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2004 Press Releases

Press Release Archives

 

December 2004

12-29-04 AHI Statement on EU’s Decision Regarding Turkey’s Date for Accession Negotiations

12-21-04 Op-Ed by AHI President Published in The National Herald

12-21-04 AHI Congratulates Members of Congress on Letter Regarding the Recent TSA Activities in Occupied Cyprus

12-16-04 AHI Executive Director Completes Annual Trip to Greece

12-13-04 Letter to the Editor by AHI Advisory Board Member Published in The National Herald

12-10-04 Letter to the Editor by AHI Executive Director Published in The National Herald

12-07-04 AHI Commends Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) for her Initiative to Request Clarification from the Transportation Security Administration Officials Regarding Recent Actions in Occupied Cyprus

November 2004

11-29-04 AHIF Launches $10 Million Endowment Fund Campaign

11-24-04 AHI Executive Director Speaks at American and Drexel University

11-23-04 Congressional Hellenic Caucus Chairs, Reps. Bilirakis and Maloney, Express Concern to Powell Over Recent Actions Toward Cyprus

11-18-04 AHI Executive Director’s Feature Article on his Account of Athens 2004 Olympics Experience Published in The Hellenic News of America

11-15-04 The Washington Times Prints AHI Letter

11-12-04 Op-Ed by AHI President Published in The National Herald

11-12-04 AHI Hosts Golf Tournament

11-05-04 AHI Hosts Business Network Luncheon with Sports Reporter Larry Michael

11-05-04 AHI Sends Letter to President George W. Bush Urging a Reversal of the State Department’s decision to recognize FYROM as the "Republic of Macedonia"

11-05-04 As Late As October 29, 2004 State Department Letter To AHI Confirms No Change In US Policy Regarding FYROM

11-05-04 Congressman Rob Andrews (D-NJ) Sends Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell Regarding FYROM Recognition

11-04-04 Statement of The American Hellenic Institute

October 2004

10-29-04 AHI Leadership Interviewed by National and International Media

10-29-04 AHI Commemorates "OXI" Day: The Importance of Greece to the United States Then and Today

10-28-04 Members of Hellenic Parliament Pay Visit to Hellenic House

10-27-04 New U.S. Ambassador to Greece Visits AHI

10-21-04 AHI Members Thanasi and Stephanie Liakos Host a Fundraising Reception in support of AHI

10-19-04 Op-Ed by AHI President Published in The National Herald

10-19-04 AHI Hosts Business Network Luncheon on "Inheritance Law in Greece" with Guest Speaker Steven Kourtis

10-14-04 President Stephanopoulos of Greece presents "Commander of the Order of the Phoenix" Award to AHI President Gene Rossides

September 2004

9-30-04 Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis Visits AHI to Discuss Business Relations between Greece and the U.S.

9-15-04 Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Initiated by AHI which Allows Americans to Seek Financial Remedies for Their Property Losses in the Turkish Occupied Territory of Cyprus

9-10-04 AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis Completes his Participation as a Volunteer for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games—Interviewed by NBC Washington, DC Affiliate

August 2004

8-02-04 AHI sends letter to Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator John Kerry on issues of concern to the Greek American community

July 2004

7-30-04 The Washington Times Prints AHI Letter

7-26-04 AHI Statement in Response to the State Department’s Publication of False and Misleading Census Data for the Greek Minority in Albania

7-22-04 AHI Sends Letter to President George W. Bush for his Consideration of Issuing a Statement to the Greek American Community

7-20-04 Statement by the American Hellenic Institute Commemorating the 30-Year Anniversary of Turkey’s Aggression Against Cyprus

7-20-04 AHI Letter Responds to New York Times Article

7-15-04 AHI Congratulates AHI Member Kyriakos Tsakopoulos on Endowing an Hellenic Studies Chair at Columbia University and the Tsakopoulos Family for Its History of Philanthropy

