Embassy News
November 16, 2009
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador of Greece V. Kaskarelis on the occasion of the visit of his all holiness Patriarch Bartholomew visit to Washington
Your All Holiness, Eminences, Excellencies, Members of Congress, Ladies and Gentlemen, With profound respect and my utmost esteem, I welcome YOU and your honorable delegation to Washington. I am confident that I express the sentiments of everyone here when I say that we are privileged to be in Your presence. More than 30 years ago, […]
September 17, 2009
Meeting of Greek American Community Leaders hosted by Ambassador of Greece H.E. Vassilis Kaskarelis
Newly-arrived to Washington Ambassador of Greece, Vassilis Kaskarelis, hosted and chaired a meeting of more than 45 leading members of the Greek American community from around the country, coordinated by the USA Region of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE). The meeting was an opportunity for members of the community to meet the new […]
July 21, 2009
Greece’s New Ambassador to the US Speaks to TNH
NEW YORK – For the Greek American Community to succeed in promoting Hellenic issues, policymakers in the United States must see that Greek Americans are genuinely interested in the problems facing America, in addition to Greek national issues alone. Vasilios Kaskarelis, the new Greek Ambassador to the United States and successor to Alexandros Mallias – […]
July 20, 2009
Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic Vassilis Kaskarelis presents his Credentials to the President of the United States Barack Obama
Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic Vassilis Kaskarelis presented yesterday (July 20, 2009) his credentials to the President of the United States Barack Obama. In his remarks, Ambassador Kaskarelis stressed that the two countries have often found themselves fighting shoulder-to-shoulder and waging concerted efforts for the common cause. “Shared values and principles”, he remarked, “as well […]
April 13, 2009
Remarks by Ambassador Alexandros P. Mallias at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Conference
“COMPLETING AMERICA'S MISSION IN THE BALKANS” Dear friends and colleagues, 1. With my tenure as Ambassador of Greece to the United States coming to an end in a few weeks, I am pleased that one of my last presentations in Washington DC is about the Balkans, an area where I devoted twenty years of my […]
March 30, 2009
Greek Independence commemorated at the White House
The ties and common values shared by Greece and the United States, from the first democracy of antiquity to the modern democracies of the present day, were emphasized by U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and the Orthodox Archbishop of America Demetrios in speeches given during a special ceremony held at the White […]
March 19, 2009
Message by the Ambassador of Greece to the United States Mr. Alexandros P. Mallias on the occasion of Greek Independence Day
With my tenure as Greece’s Ambassador to the United States coming to a close after almost four years in Washington, it is my privilege to extend this message to all of you on the 188th anniversary of the March 25, 1821 Greek War of Independence; a struggle that resulted in the establishment of the modern […]
November 14, 2008
A new beginning-The Wisdom of the past
THE HUFFINGTON POST A NEW BEGINNING – THE WISDOM OF THE PASTWHY THE GREEK CLASSICS ARE STILL RELEVANT Along with millions of people around the world, I, too, watched as President-elect Barack Obama graciously thanked the American people for voting him into the highest office in the land. His was an inspiring message of change […]
October 17, 2008
US Congress supports Greece on FYROM’s name issue
130 Members of Congress have so far co-sponsored Resolutions H.356 and S.300, expressing the sense of the Senate / House of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between the FYROM and Greece regarding ‘‘hostile activities or propaganda’’ […]
