US Embassy in Athens

From 3 to 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Delphi Economic Forum will host "The Inclusivity Lounge Online," organized by Women On Top with the support of the US Embassy in Athens and Coca-Cola HBC, and in cooperation with Women Act and Lean In Hellas. 

The US Embassy in Athens, in partnership with SciCo, has announced that the 100mentors network will be joining STEM Stars Greece, adding their skills-building expertise to this initiative, and that they have therefore extended the deadline for Greek students to apply for this prestigious program. 

The US Embassy in Athens and Greek nonprofit organization SciCo, are organizing the inaugural Stem Stars Greece competition with the aim of supporting, highlighting, and rewarding 14 to 18-year-old students who excel in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).

A man stands next to the remains of a metal gate crumpled by a military tank in a 1973 pro-democracy student uprising, in the courtyard of the National Technical University of Athens, known as the Athens Polytechnic, on Saturday.

A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Athens confirmed on Thursday hat a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had indeed been scheduled for Tuesday.

Herro Mustafa from California will be the next Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Bulgaria. She was nominated as Ambassador by President Donald Trump, reports BNT. 

By George Gilson

The United States has extended the validity of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) for Greek citizens to two years after the country implemented improvements in border security, the US embassy in Athens said in a press release on Thursday.
Until now, the US issued ESTAs with a one-year validity to Greek citizens traveling under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).

Next Monday the US Embassy in Athens, together with the US Mission to the European Union, the Atlantic Council, and diaNEOsis, will launch #DisinfoWeek Europe, a week-long series of strategic dialogues focused on the global challenge of disinformation, with a public event in Athens.

The Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE) and Cornell University are continuing their cooperation this year with the support of the US Embassy to offer Greek tourism and hospitality professionals access to the New York-based institution's online courses.