7-08-04 AHI Hosts Noon Forum on Capitol Hill on "Cyprus: 30 Years Later—An Assessment of the Annan Plan and Where Do We Go From Here"

7-08-04 AHI Delegation Completes Annual Trip to Greece and Cyprus

June 2004

6-25-04 Turkey—A Stain on Nato’s Honor

6-22-04 AHI Sends Letter to President George W. Bush

6-12-04 AHI sends letter to Secretary Colin L. Powell

May 2004

5-21-04 AHI Hosts Seminar on "Cyprus—The Road Ahead and U.S. Interests"

5-17-04 AHI Sends Joint Letter to President Bush

5-13-04 AHI Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations

5-11-04 AHI Letter Responds to Baltimore Sun Editorial

5-10-04 Deputy Minister of Defense Mr. Vasilios Michaloliakos discusses Greece’s role as a power for stability and peace at AHI Noon Forum

April 2004

4-28-04 AHI President Gene Rossides Appeared on Voice of America’s NewsLine

4-27-04 AHI Letter Responds to New York Times Editorial

4-26-04 AHI Statement on the Annan Plan Vote

4-22-04 AHI Statement in Response to White House Press Secretary’s

4-21-04 Op-Ed by AHI President published in The National Herald

4-21-04 Congressman Mike Bilirakis’ important statement on House floor in opposition to Annan Plan

4-19-04 Greek American Organizations Send Letter to President Bush Stating Annan Plan "not in the best interests of the U.S."

4-15-04 Online Link to AHI’s Initiatives Concerning the Annan Plan

4-08-04 AHI Congratulates Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos

4-08-04 AHI Letter to the Washington Post Responds to Editorial on Forthcoming April 24, 2004 Annan Plan Referendum

4-07-04 AHI Alerts President George W. Bush to Inaccurate References to the FYROM as "Macedonia"

4-07-04 Op-Ed by AHI President published in The National Herald

March 2004

3-30-04 AHI Hosts Congressional Salute to Greek Independence Day

3-26-04 AHI 29th Anniversary Dinner Honors the Olympic Games and Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awardees

3-23-04 AHI Praises Members of Congress for voicing their concerns to Secretary Powell and Secretary-General Annan re Cyprus

3-12-04 Op-Ed by AHI General Counsel published in The National Herald

3-10-04 Important Statement from Representative Frank Pallone Jr. on the Annan Plan for Cyprus

3-09-04 Jerusalem Post Article on the Flaws in the Annan Plan for Cyprus

3-09-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on Turkey’s Suppression of Human Rights

3-08-04 Ambassador Tom Weston speaks at AHI Noon Forum—Audience addresses tough questions regarding the Need for Changes in the Annan Plan

3-08-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on Compensation to Turkey’s Victims

3-04-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on Economic and Military Aid to Turkey

3-03-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on the Need for Critical Review of U.S. Policy toward Turkey

3-02-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on the Aegean Sea Boundary

3-01-04 Prominent DC Attorney featured at AHI Business Network Luncheon

February 2004

2-27-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on Albania

2-26-04 Op-Ed by AHI General Counsel published in The National Herald

2-25-04 Greek American Organizations’ Policy Statement on FYROM

2-20-04 Cypriot Ambassador Speaks on Cyprus Issue at AHI Noon Forum

2-19-04 AHI Alerts President George W. Bush of Greek American Organizations’ call for changes in the Annan Plan in the interests of the U.S.

2-17-04 Greek American Organizations Call For Changes in The Annan Plan in The Interests of The U.S.

January 2004

1-30-04 Professor Van Coufoudakis Appointed AHIF Senior Fellow of International Relations

1-28-04 The Armenian National Committee of America and AHI Send Letter to the American Jewish Congress to Express their Disappointment for Granting Bravery Award to Turkish Prime Minister

1-27-04 AHI Sends Letter to President Bush Regarding Turkish Prime Minister's Visit to the White House

1-07-04 Op-Ed by AHI General Counsel published in The National Herald