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The U.S. Embassy in Athens on Thursday, honored eleven Greek police (EL.AS) officers involved in an international investigation.  The investigation led to the whereabouts of three southern California children missing in a well-documented 2008 parent abduction case. All three of...

U.S. Ambassador George Tsunis was declared an honorary citizen of Greece's Nafpaktos in a ceremony held on Saturday. Nafpaktos Mayor Vasilis Gizas presented the U.S. Ambassador with the honor. Speaking at the event, an emotional Tsunis expressed his deep sense...

The port of Alexandroupolis in north-eastern Greece will play a vital role in the military presence of the U.S. in the country, foreign minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday. Speaking during a debate in Parliament on the Mutual Defense Cooperation...

The University of West Attica, one of Athens' premiere educational institutions, offered an honorary doctorate to Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis at a ceremony in the Greek capital on Tuesday. "It was a tremendous honor to get the honorary doctorate. It...

The US Embassy in Athens flew a Black Lives Matter flag on Tuesday, which marked one year since the murder of George Floyd.

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens The Greek Embassy in Washington on Saturday opened its doors for the third consecutive year to a workshop aiming to introduce children to ancient Greek civilization. The "Become an Archaeologist for a Day" workshop...

The US Embassy in Athens issued the following statement after the implementation of capital controls in Greece. The State Department alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Greece of the possibility of disruptions to banking services – including...

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Director of Fire and Aviation Management Tom Harbour visited Athens as part of a review of the fire-fighting training and collaboration with the senior leadership of the Hellenic Fire Service. During his visit, Chief Harbour...

By Nikoleta Kalmouki, Andy Dabilis The escape of the Greek terrorist Christodoulos Xeros on Jan. has provoked an immediate response from the United States with officials expressing frustration that another dangerous criminal walked away from a furlough - the second...

  The family of the  U.S. Marine Brian LaLoup who committed suicide inside the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, claims that their son was buried without his heart after the Greek authorities performed an illegal autopsy and removed the organ. According to...

Following an explosion at the Athens' Mall, the country's largest shopping center, the American Embassy there put out an emergency message warning Americans in the country to be careful and avoid the area and for Americans planning to visit...

President Obama has nominated John M. Koenig, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cyprus. The nomination...

Passengers leaving Athens on Delta Airlines' Wednesday morning flight for New York were no doubt surprised when U.S. Ambassador to Athens Daniel Speckhard suddenly arrived at the airline's check-in desk to check on their progress, surrounded by a bevy...

The Journey to Greece program - also known as The Journey, which is offered by AHEPA in collaboration with the University of Indianapolis in Athens, enters its fifth consecutive year in 2010 with the sponsorship support of the National...

When George Whyte was elected mayor of Athens Borough, Pa., he probably never dreamed that he would one day take part in a ceremony with the mayor of Athens, Greece (foto). Yet that's exactly what Whyte as well as a...