News from the Consulate General in Boston
January 8, 2018
Lecture on "The Battle of Marathon and the Modern Citizen" Tuesday 23.1.2018 at 6:30pm
A lecture by Professor Lorens J. Samons II Most often seen in its military context, the Athenians’ defeat of the invading Persian army at Marathon in 490 B.C. actually offers crucial political, social, and economic lessons for contemporary citizens who wish to preserve popular government. Professor Samons will offer an entertaining analysis of the topic, […]
January 5, 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018 at 6:30pm. Lecture on the Archaeological Society in Athens by Dr. Antonis Kotsonas, Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati
The lecture will tell the story of the Archaeological Society in Athens by focusing on its most distinguished members and their major contributions to the study and promotion of Greek culture. The event will include an address by distinguished photographer Robert McCabe, on his project “Images of Antiquity”, concerning photographs of ancient monuments (many of […]
December 29, 2017
New Year's Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Monday, January 1st in observance of New Year's Day.
December 21, 2017
Christmas Holidays
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Monday, December 25th and Tuesday, December 26th in observance of Christmas Holidays.
December 5, 2017
2nd World Olympiad of Modern Greek Language 2018
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Centre for the Greek Language organize the 2nd World Olympiad of Modern Greek Language under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The event is sponsored by the “Charitable Foundation of Ivan Savvidi”. Participants are people aged 18-25, born outside Greece or Cyprus, and […]
December 5, 2017
Christmas Carols and music from Asia Minor and Epirus
Christmas event with Carols from different parts of Greece, and music from Asia Minor and Epirus, presented by Eirini Tornesaki (Vocals), Nektarios Antoniou (Vocals), Vasilis Kostas (Laouto) and Panos Aivazidis (Qanun). Wednesday, December 13, 18:30.
December 4, 2017
Announcement on male Greek citizens born in 2000 and information required regarding national military service
All male Greek citizens born in 2000 are requested to present themselves to the competent Greek Consular Posts, from January 2nd to April 2nd 2018, in order to submit required information regarding national military service, such as address, telephone number, e-mail, level of education, etc. The information can be submitted by the individual himself. All […]
December 1, 2017
Presentation on gravitational waves (2017 Nobel in Physics)
Dr. Erotokritos Katsavounidis, a senior research scientist and professor at MIT, will be presenting his team’s work on gravitational waves at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston on Tuesday, December 5th at 6:30pm. Professor Katsavounidis is a member of the LIGO lab at MIT and of the respective international research consortium / group, whose […]
November 21, 2017
Thanksgiving Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Thursday, November 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
