Geoffrey R. Pyatt

US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt met Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios on Friday, ahead of the latter's visit to Washington this fall, stressing he felt honored to see the head of the Orthodox church.

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has congratulated the newly-elected leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Elpidophoros.

The government's strategy of boosting the presence of the Greek Police (ELAS) at potential targets appears to be the key reason for its ineffective response to an escalation of violence by self-styled anarchists in recent weeks.

I passed by United States Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt's residence on Thursday morning on my bicycle. The wall was already repainted when I returned. The official response, a tweet referring to "childish vandalism," obscures the point, but the message of Rouvikonas isn't obscure:

By George Gilson

Greece's geostrategic location is key to stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said Tuesday adding that Athens and Washington are taking steps to update their defense cooperation.

Greece's Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis met with US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Thursday to discuss security in the Eastern Mediterranean and other issues of bilateral interest.

This is the second meeting between the two officials this week, after Apostolakis met with the ambassador and visiting US Senator Robert Menendez on Monday. 

The term of US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt will be extended until 2020, according to sources.

The American diplomat was nominated as the Ambassador to Greece in July 2016 by US President at the time Barack Obama

US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt was in the northern Greek region of Serres on Friday, where he met with local officials and visited the family home of late statesman Constantinos Karamanlis.

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has congratulated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on his "successful" visit to North Macedonia on Tuesday.
Speaking at a conference held by the Panhellenic Exporters Association on Wednesday, Pyatt said the visit offers hope regarding the future of relations between the nations of Europe.