Greek Embassy in Washington
Washington event marks 50 years since Turkish invasion of Cyprus
An event was held at the hall of the Cathedral of St Sophia in Washington, DC, on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
Washington: prominent expatriates mentor Greek-American students
For the ninth consecutive year, Greek American students and young professionals from across the United States met in Washington, D.C. to participate in a program that allows them to meet and receive professional guidance from distinguished members of the Greek American community.
US: The restoration of the statue of Eleftherios Venizelos at the Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC is completed
The restoration of the historic statue of Frederios Venizelos at the Greek Embassy in Washington has been completed. The initiative for the restoration of the historic statue was taken by the Venizelos Foundation’s US Branch.
Greece appoints new envoys to Washington, Ankara
Greece's Foreign Ministry appointed Ekaterini Nassika as the country's new ambassador to Washington and Theodoros Bizakis as new envoy to Ankara, it was announced on Thursday.
Nassika previous post was ambassador to the Russian Federation, while Bizakis was Minister Counselor-Deputy Chief of Mission at the Greek embassy in Washington.
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Picturesque Greek doors inspire Washington photo show
The Greek Embassy in Washington, DC, is unveiling an exhibition of photographs by Dody Tsiantar, a journalist and retired adjunct professor at Columbia University Journalism School.
"Glimpses of Greece: Door Portraits," comprises a collection of shots taken by Tsiantar on her cellphone camera while traveling around the country.
Animal welfare activists to protest donkey rides outside Greek embassy in Washington
Animal rights activists announced they will hold a rally outside the Greek embassy in Washington, DC on Thursday at noon (local time) to call for an end to Santorini's donkey rides.
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) described the practice as "notoriously inhumane," pointing to a damning eyewitness investigation by the group's German chapter.
Feta cheese has avoided US levy, says agricultural ministry
The United States has agreed to exclude Greece's famous feta cheese from the list of products that may be slapped with a levy as part of the country's proposal to impose tariffs on goods from the European Union, in response to EU subsidies to Airbus, according to state-run news agency ANA-MPA.
FM N. Kotzias at the State Department in Washington D.C.
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington D.C. on Monday at 1.45 p.m. (local time).
Following the meeting, Kotzias will brief Greek correspondents.
At 5 p.m., Kotzias will meet at the Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C., with representatives of the Jewish American organizations AIPAC and B'nai B'rith.