Dear friends and members of the American Hellenic Council,

On behalf of the American Hellenic Council, I would like to take this time to wish everyone a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving weekend.

We are optimistic that we all will be safe and careful in these times and hold the belief that hope will prevail in the near future.

At this time I would like to congratulate President-elect, Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, on their election. We do hope that the new Administration continues to support key foreign policy positions that are of critical importance to the Hellenic Caucus and the American Hellenic Council. The relations between Greece and the US have been successfully promoted by the Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, and we hope that Greece and Cyprus will remain a priority for the new administration.

In addition, the Hellenic American Community and the Hellenic Caucus shared in several key Congressional victories. We hope that these victories will propel our priorities and goals for promoting even stronger relations between Greece, Cyprus and the United States. We are most happy to recognize the five Greek American Congressional Representatives in their strong victories! We are especially pleased to see the resolute reelection of Hellenic Caucus Co-Chair, Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Florida. We also want to take this time to congratulate the other Caucus members winning their re-election including Congressional Representatives John Sarbanes, Dina Titus, Chris Pappas and Charlie Christ. We offer congratulations to a new member of Congress, Ms. Nicole Malliotakis.

We wish all of elected members who share our values, strength in promoting the interests of the Hellenic Caucus to new levels of success. We also need the courage to guarantee and support the efforts to embolden the relationship between the United States with Greece and Cyprus.

These are trying times and we must not be hesitant to call for sanctions against the most dangerous threat in the Mediterranean. Turkey’s unprovoked and unilateral actions cannot go unaddressed by NATO nor the United States, in particular, as President Erdogan’s actions pose a considerable danger on a daily basis.

Let us stand together and expand our Hellenic Caucus and work together for a brighter future.

It is in this spirit of optimism, fortitude and gratitude, that I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Best regards,

Dr. James F. Dimitriou
President, American Hellenic Council