DIASPORA

Rhode Island State Senator Lou Raptakis is leading a coalition of dozens of Hellenic-American state legislators and Nevada Lt Governor Stavros Anthony in calling on Congress to support bipartisan legislation introduced in early May that seeks to extend the waiver renewal period for the arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus from one year to five years.

BUSINESS

Boston, London, New York and San Francisco are but a few of the technological hubs where one can find emerging tech companies with Greek DNA, from the biotechnology sector to artificial intelligence.


DIASPORA

The Hellenic-American Leadership Council (HALC) has called for a review of Turkey’s position in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, published by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. HALC has proposed that Turkey be included in the “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) list.


DIASPORA

Hundreds of Greek Americans and guests gathered along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in New York to partake in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade, which commemorates the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.