Embassy News
September 9, 2016
Foreign Minister’s Nikos Kotzias opening address to the Conference for Security & Stability (Rhodes, 8 September, 2016)
Thank you for accepting the invitation we extended to convene in Rhodes and discuss the issues of the Eastern Mediterranean, a region of war and peace, cooperation and confrontation, powerful dividing lines but also friendly ties. Present in our meeting are Middle Eastern countries that are either in or contiguous to the Mediterranean Basin. They […]
September 7, 2016
Foreign Minister Kotzias’ interview with AMNA - The Rhodes Conference for Security & Stability (September 8-9/2016): A Greek initiative to bring Europe closer to the Arab world
JOURNALIST: On Thursday and Friday we are hosting in Greece, on the island of Rhodes to be exact, the Conference for Security & Stability in the E. Mediterranean, where Arab and European states will be meeting on your own initiative. Would you like to elaborate on the objective thereof? N. KOTZIAS: There is this historical, […]
August 9, 2016
Assumption Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Monday, August 15th in observance of Assumption Day.
August 6, 2016
Go #TeamGR2016 ! #Rio2016
Greece participates at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with a team of 95 athletes, taking part in 19 sports! The Greek team, with its first ever female flag bearer Sofia Bekatorou, will enter first to Maracanã Stadium at the opening ceremony, as an acknowledgement of Greece’s contribution to sports and the Olympic movement! In 1908, […]
July 18, 2016
Foreign Minister Kotzias’ doorstep statement on arrival at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 18 July 2016)
"Greece is a European anchor of democracy, peace, stability and security. We’re always protecting human rights and we try to have the best possible relations with all our neighbors."
July 5, 2016
New Ambassador of Greece to the United States Haris Lalacos presented his credentials to President Barack Obama.
On June 27, at a traditional ceremony in the White House President Barack Obama received the Letter of Credence from Haris Lalacos, new Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United States, marking the formal beginning of his mission. Ambassador Lalacos conveyed to the US President the best wishes of both the President and Prime-Minister […]
July 5, 2016
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Efstratios Efthymiou’s response to a journalist’s question regarding today’s call to Muslim prayer within the space of the world monument of Hagia Sofia, in Istanbul
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Efstratios Efthymiou stated the following in response to a journalist’s question regarding today’s call to Muslim prayer within the space of the world monument of Hagia Sofia, in Istanbul: “We express our intense concern and discomfort at yet another step that undermines the nature of Hagia Sophia as a monument of global […]
June 28, 2016
Message of Ambassador Lalacos
Dear friends, Welcome to our Embassy's website! Here you will be able to become familiar with our mission and to follow our activities. You can take advantage of the services provided by our Consular Office and the Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs. In addition, you will be able to access the websites of all […]
June 12, 2016
Foreign Ministry announcement on the deadly tragedy in Orlando, Florida
We express our unequivocal condemnation and abhorrence of the deadly attack that took place in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A, and that resulted in the tragic deaths of dozens of innocent victims. We express our condolences and support to the U.S. government and our friends the American people. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims.
