President and Founder of Hellenicare and Honorary SAE President Mr. Andrew A. Athens sent out a message on the occasion of the October 28th anniversary of “Oxi Day”, underlining that the historic day of the Greek Resistance fight against the Axis Powers continues to inspire in terms of the ideals of freedom and justice. Furthermore, [...]
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Greek Foreign Minister Lambrinidis and Secretary Clinton to Meet in Washington
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Stavros Lambrinidis will be meeting with his US counterpart the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today evening at 20:15 (Greek time) at State Department in Washington DC. According to diplomatic sources, topics for discussion between the two officials will include the Greek debt crisis and the possible developments occurring after today’s [...]
Two Greek Female Professors Win PECASE Presidential Award
Despite the current harsh times that Greece is facing, two Greek prominent professors are among the winners of the Presidential PECASE Award 2011, proving that in all uncertainty and bleak future prospects, Greeks have the necessary abilities and qualifications to succeed at international levels of science. The highest distinction bestowed by the United States government [...]
American Archaeologists to Create Cultural Heritage Park in Peloponnesos
American archaeologists aim to create a cultural heritage park in the mountainous area of the Western Peloponnesos (Mt.Lykaion) under the initiative of the head of Mt. Lykaion Excavations Dr. David Gilman Romano. The Philhellene Archaeology Professor has recently presented his proposal about the park during a talk at the Greek Embassy in Washington, organized by [...]
American-Jewish Community Joins Annual Washington “Oxi” Day Celebration
Jewish community leaders, policymakers and national opinion leaders will be joining leaders of the Greek American community at the First Annual Washington Oxi Celebration, which will take place October 28th in Washington DC. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will be presenting the Oxi Day Archbishop Damaskinos Award at a ceremony on the same day, [...]
Hillary Clinton Congratulates Republic of Cyprus
US Secretary of State, Foreign Minister, Hillary Clinton in her statement on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Cyprus repeated her country’s support to the ongoing Cyprus negotiations aiming at reunifying the island on the basis of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. “The United States value the long-standing friendship [...]
Hidden Writings of Archimedes on Display at Baltimore Museum
The long-hidden writings of Archimedes are the focus of “Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes,” a new exhibition at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum, running October 16-January 1. An international team of experts resurrected the hidden manuscript of the ancient world’s greatest thinker, Archimedes of Syracuse. In Jerusalem in 1229 AD the greatest works of [...]
Cyprus Documentary to Air on Maryland Public TV
The documentary, “Cyprus Still Divided: A US Foreign Policy Failure,” produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, George Veras and made possible by the support of the American Hellenic Institute Foundation, will air on Maryland Public Television on October 17. The one-hour documentary will be available to viewers in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia. The [...]
AHEPA Meets with State Department
On September 15, Dr. John Grossomanides, supreme president, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), a leading association for the nation’s three million American citizens of Greek heritage, and Philhellenes, met with Kathleen H. Allegrone, director, Office of Southern European Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and James P. Merz, deputy director, Office of Southern European Affairs, [...]
AHI Commemorates the 89th Anniversary of the Catastrophe at Smyrna
The American Hellenic Institute will host a noon forum in commemoration of the 89th Anniversary of the Catastrophe at Smyrna, on September 27 at the Hellenic House in Washington, DC. “Greeks from Asia Minor: A Remembrance of Things Past,” will be presented by Professor Alice James, Professor of Anthropology, Shippensburg University and Visiting Research Associate, [...]
State Department’s 2011 Report on Religious Freedom in Greece
The State Department 2011 Report on International Religious Freedom underlines that the Greek government shows respect towards religious beliefs and their practice and that there was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the government since last year. The American publishers deem as a “highly positive development” for Greece the fact [...]
AHIF to Host 10th Annual Future of Hellenism in America Conference
The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) will host its 10th Annual Conference on the Future of Hellenism in America, keeping the discussion of the promotion and preservation of Hellenism at the forefront of the community, on November 19-20 in Washington, DC. Conference presentations typically analyze key issues within the Greek-American community, such as [...]
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02 / 10 US Media Focus on Greek Financial Developments
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02 / 09 Tyne Daly as Maria Callas of “Master Class”
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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