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Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has backed Eleni Kounalakis in her campaign for the California governorship. The Greek American politician previously ran to become the governor of California back in 2018. She did not attain...

On Monday, Greek American politician Eleni Kounalakis launched her campaign to become governor of California in 2026. Kounalakis will become the first female governor in Californian history if she succeeds. When announcing her run for governor on Monday, she outlined...

California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Wednesday. “Vice President Biden will bring decency and honor back to the White House. He is the strong, steady, decent leader that our nation so desperately needs to...

Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis has recently been designated by Governor Gavin Newsom as his top representative to advance California’s economic interests abroad. Eleni Kounalakis was sworn into office as lieutenant governor of California in January, becoming the first...

Eleni Kounalakis was sworn into office as lieutenant governor of California on Monday, becoming the first woman ever elected to the post. In her speech made after she was sworn in, the first-generation Greek-American said that there is no issue...

Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, a first-generation Greek-American, won the race to become the first female to be elected Lieutenant Governor of California. With almost 90 percent of the ballots counted, Kounalakis has a double-digit lead over her opponent Ed Hernandez. Elected for a maximum...

Greek-American Eleni Kounalakis is one of the two candidates remaining in the race to become the next lieutenant governor of California. Ed Hernandez, a fellow Democrat, is the other candidate remaining from an initial group of 11 runners. Kounalakis secured first place...

Eleni Kounalakis was a successful land developer in Sacramento before she accepted an ambassador's post in Hungary under Secretary Hillary Clinton. After her post ended in 2013, Kounalakis retuned to the US and wrote a book on her experiences as a...

A Greek-American businesswoman and former U.S. ambassador running for office in California has told Greek Reporter: "The American Dream is what made this country great, and we must keep this pathway open for everyone." Eleni Kounalakis, a first-generation Greek-American, is...

  On Saturday April 25, 2015 the American Hellenic Council of Southern California (AHC), a non-partisan political advocacy organization, will host its 40th Annual Honors Dinner Dance at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Since its inception, the American Hellenic Council...

The new year was celebrated at a Sunday open house hosted by Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis (Photo left with her Dad), newly confirmed U.S. ambassador to Hungary, and her husband, Washington Monthly President and Publisher Markos Kounalakis. The party was...

And George Apostolakis, Commissioner to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. President Obama said, “As we take on the 21st century challenges facing our nation, I am confident that these individuals will work to keep our nation safe at home, and strengthen...

"Hope is a tattered flag" is the title of the new book of "Washington monthly" publisher, Markos Kounalakis, and co-author, Peter Laufer. The book expresses unique views of "Reason and Change for the Post-Bush Era".

Greek-American entrepreneurs have recently joined forces to launch the $11 million XPRIZE worldwide initiative to combat wildfires. XPRIZE Wildfire is a 4-year global competition that will provide funding to teams able to develop and demonstrate fully-autonomous capabilities to detect and...

Democratic Rep. Dina Titus was reelected to a sixth term in the 1st Congressional District in Nevada, which includes the Las Vegas Strip at the US Midterm elections. Titus narrowly defeated Republican opponent Mark Robertson, a retired Army Colonel. Titus wrote...