Meeting of Ambassador Panagopoulos with members of Congress (2/14/2013)

On Thursday, February 14, 2013 Ambassador Christos Panagopoulos met with members of the House of Representatives, Ms. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Ms. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Ms. Nicki Tsongas (D-MA), and with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD).

The main scope of the meetings was to further enhance the strong relations between Greece and the U.S and to discuss the efforts that the Greek government has put forth in order to address the fiscal situation and the geostrategic role of Greece in the wider region.

The members of Congress referred to the potential of the Greek Diaspora in the U.S., a community that constitutes an important link connecting the people of the two countries.