Embassy of Greece, Washington, D.C.
| Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Washington, D.C. | |
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 The building of the Embassy of Greece at 2217 Massachusetts Avenue. | |
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| Location | Embassy Row,Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 2217Massachusetts Avenue,Northwest, Washington, D.C.[1] |
| Coordinates | 38°54′44″N77°02′59″W/ 38.9121°N 77.0496°W |
| Ambassador | Alexandra Papadopoulou |
| Website | Office website |
TheEmbassy of Greece in Washington, D.C.is theHellenic Republic'sdiplomatic missionto theUnited States.It is located at 2217Massachusetts Avenue,Northwest, Washington, D.C.in theEmbassy Rowneighborhood, nearSheridan Circle.[2]The Embassy complex consists of three buildings.[3]The current ambassador is Alexandra Papadopoulou (since 2020) and first woman in this post.
History
[edit]After theWar of Independence,which started in 1821,Greecewas declared an independent state but it was not until 3 February 1830 that the Independence was recognized by theGreat Powerswith the signing of theProtocol of London.On 7 May 1832Otto of Greecearrived inNafplionand Greece became aKingdom.The United States, however, recognized the Greek state only in 1833. In December 1837 acommercial treatywas signed, which regulated trade between the two countries. The first Greek consulate to be established was that ofNew Orleans,in 1866. Records indicate that Nicolas Benachi was the first Greek consul in New Orleans. In 1867, Demetrios Nicholas Botassis was named Consul General of Greece inNew York City.
Former Ambassadors
[edit]- December 23, 1907Lambros Koromilas,Minister Resident
- July 29, 1909Lambros Koromilas
- March 13, 1913A. Vouros,Charge d'Affaires
- August 17, 1914Agamemnon Schliemann
- December 7, 1914A. Vouros,Charge d’Affaires a.i.
- September 21, 1917Georgios Roussos
- October 25, 1920Georgios Drakopoulos,in charge of Legation
- December 15, 1920 Georgios DrakopoulosCharge d’Affaires a.i.
- January 11, 1923Michael Tsamados,Charge d’Affaires a.i.
- May 22, 1924Cimon Diamantopoulos,Charge d'Affaires a.i.
- June 30, 1924Vasilios Mammonos,Charge d'Affaires a.i.
- August 21, 1924Konstantinos D. Xanthopoulos,Charge d’Affaires a.i.
- December 12, 1924Charalambos Simopoulos
- April 26, 1935Dimitrios Sikelianos
- February 7, 1940Cimon Diamantopoulos
- Legation raised to Embassy
- October 6, 1942Cimon Diamantopoulos
- December 6, 1946Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras,Charge d'Affaires a.i.
- June 3, 1947Vasilios Dendramis
- December 8, 1954Athanase George Politis
- October 6, 1958Alexis Liatis
- February 13, 1962Alexandros Matsas
- September 20, 1967Christos Palamas
- November 13, 1969Basil Vitsaksis
- December 1, 1972Ioannis Argyrios Sorokos
- February 27, 1974Konstantinos Panagiotakos
- September 3, 1974Menelaos Alexandrakis
- August 16, 1979Alexandros Koundouriotis,Charge d’Affaires ad interim
- September 4, 1979John Tzounis
- December 15, 1981Georgios Sioris,Charge d’Affaires ad interim
- January 13, 1982Nikolaos Karandreas
- September 10, 1983Georgios Sioris,Charge d'Affaires ad interim
- September 19, 1983Georgios Papoulias
- September 21, 1989Christos Zacharakis
- June 15, 1993Loucas Tsilas
- July 6, 1998Alexander Philon
- July 2, 2002Georgios Savvaidis[4]
| Diplomaticagrément | Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador[5] |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2005 | October 3, 2005 | Alexandros Mallias |
| June 24, 2009 | July 20, 2009 | Vassilis Kaskarelis |
| September 17, 2012 | September 19, 2012 | Christos Panagopoulos |
| June 2016 | Haris Lalacos[6] |
Consulates
[edit]The Embassy is also responsible for other eight Greek diplomatic missions (six consulates-general and two consulates) throughout the United States, each one responsible for certainstates:
- General Consulates[7]
- Consulate General inBostonStates of Jurisdiction:Maine,Massachusetts,New Hampshire,Rhode Island,Vermont
- Consulate General inChicagoStates of Jurisdiction:Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Michigan,Minnesota,Missouri,North Dakota,Nebraska,Ohio,South Dakota,Wisconsin
- Consulate General in Los AngelesStates of Jurisdiction:Arizona,California(Zip Codes 90001-92999),Colorado,Hawaii,Nevada,New Mexico,SouthNevada
- Consulate GeneralinNew York CityStates of Jurisdiction:Connecticut,New Jersey,New York,Pennsylvania
- Consulate General inSan FranciscoStates of Jurisdiction:Alaska,California(Zip Codes 93000 and up),Idaho,Montana,NorthNevada,Oregon,Utah,Washington,Wyoming
- Consulate General inTampaStates of Jurisdiction:Alabama,Florida,Mississippi
- Consulates[8]
- Consulate inAtlantaStates of Jurisdiction:Georgia,Kentucky,South Carolina,Tennessee
- Consulate inHoustonStates of Jurisdiction:Oklahoma,Texas,Arkansas,Louisiana,Puerto Rico,US Virgin Islands
See also
[edit]- Consulate General of the United States in Thessaloniki
- Diplomatic missions of Greece
- Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos,installed outside the embassy
- Embassy of the United States in Athens
- Foreign relations of Greece
- Greece–United States relations
- List of diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.
- List of ambassadors of the United States to Greece
References
[edit]- ^Owing three separate buildings, several of the embassy's sections are located in different addresses; 2211, 2217, 2228 Massachusetts Avenue are the other addresses
- ^"The Embassy of Greece".www.embassy.org.
- ^History of the Embassy
- ^Former Greek Ambassadors
- ^Chief of Protocol,Diplomatic Representation for Hellenic Republic
- ^Haris Lalacos,cv
- ^General Consulates in the United States
- ^Consulates in the United States
External links
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- Greece–United States relations
- Greek-American culture in Washington, D.C.
- Ambassadors of Greece to the United States
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- Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)