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February 15, 2008—No. 12 (202) 785-8430

AHI Joins Other Greek American Organizations In Placing a One Page AD in the Washington Times Featuring an Open Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Regarding FYROM

WASHINGTON, DC—February 15th—On the occasion of the visit of Greece’s Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyanni, to Washington D.C. to meet with U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, the American Hellenic Institute joined with other Greek-American organizations in placing a one-page ad in the Washington Times.

The ad featured an open letter to Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice regarding the FYROM name issue.

The organizations and representatives signing the letter were: for the Hellenic American National Council, Emmanuel Velivasakis, President and Theodore Spyropoulos, Honorary President; on behalf of the Pan-Macedonian Association, Nina Gatzoulis, Supreme President; and for American Hellenic Institute, Gene Rossides and Nick Larigakis.

Attached in PDF format is the letter as it appeared on page A9 of The Washington Times, 2-14-08.

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For additional information, please contact Nick Larigakis at (202) 785-8430 or nlarigakis@ahiworld.org. For general information regarding the activities of AHI, please view our Web site at http://www.ahiworld.org.

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THE AMERICAN HELLENIC Institute (AHI), was founded on August 1, 1974, following Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus with the illegal use of American-supplied arms in violation of U.S. laws and agreements. The AHI initiated the rule of law issue in the Congress in the interests of the U.S., thus changing the face of American politics. <<<Continue>>>

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