mediterranean, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 July, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger: "Americans understood that our new republic was inspired by the democratic principles of ancient Greece. They formed grassroots organizations to advocate for the Greek cause and deliver humanitarian aid to the Greek people. Two hundred years later, the special bond between the United States and Greece is stronger than ever. As ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 July, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "The Embassy’s bicentennial campaign is entitled, “USA and Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” It’s designed to highlight the stories of brave American women and men who 200 years ago stood shoulder to shoulder with the Greek people. American society has been enriched from its earliest days by our relationship with Greece and with ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 June, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "On this very special day for Hydra, but also for the United States, just a few days before our Fourth of July Independence holiday, I can’t think of any place better to be to celebrate the Greek bicentennial and the two hundred years of ties between our two countries."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 June, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger: "Our countries are growing closer in every sector of the economy, including tourism, where American demand to visit Greece is skyrocketing. There are now nine direct flights from the United States to Greece this summer, more than we’ve ever had before. And I think this very much reflects how ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 June, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, 10GIF, Greek Investment Forum
Ambassador Pyatt: "Our countries’ close and mutually beneficial relationship is rooted in our deeply held democratic values, the revolutions that these ideals inspired, and the aid that our peoples have provided to each other over the years to uphold liberty and justice for all."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 2 June, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Greek Shipping Industry, Propeller Club
Ambassador Pyatt: "This major investment and the rebirth of Elefsina and Scaramangas will spur further the revival of Greece’s long maritime traditions and enhance interoperability and collective security in this strategic region, serving American interests and strengthening the NATO Alliance. Meanwhile, U.S. technology companies like Cisco are expanding their footprint in Greece, assisting Greece in ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 27 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, CISCO, MOU Signing, ONEX
Ambassador Pyatt: "I want to applaud the efforts of U.S. airline operators like American Airlines to increase the daily direct flights between our countries, and I hope that at least some of these seasonal routes from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dulles will soon grow into permanent, year-round flights. That’s good for both of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "We are delighted this exhibition will shed light on the brave efforts of American women and men who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Greek people to help Greece reclaim its birthright of democracy and independence. In the two centuries since Greece’s independence movement began, our countries have learned and benefitted from ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "Our security relationship is not just about hardware. It’s about a commitment to a long-term partnership, based on shared strategic interests and values that have united our countries now for 200 years. When the United States and Greece work together, as we’ve seen today, there is no limit to what we can ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 24 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Defender Europe-21DV Day
Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger: "In his address to the Greek people and his phone conversation with Prime Minister Mitsotakis on March 25 to commemorate the Greek bicentennial, President Biden described how, for two hundred years, our nation’s fates have been intertwined, bound together by our shared democratic values and a common commitment to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 May, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Featured Event | Tags: #USGreece2021
The Philhellenism Museum is open and welcomes visitors as of May 20, 2021. The Museum is open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 May, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event | Tags: #USGreece2021
Summary US Ambassador Pyatt highlights our historic partnership, shared passion for democracy, the values that unite us and make our countries stronger. #USGreece2021 Greece 2021 Summary This year, we celebrate the friendship that unites the United States and Greece, a partnership of shared values that began when Americans joined Greece’s fight for independence, drawn by the cry ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 17 May, 2021 | Topics: Exclude, Featured Event, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry: "Our new bilateral Science and Technology Agreement with Greece sets the stage for even more collaboration in climate science and environmental fields. The agreement allows us to more easily launch joint research initiatives and to convene experts from our governments, from academia, and the private sector."
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 12 May, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Climate, Delphi Economic Forum 2021, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Ambassador Pyatt: "Here at the Embassy, we’re going to continue to work on these issues, building programs to aid women entrepreneurs, to help bridge the gender gap in science and technology, to raise awareness of gender issues, which I think is so much of the story. I had an opportunity to do this back in ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 11 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Delphi Economic Forum 2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "I’m proud to say today that the relationship between our countries is at an all-time high. As President Biden remarked recently, we have rich and important economic, business, and defense ties, but what really binds us are our values. And the relationship between the United States and Greece is going to continue to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 11 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "I think you’ve seen his comments around the Greek Bicentennial. His comments and Dr. Biden’s comments and the Vice President’s comments on Orthodox Easter. This is a President who knows Greece and the Greek people extremely well. He’s made clear that he’s committed to raise our relationship to the next level. And that’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 10 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Delphi Economic Forum 2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "We also continue to work very closely with Minister Kerameus and the terrific team at the Ministry of Education to promote collaboration and exchanges between Greek and American academic and research institutions, all of which are part of accelerating this process of extraversion, helping Greece to succeed in a globally connected and digitally ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, Success Stories, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Entrepreneurship, MIT Enterprise Forum
Ambassador Pyatt: "The United States and Greece are poised to do so much more together. That is why both our governments, at the highest level, are committed to extending the duration and reach of the MDCA. Our security relationship is not just about hardware. It is about a commitment to a long-term partnership, based on ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 April, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Ambassador's Op-Ed, defense, To Vima
Ambassador Pyatt: "We are delighted to include the “American Philhellenism” exhibition in the Embassy’s celebration, “USA and Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.” In partnership with cultural and educational institutions around the country, cities, and individual citizens, we will seek to reaffirm and honor the unwavering bond between our democracies and strengthen the cooperation between ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 14 April, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Philhellenes
