Greek American News Digest
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Geoffrey R. Pyatt, US Ambassador to Greece, Speaks Exclusively to TNH
The National Herald (Dec. 3)
In an exclusive interview with The National Herald, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, spoke with obvious satisfaction about the level of Greek-American relations, which he described as, "at a particularly high point [. . .] where we see our interests converging on shared goals." read more
Where are all the children? How Greece's financial crisis led to a baby bust.
The Washington Post (Dec. 1)
Another school year was starting, with students arriving for their first day and lining up by grade, but when one mother dropped off her first-grader and watched him take his place, she wondered: Where were all the children? "There were so few of them," said Vasso Harisiadi, who had attended school in the same town. "I thought the yard would be full of kids." read more
Turks Fleeing Erdogan Fuel New Influx of Refugees to Greece
Wall Street Journal (Dec. 1)
In the dead of night, Yunuz Cagar and his wife Cansu gave their baby some herbal tea to help her sleep, donned backpacks and followed smugglers on a muddy path along the Evros river, evading fences and border guards until they reached Greece. read more
Meet Greece's Marine Trash Collectors Diving To Keep Their Sea Beautiful
NPR (Dec. 2)
George Sarelakos emerges from the sea lugging a giant tire. Another two divers surface - with a shopping cart and a netted bag bulging with a cassette player, cans and lots of plastic. It takes six more people to heave this all onto the main pier of the Greek island of Poros. "People throw everything down there that they throw away at home," says Sarelakos, a 39-year-old management consultant. read more
Cyprus to appoint military attache in Washington
Financial Mirror (Nov. 28)
The Cypriot Cabinet decided on Wednesday to appoint a military attaché in Washington to enhance the blossoming Cyprus-US ties. According to Deputy Government Spokeswoman Klelia Vasiliou, the decision is part of an effort to strengthen bilateral ties between Cyprus and the United States and to engage in a balanced defence diplomacy. read more
Connecticut Shoemaker Continues for Decades in Rare Trade
Pappas Post (Dec. 2)
Chris Kydes leads a simple life - he wakes up at 4 or 5 a.m., watches the morning news and makes his way over to a small roadside workshop. Inside his tightly-spaced store, the unmistakable scent of leather all but oozes from dozens of shoes, whose different shades of black and brown compliment one another on wood shelves. Being a shoemaker was not always what Kydes had in mind; in fact, it took years - and two different careers - for him to finally end up in the trade. read more
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