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United States of America
Greece has an Embassy in Washington, D.C., Consulates General in San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Tampa, and Consulates in Atlanta and Houston. Greece’s Permanent Mission to the UN is also based in New York. The U.S. has an Embassy in Athens and a Consulate General in Thessaloniki.
Political Relations
Greek-U.S. bilateral relations are founded on long-term cooperation and go back to the philhellene movement that was prevalent in Europe and America in the early 19th century, in support of the Greek people’s struggle for independence. The two countries’ common values – freedom and Democracy – and their fighting together in the two World Wars, as well as their participation in NATO, the OSCE and other international organizations and treaties, form the strong foundations of Greek-U.S. strategic cooperation.
The U.S. maintains Naval Support Activity in Souda Bay, Crete.
Greek citizens may visit the U.S. for tourism or professional reasons without a visa, following Greece’s inclusion in March 2010 in the Visa Waiver Program. Greek citizens wishing to visit the U.S. need only apply for authorization on the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) web portal.
Frequent contacts, exchanges of visits and an extensive institutional framework contribute to the positive development of bilateral relations and enhanced cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including the political, economic, commercial, business and cultural sectors.
EU-U.S. relations within the framework of the Transatlantic Dialogue cover a wide range of political, economic and commercial issues, as well as security issues and institutionalized contacts and coordination on many levels.
Economic Relations
For information on bilateral economic relations, you can visit the AGORA internet portal.
Cultural Relations and Greek Community
The large and flourishing Greek American community in the U.S. – largely concentrated in and around New York, Chicago, Boston, the State of Florida, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston – is an important link joining the peoples of the two countries. Many Greek Americans have distinguished themselves in their fields of endeavor, including business, culture and politics.
Useful Information
Click here for information regarding the visa requirements for Greek citizens who want to travel to the USA.
Click here for information regarding visa requirements for citizens of USA who want to travel to Greece.
United States of America - Contact details for Greek Missions
Embassy in Washington
Address : 2217, Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington D.C. 20008
Tel. : (001202) 9391300
Fax : (001202) 9391324
Emergency phone: +1 202-578-3361
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/the-embassy/
Ambassador: Theocharis Lalakos
Consular Office in Washington
Address : 2217, Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington D.C. 20008
Tel. : (001202) 9391306
Fax : (001202) 2342803
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/the-embassy/embassy-sections/consular-office.html
Chargé d'affaires: Christina Vasilatou
Commercial Section in Washington
Address : 2217, Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington D.C. 20008
Tel. : (001202) 9391308
Fax : (001202) 9391324
E-mail :
Web Site
Head: Panagiotis Dermetzoglou, First Counselor
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Address : 866 Second Avenue , 13th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Tel. : (001212) 8886900 4791300
Fax : 8884440
Emergency phone: 0016462038754
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/un
Permanent Representative : Maria Theofili
Consulate General in San Francisco
Address : 2441 Gough Street , San Francisco, CA 94123
Tel. : (001415) 7752102
Fax : 7766815
Emergency phone: 001415 8235693
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-general-in-san-francisco/
Consul General : Antonios Sgouropoulos
Commercial Section in San Francisco
Address : 2441 Gough Str., San Francisco CA 94123, USA
Tel. : (001415) 7752102
E-mail :
Web Site http://www.agora.mfa.gr/en/offices-of-economic-and-commercial-affairs/offices-by-country
Head: Dafni Vitsikounaki
Consulate General in Boston
Address : 86, Beacon Street, Boston, Ma 02108
Tel. : (001617) 5230100
Fax : (001617 5230511
Emergency phone: +1-617-523-1975
Ε-mail:
Web-Site: https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-general-in-boston/
Consul General : Stratos Efthymiou
Consulate General in Los Angeles
Address : 12424 Wilshire Blv., Suite 1170, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel. : (001310) 8265555, 8266032
Fax : 8268670
Emergency Tel: 001310 8803609
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-general-in-los-angeles/
Consul General : Evgenia Beniatoglou
Consulate General in New York
Address : 69, East 79th Street, New York 10075
Tel. : (001212) 9885500
Fax : 7348492
Emergency Tel: 001 6464693020
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-general-in-new-york/
Consul General : Konstantinos Koutras
Commercial Section in New York
Address : 866 2nd Avenue (11th floor), New York, NY 10017
Tel. : (001212) 7512404
Fax : 5932278
Emergency Tel: 0016464418772
E-mail :
Web Site
Head of Commercial Section: George Michailidis
Consulate General in Chicago
Address : 650 North St.Clair St. , Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel. : (001312) 3353915, 3358848, 3356669 3353916-17
Fax : 1 312 335 4744
Emergency Tel: 001-3123161469
E-mail :
Website: https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-general-in-chicago/
Consul General : Aikaterini Dimaki
Commercial Section in Chicago
Address: 650 North Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 001 312 867 0464
Fax: 001 312 335 3958, 001 312 867 3824
E-mail:
Website: http://agora.mfa.gr/ta-grafeia-oikonomikon-emporikon-upotheseon/office/833
Head of Commercial Section: Yerassimos LAZARIS
Consulate General in Tampa
Address : 400 N. Tampa Street, Suite 1160 Tampa, Fl 33602
Tel. : (001813) 8650-204
Fax : (001813) 8650-206
Emergency Tel: +1-813-690-0188
E-mail:
Website: https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-general-in-tampa/
Consul General : Dimitris Sparos
Consulate in Atlanta
Address : Tower Place 100, Suite 1670, 3340 Peachtree Rd, NE, GA30326
Tel. : (001404) 2613313, 2613391
Fax : 2622798
E-mail :
Website: https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-in-atlanta/
Consul : Emmanouil Androulakis
Consulate in Houston
Address : 2401 fountain view drive, Ste.850, Houston,TX,77057
Tel. : (001713) 8407522
Fax : 8400614
Emergency Tel: 001713 8400513
E-mail :
Web Site : https://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/consulate-in-houston/
Consul : Ioannis Stamatekos