Gus Bilirakis

His support for Greek-American Jimmy Patroni in the special election to be held in Florida to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives has been expressed by Donald Trump.

The new U.S. president encouraged Patroni, the state’s current chief financial officer, to run for office in the election due to the resignation of former congressman Matt Gates.

In a bipartisan letter set to be sent tomorrow, Thursday, to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, a group of American lawmakers will request a classified briefing regarding the alleged presence of Hamas Political Bureau members in Turkey.

Marco Rubio looked carefully at the map of the Eastern Mediterranean spread across his desk. He focused his gaze on Greece and Cyprus circled in thick black marker and nodded condescendingly.

In Congress in the next two years, the presence of Greek-American expatriates will be strengthened in the next two years, following yesterday’s election to renew all 435 House seats of the House of Representatives and one-third of those of the Senate (33).

The current US elections are of increased interest to Greece. In addition to electing a new president, Americans are electing, always by a majority system, the new 435 members of the House of Representatives, representing an equal number of constituencies in the country, and 33 senators, one-third of the members of the Senate.

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) will honor a number of US Congress members at its 46th Biennial Congressional Banquet, held at the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington DC, on May 22. 

AHEPA will present Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes with the "2024 AHEPA Socrates Award," the organization's highest honor. 

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.

Six members of the United States House of Representatives have written a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to ensure that the forthcoming F-16 jets Turkey is set to receive from America will not be employed in actions against Greece.

The initiative belongs to Representatives Chris Pappas, Gus Bilirakis, and Carolyn Maloney

Two US Senators and two members of Congress have urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to pressure Turkey into calling off its drilling plans in the eastern Mediterranean.