Important strategic dialogue about what’s happening between Greece and US

The Willard InterContinental, a landmark hotel in the American capital, hosted the delegates of the 5th Forum for Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, which was organized by the English-language edition of Kathimerini, in collaboration with Delphi Economic Forum, and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) last week.

As part of the conference, the Leader award was presented to John Sarbanes, the Greek-American congressman for Maryland, on February 12. In his moving speech to the packed Willard Room, Sarbanes spoke, among other things, about the values that govern his work, and converge with Hellenism. These values are ethics, philotimo (a sense of honor), public service, and work that concerns others. Referring to the three partners who co-organized the conference, he emphasized the value of cooperation.

"The forum, an important annual, strategic...