US Embassy responds to ‘meddling’ allegations

The US Embassy on Wednesday responded to an op/ed in Greek diaspora newspaper The National Herald (Ethnikos Kyrix) calling for the "transfer" of Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt from his post in Athens on the grounds of his alleged interference in domestic affairs.
In a letter to the editor, the American embassy's press attache Eshel William Murad said that the April 3 editorial by publisher Antonios H. Diamantaris was in violation of "recognized journalistic standards and ethics, including a respect for considered facts."
According to the same letter, any attempt to portray support of Greek government efforts to settle the name dispute between Athens and Skopje as the ambassador's private initiative is misguided.
"It is... absurd for The National Herald, even in an opinion piece, to portray US support for the Greek government's work in resolving this conflict as a matter...