US Embassy in Athens

The US Embassy in Athens celebrated Independence Day (July 4) on Thursday with more than 1,500 guests.

Sending a resounding message in defense of Ukraine, US Ambassador George Tsunis emphasized that the effort to support the country against Russian aggression must not flag. 

The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US Government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday in observance of Juneteenth, the federal US holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

The International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus, in collaboration with the US Embassy in Athens, have launched the Annual Hellenic-American Shipping Gala, a prestigious initiative designed to highlight and honor the remarkable cooperation and synergy between Greece and the United States in the shipping sector.

The US Embassy in Greece and the Delphi Economic Forum, in collaboration with Art in Embassies, on Tuesday announced the Partners in Democracy initiative, scheduled for May 24 and 25 in Athens.

The US Embassy in Athens is partnering with The American College of Greece on the Education Unites 2023 program, offering fully funded scholarships to at-risk refugee, migrant and displaced students with financial needs for undergraduate and graduate degrees at Deree.

The Institute of International Relations (IDIS) and the US Embassy in Athens are holding the first Transatlantic Relations Seminar, which is titled "70 Years of Greece's NATO Membership: European Security, NATO and the Transatlantic Bond," on Wednesday at the IDIS Conference Room (3-5 Hill Street, Plaka), starting at 6 p.m.

The working languages will be Greek and English.

Drug enforcement officers from Greece's Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE), in cooperation with a US Department of Homeland Security team from the US Embassy in Athens, seized just under 34 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Piraeus on Tuesday morning.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou expressed her certainty that Greek-US relations will become even stronger during the tenure of US President Joe Biden, during her speech at a special event organized by the US Embassy in Athens on Wednesday.  

The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King's birthday, a US national holiday.

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) has commended the US Embassy in Athens on the launch of its year-long campaign to commemorate Greece's bicentennial entitled "USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship."