AHI ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• In 1974, AHI galvanized Congress’s “Rule of Law Arms Embargo,” which prohibited arms sales to Turkey in response to that nation’s illegal invasion and occupation of the Republic of Cyprus.

• In 1974, AHI initiated the 25-million-dollar annual Humanitarian Aid for Cyprus, which totaled over 400 million dollars.

• Starting in 1975, AHI led the business community by hosting the first of fourteen conferences on Doing Business in Greece. AHI was the first organization to bring leaders together for this purpose.

• In 1984, AHI led the successful effort against U.S. recognition of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.”

• In 1993, AHI was the first organization to sponsor a Congressional delegation to Greece.

• In 1994, AHI was the first organization to raise the issue of religious freedom and protection for the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the reopening of Halki with Congress and the Executive Branch.

• In 1998, the AHI successfully pushed through Section 2804 of the 1998 Omnibus Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (PL 105-277), which calls for the Turkish government to respect the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and its property and personnel, as well as the need to reopen the Halki Patriarchal School of Theology.

• AHI’s efforts in 1995 led to the elimination of US grant economic aid to Turkey.

• In 2002, the AHI inaugurated its annual “Future of Hellenism” event, which served as an outlet for the discussion of the promotion and preservation of Hellenism within the Greek-American community.

• In 2009, AHI inaugurated its annual Student Foreign Policy Trip to Greece and Cyprus for college students.

• In 2009, AHI Foundation Launches the AHIF Online Policy Journal

• In 2011, AHI produced the documentary, Cyprus Still Divided: A U.S. Foreign Policy Failure. Community screenings of the documentary took place in over 25 cities throughout the U.S. AHI has produced nineteen publications and documentaries up to date, all on topics related to Greece and Cyprus.

• In 2014, the AHI, in conjunction with the Order of AHEPA, B’nai B’rith International, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, established a biennial leadership mission to Greece, Cyprus, and Israel to promote the tripartite alliance between the three countries.

• In 2015, the Hudson Institute, in collaboration with the AHI, published a white paper, “U.S. Policy and the Strategic Relationship of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel: Power Shifts in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

• In 2016, the Lexington Institute, in collaboration with the AHI, published a white paper, “Souda Bay: NATO’s Military Gem in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

• In 2020, AHI established its “Virtual Speakers Forum,” providing policy, educational, and cultural panel discussions to members in the U.S. and throughout the world.

• In 2021, the AHI Foundation joined with the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (Queens College) as co-publisher of the Journal of Modern Hellenism (JMH).

• In 2025, AHI published The United States & the Republic of Cyprus Strategic Partnership Overview and updated U.S.-Greece Strategic Partnership fact sheets, strengthening awareness of key bilateral ties.

• In 2025, AHI initiated H.R. 2510, the American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism & Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill that strengthens the 3+1 partnership between the U.S., Greece, Cyprus, and Israel by authorizing key security and diplomatic initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean.