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UPDATED: 28 Feb 2008 GMT
  • USS Truman (U.S. Navy Photo) USS Truman in Rhodes

    Dodecanese Nomarch Ioannis Mahairidis welcomes U.S. Ambassador Daniel Speckhard and Rear Admiral Mark Fox, commander of the battle group that includes the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Truman, which visited Rhodes May 7-10.

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  • Kontocostas and Tom Harbour (Photo by Costas Kavalikas, Greek Fireservice) Firefighting Cooperation Agreement Signed

    On May 9, US Forestry Service top firefighter Tom Harbour signed a formal agreement to continue an ongoing program of technical exchanges and training with the Hellenic Fire Service. Lieutenant General and Fire Chief Athanasios Kontokostas signed for Greece.

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  • From left E. Farmakis (COO of S.Niarchos Foundation), Ambassador Speckhard, Mrs. Levin, Dr. Richard Levin, Minister of Economy and Finance G. Alogoskoufis, A. Zenetou (Executive Director of Fulbright Foundation in Greece). (Photo by M. Diamandopoulos) President of Yale University in Greece

    On the occasion of Fulbright's 60th anniversary Dr. Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University, visited Greece for the first time and spoke to public audiences in Athens and Thessaloniki as part of the “Great Ideas” series on May 6 and 7.

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Embassy News
Ceremony at the Rhodes Cathedral. Read the story and see a photo gallery.

Rhodes Marks End of World War II

Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas Countryman, May 5, 2008

Athens Summit on Climate Change & Energy Security

Remarks by DCM Countryman, Diplomacy Magazine 5th Annual Conference: South Eastern Europe-Balkans, Apr. 14

“The Balkan Penninsula: The Present and the Future”

Section on Greece in new Annual Report released by the State Department on Wednesday, April 30.


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