AHI to Conduct 50th Anniversary Trip to Greece and Cyprus, Meet with Key Leaders
No. 109
WASHINGTON - A 25-member American Hellenic Institute delegation will conduct the “AHI 50th Anniversary Trip to Greece and Cyprus” from November 30 to December 11, 2024. AHI President Nick Larigakis will lead the delegation which will include, AHI Board Chairman, James Lagos, American Hellenic Institute Foundation Board Chairman, Leon Andris, other board members, their spouses, and special friends of the AHI. The trip will represent the last official event to commemorate AHI’s 50th Anniversary.
The trip will begin in the Republic of Cyprus, taking place November 30 to December 4, and will include high-level meetings or events with, among other officials:
President Nikos Christodoulides
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus Julie Fisher
President of the House of Representatives, Ms. Annita Demetriou
His Beatitude Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios
Defense Minister Vasillis Palmas
Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas
As part of the itinerary in the Republic of Cyprus, there will be a day excursion to the Kykkos Monastery and a visit to the Old Nicosia Airport inside the UN Buffer zone.
The delegation will visit Greece from December 4 to 11. The itinerary will include high-level meetings or events with, among other officials:
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic George Tsunis
President of the Hellenic Parliament Constantine Tassoulas
Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis
His Beatitude Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
Athens Academy
The Athens itinerary will culminate with the AHI 20th Anniversary Athens Awards Dinner on December 10 at The Grande Bretagne Hotel.
Additional events in Greece will include a Saint Nicholas celebration at the Naval Academy of Piraeus, a VIP tour and private dinner at the Acropolis Museum, and a VIP day trip to Ancient Olympia.
The American Hellenic Institute is an independent non-profit U.S. public policy center and think tank that works to strengthen U.S. relations with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, and promote issues important to the Greek American community.
For additional information, please contact us at (202) 785-8430 or pr@ahiworld.org. For general information about the activities of AHI, please see our website at http://www.ahiworld.org.