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Greek-American Michael Karloutsos αppointed State Department Deputy Chief of Protocol & Acting Chief
Michael Karloutsos has been appointed Deputy Chief of Protocol and Acting Chief, a high-profile position in the State Department, and will begin on July 23. He brings many years of extensive experience in politics and public relations to the position.
Yuri Drozdov, Soviet superspy who planted “illegals” in other countries, dies at 91
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29-year-old mother of 3 gone missing (photos)
Greek police have issued a “silver alert” for a 29-year-old mother of three from the area of Menidi, Attica who has gone missing. Gianna Chatzimanolakis has been missing since Tuesday, April 25. Her sister, Anastasia, revealed to protothema.gr that the family think she might be suffering from depression. “She just disappeared. She hadn’t told us anything. She didn’t have anywhere to go to.
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Name Day vs. Birthdays – Why Greeks celebrate their names! (vid)
Greeks and Cypriots celebrate name days much in the same way that birthdays are celebrated… minus the birthday cake!
The tradition stems from antiquity when newborn children were named after one of their grandparents so that names could continue down the family line. This tradition served to strengthen the value of a ‘name’.