Ambassador Pyatt: "I’m absolutely convinced that as Greece emerges from the economic crisis, that one of its great competitive advantages is going to be its human capital, its skilled workforce. We see American companies responding to that — the kind of investments that you’re seeing from top-tier American firms like Pfizer, Cisco, Deloitte, Microsoft, Digital ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Prometheus
March 28, 2021 Delivered (virtual) Thank you very much, and kalispera everybody. I want to first of all acknowledge the presence this afternoon of Minister Kerameus, but also all of the judges, the students, the participants. It’s really great to be here as part of the final phase of the STEM Stars Greece competition and celebrate ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 29 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Athens Science Festival, STEM, STEM Stars Greece
Ambassador Pyatt: "Today, the United States joins Greek people around the world to celebrate the birth of the modern Greek state and the 200-year friendship between our countries. The Greek and American revolutions are uniquely intertwined, inspired by our deeply ingrained belief in the system of government the ancient Athenians called demokratía because the power ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "On behalf of the U.S. Mission in Greece, I’m delighted to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Greek independence and offer my warmest wishes to Greece and the Greek people. The United States joins Greeks around the world to celebrate the birth of the modern Greek state and the 200-year friendship between our countries. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #greekindependenceday, #USGreece2021
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Exactly 200 years ago, inspired by the same ideals of liberty, self-governance, and passionate belief in democracy that sparked the American Revolution, the people of Greece declared their independence. Today, the people of the United States join the Greek people in commemorating the creation of ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "Let me just say what an honor it is for me and for our whole U.S. Navy team to have Prime Minister Mitsotakis and his national security team on board the USS Eisenhower here in Souda Bay today. Souda is the crown jewel of our defense cooperation, and the support that Greece provides ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 23 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, USS Eisenhower
Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger: "It’s also an exciting time to be in Greece because we’re doing so much great work with the Greek government on really expanding the horizons of U.S.-Greece cooperation in the academic world. Right now, we’re working very closely with Minister of Education Nikki Kerameus, a graduate of a U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 16 March, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Featured Event, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Fulbright Greece
As March 25 nears we’re excited to launch the 1st video of our US-Greece: Celebrating 200 years of Friendship campaign. US Ambassador Pyatt highlights our historic partnership, shared passion for democracy, the values that unite us & make our countries stronger.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 8 March, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "Greece’s struggle for independence motivated early Americans to rally behind the Greek cause of democracy and self-determination. As the inheritors of ancient Athenian traditions, American Philhellenes believed they had a civic duty to help Greece reclaim its birthright of democracy. "
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 5 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "2021 is a really special year, for both Fulbright and for Greece. Its the 75th anniversary of Fulbright, the oldest Fulbright program in Europe and the second oldest in the world. And I will point out, Artemis, that I’m now on track to celebrate both Fulbright’s 70th Anniversary in Greece and it’s 75th, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 26 February, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, American Philhellenes, Black History Month, Fulbright Greece
Ambassador Pyatt: "Education has been for many decades one of the real bright spots of the U.S.-Greece relationship. We celebrated a major anniversary of the Fulbright program relatively early in my tenure. Minister Kerameus was part of Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s delegation to the White House when he went there last year. That was a reflection ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 February, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at 2021 New Year’s Reception Καλησπέρα σας! Thank you, Niko. I want to begin my remarks this evening by expressing my heartfelt appreciation to Minister Georgiadis for bringing us together tonight. While I miss seeing this ballroom filled with friends and colleagues like in years past, I want to thank you all for connecting to us virtually ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 9 February, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: #USGreece2021
Ambassador Pyatt: "The Greek diaspora and especially grassroots organizations like AHEPA help to put our democratic principles into practice, forming a vital bridge between the peoples of our two countries. You are one of the secret ingredients of our bilateral relationship, helping to advance our great work."
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, AHEPA, DIASPORA
Ambassador Pyatt: "Inspired by ancient Greece’s greatest thinkers and the experience of Athenian democracy, our nation’s founders drafted a Constitution seeking to create a “more perfect union.” They understood that every democracy is a work in progress, that the American experiment would follow a winding path, and that our citizens would be tested. But they ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 20 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Inauguration
Ambassador Pyatt: "We know from history books that this is when the Greek people proclaimed their independence, and many gave their lives in the fight for democratic self-governance. What is less well-known is that this was also the start of an important relationship between the United States and Greece, whose histories have been intertwined from ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 19 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Speeches, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, 2021 bicentennial
Updated February 3, 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 events ...
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By U.S. Consulate in Thessaloniki | 14 January, 2021 | Topics: Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, Greek Independence
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 ...
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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
Athens – On March 25, 2020, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt unveiled the #USGreece2021 logo that the U.S. government will use for all its programming in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Greece’s independence and the unbreakable bonds of friendship between our countries.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 1 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Greece | Tags: #USGreece2021, logo
U.S. Embassy Athens is pleased to announce the 2018-19 competition for the Humphrey Fellowship program. Applications are due by midnight on Friday June 9, 2017.
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 19 April, 2017 | Topics: Education, News | Tags: #USGreece2021, fellowship, scholarships, U.S. society and culture
Athens, November 29, 2016 – The U.S. Embassy Athens, in partnership with the Benaki Museum and the British Council, is organizing the conference “Museums and Tourism: A Working Relationship.” The event is taking place on December 8, 2016, 09:30 – 17:00, at The Benaki Museum, Pireos 138. The sixth annual Museum Conference invites museum and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 29 November, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: #USGreece2021, Benaki, Museums Conference, Tourism
Friday, October 21 was the first night of
#HackTheCamp – the hackathon on refugee and integration issues.
Ambassador Pyatt addressed the gathered crowd of 130 coders, creative professionals, designers, NGO representatives, and refugees, urging them to help find concrete solutions to the real problems faced by the migrants living in the camps. Teams will have six weeks to develop ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 25 October, 2016 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: #USGreece2021, Entrepreunership, Hackathon, HackTheCamp, refugees
