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AHI Submits Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY2013 Foreign Aid to Southeastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean
AHEPA Honors AHI President with Inaugural Outstanding Public Advocacy Award
Chicago Tribune Video on Greece’s Economy Features AHI President
Groundbreaking PBS Cyprus Documentary Screened at Hermes Expo International
AHI Commends U.S. Commission’s International Religious Freedom Report For Designating Turkey a “Country of Particular Concern”
AHI President’s Op-ed: Greek Independence Day and the Athenian Oath: Let us be Reminded of our Duty
AHI Hosts Annual Congressional Salute to Greek Independence Day
AHI Welcomes Leading House Democrat on Foreign Affairs Berman’s Letter to Secretary Clinton on Cyprus
AHI, AHEPA Express Disappointment to Largest Airline on Direct Route to Athens Cancellation
AHI Releases 2011 Annual Report

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AHI Events

AHI offers several exciting programs throughout the year. Each spring, AHI’s gala “Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner” honors the best and brightest in the Greek American community; in the fall we hold a conference on “The Future of Hellenism in America," held each year at different cities around the country; and in the summer the “College Student Foreign Policy Study Trip to Greece and Cyprus” a two-week trip to Washington, DC, Greece and Cyprus college students have the opportunity to see and experience first hand foreign policy issues affecting US-Greece-Cyprus relations.

Membership Information

AHI’s members care deeply about the United States’ relationship with Greece and Cyprus and their neighbors. Following Pericles’s admonition that good citizenship requires involvement in public affairs, we recognize the important role played in a vibrant democracy by alert and engaged citizens.

Policy Statement

Each year, AHI initiates congressional legislation, issues policy statements, and serves as an effective watchdog on issues affecting U.S. relations in Southeastern Europe. Key issues have included ending the illegal occupation of Cyprus, the treatment of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, aggression in the Aegean Sea, and the U.S.’s response to the dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the latter nation’s name.

AHI Rebuts Congressman’s Floor Statement Recognizing Turkey

Written by Staff Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00

AHI Rebuts Congressman’s Floor Statement Recognizing Turkey

WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) issues the following statement in rebuttal to U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield’s (R-KY) statement on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives that praised the Republic of Turkey on May 9, 2012. Congressman Whitfield is a co-chair of the Congressional Turkish Caucus.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 07:15

Panelists Examine the Myths, Realities of Greece’s Economic Crisis

Written by Staff Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00

Panelists Examine the Myths, Realities of Greece’s Economic Crisis

WASHINGTON, DC —The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) hosted the policy seminar “The Greek Economic Crisis: Myth & Reality” featuring a panel of experts who examined various aspects of the topic on April 25, 2012 at the Capital Hilton, Washington, DC. Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis, ambassador of Greece to the U.S., provided closing remarks and participated in a Q&A with the audience.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:41

AHI Releases 2012 Policy Statements

Written by Staff Tuesday, 08 May 2012 00:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: Demetra Atsaloglou
May 8, 2012—No. 31	(202) 785-8430

WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) announced the release of its 2012 Policy Statements today. The policy statements discuss issues affecting the Greek American community as they pertain to United States relations with Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey.

“We strongly urge everyone to utilize the policy statements to their full potential, educating policymakers and creating awareness of the issues to the greater community at-large,” said AHI President Nick Larigakis. “The positions presented in the document are in the best interests of the United States. We also sincerely thank the record number of organizations that have endorsed the policy statements.”

The policy statements are approved by several membership-based organizations including:

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA)
American Hellenic Council of California
Armenian National Committee of America
Cyprus Federation of America
Evrytanian Association of America “Velouchi”
Hellenic American National Council (HANC)
International Coordination Committee-Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA)
Pancretan Association of America
Pan-Pontian Federation of U.S.A and Canada
Panepirotic Federation of America
United Chios Societies of America and Canada

To download a copy of the 2012 Policy Statements, please visit http://ahiworld.org/pdfs/Policy_Statements/2012_policy_statements.pdf. (1.7 MB PDF)

The American Hellenic Institute is a non-profit Greek American public policy center that works to strengthen relations between the United States and Greece and Cyprus, and within the Greek American community.

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For additional information, please contact Demetra Atsaloglou at (202) 785-8430 or at pr@ahiworld.org. For general information about the activities of AHI, please see our website at http://www.ahiworld.org.

Three-time Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas Visits Hellenic House

Written by Staff Friday, 04 May 2012 00:00

Three-time Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas Visits Hellenic House

WASHINGTON, DC — Three-time Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas visited American Hellenic Institute’s (AHI’s) Hellenic House on April 25, 2012.

“We were honored to have Mr. Dimas visit with us,” said AHI President Nick Larigakis. “He is a world champion, a national hero of Greece, and he represents all that is great about the fortitude of Greece.”

PBS Cyprus Documentary Town Hall Screenings Return to West Coast and Florida in April

Written by Staff Thursday, 26 April 2012 00:00

PBS Cyprus Documentary Town Hall Screenings Return to West Coast and Florida in April

San Diego, Seattle, Hollywood, Fla. Communities Host Screenings

WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) 2012 series of “Town Hall Screenings” of the one-hour documentary “Cyprus Still Divided: A U.S. Foreign Policy Failure” returned to Florida and the West Coast with showings in Hollywood, Fla., April 1; San Diego, April 17; and Seattle, April 19.