Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos asked Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland for U.S. intervention in order to alleviate IMF's harsh stance on the pension-reform issue and facilitate the successful completion of the ongoing negotiations between Greece and its international creditors. The meeting took place on Friday morning at the State Department.

He keeps asking the same question over and over again, but he never gets called out of being repetitive. "What would you do with your career if I get you a magic wand?" Mr. Leon Stavrou asks every time he meets a student of Greek heritage.