AHI Delegation Departs on its Annual Trip to Greece and Cyprus

AHI News

Action Alerts

Contact U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Members--Urge Them to Support H.R.4347, Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act
Contact Your U.S. Representatives—Urge Them to Co-Sponsor Congressional Resolution on FYROM Name Recognition Issue
Contact Your U.S. Representative to Co-Sponsor House Resolution 187 Condemning Any Attempt to Use the Current Economic Crisis as a Means of Imposing a Settlement on the People of Cyprus
Contact Your U.S. Representative to Co-Sponsor Resolution Urging Turkey to Respect the Rights and Religious Freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
Contact Your Congressional Candidates to Urge Them to Complete AHI's Candidate Questionnaire
Urge Your U.S. Representative to Oppose Pro-Turkey Trade/Investment Bill

AHI Announcements

AHI Videos

Twitter @TheAHIinDC

AHI Delegation Departs on its Annual Trip to Greece and Cyprus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: C. Franciscos Economides
May 27, 2005—No.57	(202) 785-8430

AHI Delegation Departs on its Annual Trip to Greece and Cyprus

WASHINGTON, DC—The annual AHI delegation departs tomorrow for a two-week trip to Cyprus and Greece. A delegation representing the American Hellenic Institute will travel from May 29-June 10, 2005, making stops in Nicosia, Thessaloniki and Athens. The delegation is scheduled to meet with government officials and business leaders in both countries to discuss items of mutual concern and cooperation. Through this visit, the delegation aims to advance and project AHI's goals and objectives in Greece and Cyprus.

Highlights of the trip include meetings with President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos and President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias. Additionally, AHI will kick off its 1st Annual Athens Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner on June 7, 2005, honoring former President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos.

Further, the delegation will meet with U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Charles Ries, and U.S. Consul General to Thessaloniki Demetra Pappas.

The delegation includes: AHI President Gene Rossides, AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis, AHI Athens Chapter President Ilias Malevitis, Advisory Committee Members Kostas Alexakis, Van Coufoudakis, Nicholas G. Karambelas and President of the Hellenic American National Council Ted G. Spyropoulos. In addition, four other AHI members will participate including: Erica Knickman-Spyropoulos, Costas G. Alexandrides, Takey Crist and Elias Papadopoulos.

The delegation will conduct meetings in Nicosia from May 29-June 2, then will proceed to Thessaloniki, staying there from June 2-June 4, and concluding the trip in Athens from June 5-June 10.

###

For additional information, please contact C. Franciscos Economides at (202) 785-8430 or at pr@ahiworld.org. For general information regarding the activities of AHI, please view our Web site at https://www.ahiworld.org.