PM Mitsotakis decorates 12 prominent Greek Americans

In the presence of the American Archbishop Elpidoforos, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed, among other things, that the government will not stop trying until Greece becomes the modern state it deserves to be, which something of benefit to everyone.

The Greek Prime Minister reiterated that during his meeting with Joe Biden he had the opportunity to emphasize the importance of bilateral relations within the framework of the new energy architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean, where our country is now becoming a gateway to Europe for its natural gas. Middle East. He stressed that during the 200 years since the Revolution of 1821 there were many difficult moments for the Hellenic Republic but it came out stronger as it has always been on the right side of history. The Prime Minister briefly referred to the crises that his government was called upon to face in order to conclude that Greece is now among the protagonists in the European Union.

Obviously moved, Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized that he is happy and proud that his presence in the Congress filled the Greek-American community with pride. "Thank you for your support, today is a special day for Greece, Cyprus, you have every reason to feel proud and I feel proud," the prime minister concluded.

At the end of the event, the Prime Minister awarded 12 prominent expatriates for their contribution to the homeland.

The following is the list of expatriates who have been awarded medals

Demetrios Kokotas, High President of the AHEPA organization with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

George Bechrakis, businessman and philanthropist with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

Gus Billirakis, Member of the US House of Representatives since 2007 with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

Katherine Elizabeth Fleming, Rector of New York University with Commander of the Order of Euphia

Marina Hatsopoulos, President of the Greek Innovation Network with the Golden Cross of the Order of Eupoia

Alexandros Karloutsos, the General Director of the Archdiocese of America for more than 30 years with the Golden Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

Constantine Manos, photographer with the Silver Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

George Marcus, President of Marcus & Millichap with the Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

George Pavlakis, Director of Human Resources, Vaccine Division, National Cancer Institute, US, with the Golden Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

Olympia Snowe, former U.S. Senator with Senior Commander of the Order of Eupoia

Angelo Tsakopoulos, President of AKT Investments with the Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) with Commander of the Order of the Phoenix