News from the Consulate General in Houston
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
New guidelines for visiting the Consulate of Greece in Houston
In view of the new reality due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our aim at keeping our visitors and staff safe, we would like to inform you that as of Monday May 18, 2020, all our services will be conducted by appointment only. To book an appointment, please contact us either by email at grcon.hou@mfa.gr […]
May 1, 2020
May Day
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed on Friday, May 1st in observance of May Day.
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 […]
March 21, 2020
Urgent call for repatriation of Greek citizens
Τhe Consulate of Greece in Houston invites Greek citizens wishing to return to Greece, to do so as soon as possible, through available commercial flights. Difficulties in travel from the US to Europe increase rapidly and constantly.
March 16, 2020
Important message from the Consulate of Greece in Houston about its operation during the national emergency period due to COVID-19
Due to the fact that the United States of America has been declared under a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, the Consulate of Greece in Houston – in order to safeguard the health and safety of the public and our employees - will provide its services on a limited basis and upon appointment. These […]
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 […]
July 18, 2019
Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, following his meeting with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (Washington, 17 July 2019)
This was an important opportunity for me to meet with Senator Menendez and express my thanks and the satisfaction of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and of the Greek government with the Senator’s legislative initiative. We also talked about Greek-American relations and the issues being created by the Turkish provocations against Cyprus and in the Eastern […]
