Embassy News
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’’ […]
October 13, 2008
Signing of three Greek-Vietnamese cooperation agreements within the framework of the President’s state visit to Vietnam
Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Petros Doukas signed three Greek-Vietnamese bilateral cooperation agreements today in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the presence of the Presidents of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Karolos Papoulias, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet. Specifically, Mr. Doukas and the Vietnamese Deputy Minister for Planning and Investment, Mr. Nguyen Bich, signed […]
October 3, 2008
Greek envoy to US briefs Congressional staff members
The important international role played by Greece as a major force in international shipping, which is of strategic importance for the United States and the global economy, as well as the country's heightened economic presence in SE Europe, were underlined in the briefing made to US Congressional staff members on Thursday by the Greek ambassador […]
October 3, 2008
Embassy of Greece co-host of the National University Startups Conference (Washington, DC, 1-3 Oct 2008)
The Embassy of Greece was the “Embassy Host” to this year’s National University Startups Conference, which took place on October 1-3, 2008 at the Washington DC Convention Center organized by the National Council for Entrepreneurial Tech-Transfer (NCET2). The Opening Reception of the National University Startups Conference was held at the Embassy of Greece on October […]
September 16, 2008
Shakespeare Theatre Company: The Appeal Trial of Socrates
The Verdict: Overwhelmingly Not Guilty2,500 years ago, in 399 B.C., the Athenian Assembly found Socrates guilty on two charges: (i) corrupting the youth of Athens, and (ii) impiety, i.e., failure to respect the City’s gods. Socrates was sentenced to death, but he is now appealing his conviction; the appeal, while long overdue, appears timely, not […]
