Embassy News
March 18, 2020
Coronavirus -What travelers should know
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many countries, including Greece, have imposed travel restrictions or taken other steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Travelers can find useful and important information for trips from the United States and for travels to Greece here. 1. Travel restrictions A. From abroad to the United States. The United States […]
March 5, 2020
Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis meets with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer (Athens, 5 March 2020)
Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis’ meeting today with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer focused on the situation that has been created on the Greek-Turkish border, where an organized effort towards mass illegal entries into Greece is underway. More specifically, Mr. Varvitsiotis briefed Mr. Palmer on the current situation on the […]
February 25, 2020
106th session of the U.S.-Greece Joint Commission (Athens, 25 February 2020)
The 106th session of the U.S.-Greece Joint Commission met on February 25 in Athens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was the first meeting of the Joint Commission since the January 30 ratification of the U.S.-Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) update by Greece’s Parliament. The two sides discussed additional possibilities for expanded cooperation […]
February 2, 2020
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Diaspora Greeks, Konstantinos Vlasis, visit to the United States (3–9 February 2020)
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, K. Vlasis, will travel to the United States (Washington DC and New York) from 3 to 9 February 2020. During his visit, the Deputy Minister will meet with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and representatives of Diaspora organisations and the academic community. The Deputy Minister will also attend the dinner […]
December 31, 2019
The December issue of our monthly newsletter "Greece in America" is out!
Read about the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Mitsotakis to Washington D.C., the ‘Greece is Back’ Annual Capital Link #InvestinGreece Forum in New York, a joint EU Ambassadors outreach mission to Maryland, the Olympic Truce in #Tokyo2020, and the spirit of the Holiday Season in Greece. Subscribe to our newsletter at http://eepurl.com/wBIkj
December 5, 2019
Census Certificate to be submitted by Greek males born in 2002
ANNOUNCEMENT (for Greek male citizens born in 2002) We would like to inform you that as part of their military duty, all male Greek citizens born in 2002 are requested to present themselves to the competent Greek Consular Posts in order to submit required information regarding national military service. The information must be submitted during […]
November 20, 2019
Speech of Deputy MFA K. Fragogiannis at the Conference "Southeast Europe & East Med: New strategies, New Ρerspectives" with the title “Greece as a Pillar of Stability in the Eastern Mediterranean"
“Distinguished guests, Dear colleagues,Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to take part in today's conference. Having lived in Greece during the years of the crisis, never did I imagine for a wild moment, that one day, I would be standing here in front of you, expressing my strong conviction that my home- country […]
November 17, 2019
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostas Fragogiannis to participate in the conference on ‘Southeast Europe & East Med: New strategies, New perspectives’ (Washington, 18-19 November 2019)
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy, Kostas Fragogiannis, will participate in the high-level meeting on ‘Southeast Europe & East Med: New strategies, New perspectives’, which is taking place in Washington on 18 and 19 November. The event, co-hosted by the ‘Delphi Economic Forum’ and ‘Kathimerini’, will be attended by the following U.S. […]
October 7, 2019
Joint Statement Regarding the Second United States-Greece Strategic Dialogue 2019
The Governments of Greece and the United States held the second Greece-United States Strategic Dialogue in Athens, Greece, on October 7, 2019. Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias and U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo launched the Strategic Dialogue, which included high-level interagency representation from both countries. The Strategic Dialogue is a testament […]
