US Embassy in Athens

Today's video features Matthew Bogdanos, assistant district attorney in Manhattan (since 1988), author and colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.

Today's video features John Sitaras, fitness professional, creator of the Sitaras Method and founder of Sitaras Fitness in New York City.

A fire that broke out in the basement of the US embassy in Athens on Sunday night caused only minor damage, authorities said.

A computer and some documents were burned during the fire, which started at around 11 p.m.

Seven fire engines were called to the scene and the 21 firefighters present soon brought the blaze under control.

Today's video features Evie Zambetakis, managing director at Energy Security Research, LLC, and formerly a senior research assistant and project and research coordinator of the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution.

Greeks Gone West is a series of video vignettes the US Embassy in Athens made about the world of work in the US. Through the prism of Greeks and Greek-Americans with interesting work lives, we hope to improve the understanding of US society and to show possibilities during a time, in Greece, when life seems full of limitations and frustrations.

Today's video features Susanna Negovan, editor and publisher of Splash, a weekly style magazine distributed inside the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times.

Today's video features George Kotsiopoulos, E! fashion guru and stylist, who has created red carpet looks for, among others, Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore and Zoe Saldana.

Greeks Gone West is a series of video vignettes the US Embassy in Athens made about the world of work in the US. Through the prism of Greeks and Greek-Americans with interesting work lives, we hope to improve the understanding of US society and to show possibilities during a time, in Greece, when life seems full of limitations and frustrations.