George Gigicos

After the official confirmation of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s candidacies by the Democratic National Convention last Thursday, the electoral landscape in the US is set.

"I for one still find it hard to believe that I actually paid money to be treated so poorly," George Gigicos wrote on the English-language news site Nea Proini. The Greek-American entrepreneur, co-publisher of Nea Proini and former White House director of scheduling and advance (early in the Trump administration) was commenting on the state of ferryboat transportation in Greece this summer.

A new luxury full-service transportation company was launched on Wednesday that caters to tourists, business executives and VIPs. 'Dynamis Transportation Hellas' was launched by two Greek-Americans and their two Greek partners.

The Orthodox Public Affairs Committee (OPAC) was officially launched Wednesday in Washington DC.

The organization aims to "expose and combat the persecution of Christians around the globe," according to a statement it released.

I have to admit that it sounded kind of crazy when I first heard the news that George Gigicos, one of US President Donald Trump's key campaign staffers in the runup to the 2016 elections, was in Greece helping New Democracy candidate Sofia Nikolaou in her campaign for a seat in Parliament in general elections later this year.

The prospect of having a Greek American among US President Donald Trump's staff, even if he were to be just an aide in the broad sense of the term, provided a simple knee-jerk satisfaction and created expectations.

When I first heard the name George Papadopoulos coming from the lips of Donald Trump, I admit I was taken aback. We more or less know all the Greek Americans who are active in the Greek lobby or in think tanks. George Papadopoulos, however, was a name we hadn't heard.

George Gigicos has been removed as Donald Trump's rally organizer, Bloomberg reports claiming that the US President was allegedly upset at the crowd size and TV coverage during last week's rally at Phoenix, Arizona.

The Greek American, a contractor to the Republican National Committee, had been one of the four longest-serving political aides to the president.

Within the space of just a few days, the two Greek Americans upon whom some in Athens and certain Greek Americans had pinned their hopes left the White House. Reince Priebus was expelled in the most deceptive way possible from his position as chief of staff.

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.