American Hellenic Council Executive Director, Christianna Kontou, interviewed newly appointed Ambassador of Greece to the United States, Mrs. Alexandra Papadopoulou, introducing her to the members of the Greek American diaspora.
Ambassador Papadopoulou addresses Greece’s response to the Coronavirus and Turkey’s aggression in the northern borders near Evros and projections for the future of Greece – U.S. relations.
Finally, Ambassador Papadopoulou’s final remarks were a message of hope:
We have survived throughout the centuries, because we are resilient and because in times of crisis, we do what we have to do.
It was sad that we didn’t celebrate the 25th of March, but we said next year, the 200th anniversary, it will be double the celebration.
And, of course it is sad not to be able to celebrate Easter and go to the Church, to have our traditional celebration with friends and with family, as we know, but I think we have to stay hopeful. I think first of all, we have to stay safe and to stay healthy.
Hope is around the corner, this will not last forever. Life will continue and prayer is a personal thing, God is everywhere, it’s in our hearts… after all, Resurrection is a message of hope. So, this is the message, we will celebrate next year.
