Geoffrey Pyatt

Geoffrey Pyatt is one of the longest serving US ambassadors to Athens - his fifth anniversary is on 19 May - and his tenure has coincided with some of the more difficult moments in recent history from the country's economic precariousness to Greek-Turkish tensions last summer that brought the two countries to the brink of a military clash at sea.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt had a "wide-ranging discussion" Wednesday, the latter tweeted.

On the menu: "shared strategic goals" and regional issues.

The American ambassador to Athens, Geoffrey Pyatt, has issued a statement marking the 16th International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, as the United States pays tribute to the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime.

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 Office for the Support of Victims of Terrorism was formally inaugurated on Monday by Citizens' Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis to serve as a place of remembrance.

A "wall of memory" has been created at the site, where the relatives of victims of terror can post messages.

The US Embassy in Athens is launching a yearlong campaign to commemorate Greece's 1821 War of Independence, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt announced in an interview with state broadcaster ERT Thursday.

The US embassy in Greece is launching of a year-long campaign to commemorate Greece's Bicentennial, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt announced in an interview with the state-run broadcaster ERT on Thursday.

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt briefed Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday on Washington's decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile defense system.

US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt met with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens on Tuesday to brief the Greek official on the US government's recent decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile defense system.

The Digital Economy Forum 2020 (Virtual Edition), organized by the Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communications, Enterprises (SEPE) and titled "Constructing Digital Greece," opens Monday through till Wednesday, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the keynote speaker.