Sons of the American Revolution

The Senate confirmed two prominent anti-Trump Republicans to serve in the Biden administration on Oct. 26 with former Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona approved to serve as the ambassador to Turkey and Cindy McCain, the wife of the late Sen. John McCain, approved to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

Since the Cold War's end, almost every American president has entered office promising to focus on domestic issues, only to have the realities of the world intrude. For George H.W. Bush, it was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. For Bill Clinton, the crisis came in the Balkans. George W.

The US Embassy in Athens, the American consulate in Thessaloniki and all the country's agencies in Greece, will be closed on Wednesday, owing to the recent death of former president George H.W. Bush.

Bush died on Friday at the age of 94, at his home in Houston, Texas.

Bucharest, Dec 2 /Agerpres/ - Former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana considers that George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94, will hold a place of honor also in our history book, as he is, alongside Ronald Reagan, the artisan of the dismantling of the Soviet empire and the return of democracy and freedom to Romania.

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) has issued a statement on the passing of former US President George H.W. Bush.

The statement, by Supreme President George E. Loucas is as follows:

"Ahepans mourn the passing of President George H.W. Bush.

Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis sent, on Saturday, a message of condolence to his American counterpart, Donald Trump, upon the death of the 41st President of the United States of America, George H.W. Bush, in which he states that the latter was "a great leader and a true statesman".

George H.W. Bush -- the upper-crust war hero-turned-oilman and diplomat who steered America through the end of the Cold War as president and led a political dynasty that saw his son win the White House -- died Friday. He was 94.

A pilot whose plane was shot down by enemy fire, who was tortured and held captive for five-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. A politician who did not hesitate to defy the party line when he judged it was for the good of the country.

Six U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on July 19 to restrict loans from international financial institutions to Turkey "until the Turkish government ends the unjust detention of U.S. citizens", a senate committee statement said.

Former US president George H.W. Bush has been hospitalised just days after his wife of 73 years Barbara passed away.

A spokesman for the family Jim Mcgrath said George Bush Sr. was taken to a hospital in Houston the day after attending the funeral of his wife after an infection spread to his blood.