US Congressman John Sarbanes was presented with the annual “Leader” award in Washington, DC on Monday, given each year to an outstanding member of the Greek-American diaspora.
Cyprus and its emergence as a strategic partner and diplomatic link in the Mediterranean, as well as the issue the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island, was the main issue discussed in Washington, DC on Monday, in the context of the 5th Forum for Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, at the American Enterprise Institute think tank.
Kathimerini English Edition, the Delphi Economic Forum and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) are jointly organizing the 5th Southeast Europe & East Med Forum scheduled for February 12-13 in Washington, DC.
The US State Department has given Congress the necessary assurances regarding Greece’s security in the Aegean and the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Congressman John Sarbanes told Greek TV station Open on Wednesday. According to Sarbanes, if these assurances had not been given, the heads of the committees would not have approved the […]
Republican and Democratic members of the Hellenic Caucus, Armenian Caucus, Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance Caucus and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission are calling on the US administration to hold Turkey responsible over the beating and injury of nine protesters by members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security team during the leader’s visit on May 2017.
The International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) issued a statement on Tuesday, urging the US Senate and House of Representatives to reject the proposed F-16s sale to Turkey.
Two Greek-American brothers, identified as Andrew, 39, and Angelo, 51, Hatziagelis, have been arrested in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, on suspicion of planning a campaign of attacks on high-profile domestic targets.
The American Hellenic Institute (ΑΗΙ), led by President Nick Larigakis released a statement on Monday strongly opposing the recent US decision to sell F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey while highlighting the importance of F-35 sales to Greece.
Speaking on the day for commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America warned Sunday against the spread of anti-semitism by religious and church officials.
US Vice President Kamala Harris visited her native Northern California on Thursday to raise attention about international concerns over the state of American democracy and request California Democrats and donors ahead of the high stakes 2024 election.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has dismissed reports suggesting a lukewarm reception during his recent visit to the Mount Athos monastic community on Greece’s Halkidiki peninsula.
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has criticized a government bill that introduces postal voting for Greeks living abroad in both national and European elections for not granting diaspora Greeks the right to run for office.
Members of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus sent a letter to US President John Biden on Thursday, urging him to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus by inviting Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulidis to the White House.
The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the American Hellenic Institute.
After thunderstorms moved past, Florida’s largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in an annual rite that draws thousands.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world’s roughly 300 million Greek Orthodox Christians, is planning to visit Australia later this year.
Leftist opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis put the diaspora at the center of his new year’s message on Sunday, while on a holiday visit to the United States.
The government remains one of the Greek diaspora’s “steadfast supporters, honoring its invaluable contribution to the national path towards progress,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said in a New Year’s message to Greeks around the world.
The poetry collection “Bygone Fairytales” by esteemed Greek physician-researcher Dr Georgios Pavlakis was introduced on Thursday, December 14, at the Hellenic Center in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou conveyed a message to the Greek diaspora on Saturday, ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, emphasizing the significance of unity and solidarity in the face of global challenges.
Amid the ongoing delay regarding the sail of F-35 fighter jets to Greece, Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) Executive Director Endy Zemenides said in a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the progress of Greek-American relations should not be affected by the dysfunctional relationship observed between Washington and Ankara.
Manatos & Manatos, which for decades has been part of the Greek American community’s presence in Washington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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