Embassy News
November 9, 2013
PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN HONOR OF THE EXHIBITION Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections
In the first exhibition devoted to Byzantine art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 170 rare and important works, drawn exclusively from Greek collections, offer a fascinating glimpse of the soul and splendor of the mysterious Byzantine Empire. On view in the West Building from October 6, 2013, through March 2, 2014, Heaven and […]
November 7, 2013
Greek Embassy in Washington hosts reception on Youth - Agro Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Greek Embassy in Washington hosts reception on Youth - Agro Entrepreneurship and Innovation: WASHINGTON, DC - Ambassador Christos Panagopoulos hosted the event on November 5 to introduce the Re-Inspire Greece from the Youth Up initiative that aims to substantially support youth, innovative agro-entrepreneurship in Greece (learn more…)
November 6, 2013
Fellowship for International Arts Managers
Fellowship for International Arts Managers. Hosted by the DeVos Institute at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington D.C., this fellowship is an immersive program in arts management strategy. (Learn more…)
November 4, 2013
Joint statements of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos and the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov (Athens, 30 October 2013)
E. VENIZELOS: It is a great pleasure to welcome to the Foreign Ministry our dear friend the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, a major figure in international diplomacy. We had the opportunity, early this morning, to jointly declare the opening of a conference dedicated to the first Governor of the independent Greek […]
October 4, 2013
Prime Minister A. Samaras visits Washington DC (October 1st and 2nd)
During his 48-hour stopover at the US capital, PM Antonis Samaras met with Vice President Joe Biden at the White House, with the Managing Director of the IMF, Mme Christine Lagarde, leaders of the US Congress including the members of the Hellenic Caucus and addressed the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
October 3, 2013
Prime Minister A. Samaras speaks at the Peterson Institute for international Economics.
I would like very warmly to thank Peterson Institute for the invitation to be here tonight and I am greatly honored by your presence sir, Mr. “Petros Petropoulos”, really honored. You have given all of us a lot to talk about. I met you when I was Foreign Minister back in 1990 and I ‘ve […]
September 18, 2013
The University of Ioannina - International Center of Hellenic Education-Culture & Vocational Training "Stavros Niarchos"
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HELLENIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE-UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA
September 16, 2013
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ statement regarding the U.S.-Russian agreement on Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos made the following statement regarding the agreement reached in Geneva by the Foreign Minister of Russia and the U.S. Secretary of State: “The framework of the agreement reached in Geneva on the chemical weapons in Syria is a very positive development that can contribute to the efforts […]
September 13, 2013
New partnership designed to help academically advanced Greek students soar to be celebrated in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND September 10, 2013—CTY Greece, a new academic program at Anatolia College designed to challenge and engage bright, pre-college students from Greece, will be celebrated on Monday, September 16, 2013, 5:30 -7:30 p.m., at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth in Baltimore. Click here to read more
