Latest News
Op-Ed: Obama Needs to Change U.S.—Turkey Relations
WASHINGTON, DC — The following Op-Ed by AHI Founder Gene Rossides
appeared in The National Herald 10-14-09, The Hellenic Voice 10-14-09,
and the Greek News 10-18-09.
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AHI Congratulates George Apostolakis and Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis
on their Nomination by President Obama for Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) congratulates George Apostolakis and Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis for being nominated by President Barack Obama for key Administration Posts.
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“Letter to the Editor” of the New York Times Online from Ambassador Andreas Jacovides
WASHINGTON, DC—The following is a “Letter to the Editor” published in the New York Times online on September 23, 2009 from Ambassador Andreas Jacovides, former ambassador of Cyprus to the U.S.
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AHI Hosts Sixth Annual Golf Classic 
WASHINGTON, DC—On October 14, 2009 the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) hosted its Sixth Annual Golf Classic at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Virginia. The event was a great success and AHI is thankful to all the sponsors and over 50 golfers who participated.
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The Newly Appointed Ambassador of Greece to the United States, Vassilis Kaskarelis, Makes First Visit to AHI
WASHINGTON, DC—On October 7, 2009 the newly appointed Ambassador of Greece to the United States, Vassilis Kaskarelis, visited the American Hellenic Institute’s (AHI) Hellenic House. While at Hellenic House Ambassador Kaskarelis met with members of the AHI leadership including AHI Founder Gene Rossides, AHI Legal Counsel Nick Karambelas Esq., AHI Board Members Kostas Alexakis and James Marketos Esq., AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis, and AHI staff. While making his first visit to Hellenic House Ambassador Kaskarelis stated how pleased he was to visit AHI because he has “heard so many great words regarding the great work that AHI does and has done for so many years.”
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Department of Defense Responds to Congressman Sarbanes’s Letter Regarding Inaccuracies of Turkey’s Role in WWII
WASHINGTON, DC—The following is a letter from Bryan G. Whitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in response to Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) letter written on June 2, 2009 to the Department of Defense regarding an erroneous statement in which it was reported that Turkey fought alongside the United States in WWII. On August 13, 2009 the Department of Defense responded with the attached correspondence regarding steps that it has taken to correct that reporting error.
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Calendar
of Events
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Noon Forum: In Commemoration of the Anniversary of OXI Day.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
AHI-New York Business Networking
2nd Monday of the Month Group.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
AHI 8th Annual Conference on The Future of Hellenism in America.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
AHI 35th Anniversary Dinner.
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Op-eds by Aleco Haralambides
09-09-09 Op-Ed: Our Problem is Indifference
The following Op-Ed by AHI President Aleco Haralambides appeared in The National Herald 8-29-09 and The Hellenic Voice 9-2-09.
Op-eds
by Nick Larigakis
10-05-09 Op-Ed: What is the Greek Lobby?
WASHINGTON, DC—The following Op-Ed by AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis appeared in The National Herald, The Hellenic Voice, The Greek Star, and the Hellenic News of America.
08-10-09 Op-Ed: Education by Visitation: AHIF Sponsors Student Trips to Greece & Cyprus
WASHINGTON, DC—The following Op-Ed by Nick Larigakis appeared in The National Herald 7-30-09.
06-17-09 Op-Ed: If the U.S. can say it to Israel, They can certainly say it to Turkey
WASHINGTON, DC—The following Op-Ed by Nick Larigakis appeared in The National Herald 6-6-09, The Hellenic Voice 6-10-09, The Greek News 6-8-09, and the Hellenic News of America June edition.
Op-eds by Gene Rossides
06-25-09 Op-Ed: The Need To Engage Turkey With Pressure
There is an urgent need in the interest of the United States to engage Turkey with pressure in order to make progress and to settle a number of outstanding issues.
05-29-09 Op-Ed: Obama–Turkey,
NATO and the EU
The traditional 100 days honeymoon for a new president was reached in late
April. Most public opinion polls give President Obama solid marks for his first
100 days, primarily for domestic affairs.
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
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