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Balkans: A View from the New U.S. Administration
Ambassador Speckhard delivered the keynote address at the Southeast Europe: Crisis and Perspectives Conference in Athens on Friday, November 13th. The Ambassador outlined U.S. priorities for the Balkans and stressed American desire to continue working with European partners on issues important to the region.
Also: Story
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U.S. Embassy Reforests Area Hit By Fire
Over 100 volunteers from the US Embassy community, Greenbelt, and area high schools planted 1,000 trees in Pendeli. The land had been burnt in the 2007 fires. After the morning’s work, volunteers ate burgers at an Embassy BBQ and the students had a video conference with members of the US Forest service in Montana.
Also: Press Release, Photo Gallery, YouTube Video
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Embassy Volunteers Take Out the Trash
Embassy volunteers joined over a hundred others to restore the beauty of Schinas. Volunteers filled bins with trash collected from the beach and forest. Over 1 million people visit the area, and if not picked up- garbage left behind harm the root systems of the pine trees that grow along the shore.
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Released by the U.S. Department of State on October 26, 2009. Translated in Greek also.
Registration period for Diversity Visa Lottery 2011 will begin on October 2, 2009. Read the press release.
More news from U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki.
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