Embassy News
July 9, 2020
WELCOME TO GREECE!
Beginning July 1, 2020, the Greek government has determined how the country will welcome travelers, carry out the necessary diagnostic screening and keep everyone safe throughout the season. The Passenger Locator Form (PLF) is a key element in the planning. As of July 9th 2020, travelers that are allowed to visit Greece must complete their […]
June 29, 2020
U.S. – Greece Strategic Dialogue High-Level Energy Working Group Virtual Meeting, June 29, 2020
Joint Statement The Governments of the United States and Greece held a 2nd high-levelmeeting of the Strategic Dialogue Energy Working Group virtually on June 29, 2020.Head of the U.S. delegation, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources (ENR) Francis R. Fannon, DOE Undersecretary for Energy Mark Menezes, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, […]
May 23, 2020
Memorial Day
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.
May 15, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Information
We would like to inform you that as of Monday, 18 May 2020, the Consular Office of the Embassy of Greece in Washington DC will provide all consular services, by appointment only. Please call 202-939-1300 or send an email to grcon.was@mfa.gr , in order to schedule an appointment. During your visit, you are expected to […]
May 1, 2020
May Day
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed on Friday, May 1st in observance of May Day.
April 24, 2020
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs K. Fragogiannis participates in video conference hosted by the American think tank “Business Council for International Understanding”,with U.S. Ambassador to Greece
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostas Fragogiannis participated as a keynote speaker, together with the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, in a virtual roundtable hosted by the internationally renowned American think tank Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), which focused on investment opportunities in Greece. Addressing an audience of representatives of U.S. Fortune-500 companies, […]
April 21, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement on Turkey’s declaration of illegal drilling within the continental shelf and EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus (21 April 2020)
We unequivocally condemn Turkey’s newly declared illegal drilling within the EEZ and continental shelf of the Republic of Cyprus; drilling that, in fact, Turkey plans to carry out in fields that have been licensed, via the proper legal procedures, to European energy companies. This is yet another provocation that ignores the calls of the EU […]
April 8, 2020
PM Mitsotakis' message to Greeks living in the USA
https://www.amna.gr/en/article/447544/PM-Mitsotakis-message-to-Greeks-living-in-the-USA?fbclid=IwAR0dkF_wOvd6SzTO4V-adxAdQcJ-MZ3yupdzNT_U_RdjoHKOueh-6Ksy7Ec
March 30, 2020
Article by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, published in the Financial Times: “Turkey’s refugee ‘extortion diplomacy’ must end” (30 March 2020)
From the summer of 2015 until early 2016, the EU faced a massive influx of asylum seekers, most of them fleeing the conflict in Syria. About 1m people entered Europe, most of them from Turkey, by arriving on Greek islands in the Aegean. To address this influx and alleviate the burden, the EU and Turkey […]
