The annual Greek Independence Day reception was held at the White House on Thursday. This is a special honour given by the US government to Greece, as the Greek-American and Irish communities are the only national groups in the US to celebrate their national anniversary at the White House every year. This particular event, in addition to its strong communicative character, offers a first-class opportunity to the Greek-American community to convey messages to the US political leadership.

His Eminence c is expected to request Washington's support for the key issues concerning the course of Hellenism during the meeting he will have on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden.

The Minister of Digital Governance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, has been in Washington since yesterday.