Tag: US Embassy Athens

Remembering American Journalist George Polk; Victim of Greece’s Civil War

In May 1948, the body of CBS correspondent George Polk was found floating in Salonika Bay, Greece. His hands and

March 19, 2025

U.S. Embassy Launches Pop-Up American Space in Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium

The U.S. Embassy in Athens, in collaboration with the Municipality of Piraeus and Olympiacos F.C., has unveiled the Pop-Up American

November 26, 2024

US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis Returns to Ancestral Village 

This month, the newly inaugurated U.S. Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis returned to his parents’ village of Platanos, located in

June 30, 2022

George Tsunis to Be Nominated as New U.S. Ambassador to Greece

News website Axios reports that the White House will formally nominate New York businessman George Tsunis to serve as the

October 8, 2021

US Embassy in Athens Displays BLM Banner on George Floyd Death Anniversary

The United States Embassy in Athens hung a Black Lives Matter banner on Tuesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of

May 26, 2021

Pyatt: Philhellenic Movement of 1821 in USA Led to Women’s Suffrage, Abolition Movements

Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt championed the two-centuries-old relationship between the United

May 11, 2021

A New Era and an Opportunity for Greek-U.S. Relations to Thrive

I couldn’t help but sit back and smile, as I participated in President Joe Biden’s Zoom event to celebrate Greek

March 31, 2021

U.S. Embassy in Athens Donates 400 Meals to Local Children’s Hospital

The U.S. Embassy in Athens on Friday donated 400 meals to healthcare workers at the Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital near

January 18, 2021

U.S. Embassy in Athens Launches Year-Long Commemoration of Greek Revolution Bicentennial

The U.S. Embassy in Athens announced on Thursday the official launch of “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship,”

January 15, 2021

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