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AHI Nominated Among “Greek America’s Best and Brightest Stars”

WASHINGTON, DC—The Gabby Awards selection committee has nominated the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) among one of five candidates in the “Promotion of Hellenism” category. The Gabby Awards event, which will take place for the first time this year, was founded to celebrate excellence among Greek Americans and to reward those who embody it. The Promotion of Hellenism category is open to an individual or organization that has promoted any aspect of Hellenism.

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Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiades Varvitsiotis Visits AHI’s Hellenic House

WASHINGTON, DC—On April 28, 2009, Mr. Miltiades Varvitsiotis, Greece’s Deputy Minister of Forereign Affaris visited AHI’s Hellenic House for a working luncheon.

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AHI Letter to the Editor Published in the Washington Times

WASHINGTON, DC—On April 30, 2009 the Washington Times published a letter to the editor written by American Hellenic Institute (AHI) Executive Director, Nick Larigakis, in response to a April 24, 2009 article by Andrew Borowiec, “Turkish-Cypriots Vote Threatens Talks on Unification.”

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AHI president, executive director attend ceremony to mark latest delivery of F-16 aircraft to Hellenic Air Force

FORT WORTH, Texas—American Hellenic Institute President Aleco Haralambides and Executive Director Nick Larigakis attended a ceremony at Lockheed Martin facilities on March 19 to commemorate the initial delivery of the latest generation of F-16 fighter aircraft to Greece under an agreement with the United States.

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AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis Visits Florida to Take Part in the Greek Independence Day Celebrations

WASHINGTON, DC—AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis traveled to Florida to participate in the Greek Independence Day celebrations that were held in Tarpon Springs on March 29, 2009.

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The Mayor of Thessaloniki Vassilios Papageorgopoulos Visits AHI

WASHINGTON, DC—On April 6, 2009, the Mayor of Thessaloniki, Vassilios Papageorgopoulos, visited the American Hellenic Institute’s Hellenic House.

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AHI Hosts Annual Congressional Salute to Greek Independence Day

WASHINGTON, DC—On April 1, 2009, the American Hellenic Institute hosted its annual “Congressional Salute to Greek Independence Day” at the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill to celebrate the 188th Anniversary of Greek Independence and the common democratic ideals held by Greece and the United States. The event was held in cooperation with the Congressional Hellenic Caucus’s co-sponsors, Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY).

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Calendar of Events Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Book Presentation by Prof. Van Coufoudakis. Monday, May 11, 2009 AHI-New York Business Networking 2nd Monday of the Month Group. Click here for further info»»

Op-eds by Nick Larigakis 04-09-09 Op-Ed: Greek Independence Day at the White House—Lost Opportunity Once again, as has been the tradition by recent administrations, the President of the United States invited members of the Greek American community to join him on March 25th at the White House to commemorate and celebrate Greek Independence Day. 02-16-09 Op-Ed: Let’s Show Support for Senator Robert Menendez One of the strongest advocates that the Hellenic American community has on Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), has come under fire by the organization, Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), for raising the issue of Cyprus to Senator Hillary Clinton during her recent confirmation hearing for Secretary of State. Op-eds by Gene Rossides 05-01-09 Op-Ed: Obama Visits Turkey-Pluses and Minuses President Obama’s decision to visit Turkey and speak to the Turkish Parliament should be analyzed from the perspective of what he wanted to accomplish in his first overseas trip. 03-20-09 Op-Ed: Obama/Biden and Turkey’s Anti-Semitism The recent anti-Israel and anti-Semitic outburst by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his attack on Israel and Israeli President Sihmon Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calls for a thorough review by the Obama/Biden administration of U.S.-Turkey relations. 01-30-09 Op-Ed: An Especially Historic Inauguration In a sense all inaugurations of a president of the United States are historic simply because a president-elect of the U.S. is being sworn into office.

AHI News Flash:

01-21-09 AHI Executive Director Interview with the Greek News

Letters to the Editor:

08-06-08 The Washington Times Prints AHI Letter Regarding Cyprus

04-07-08 AHI Sends Letter to The New York Times Regarding Editorial on “Macedonia”