The AHEPAN - Winter 2016 - 18

CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY

AHEPA Discusses Policy Priorities with New Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State
Supreme President Andrew C.
Zachariades met with new U.S.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for European and Eurasian Affairs
Jonathan Cohen, October
12, 2016, at the U.S.
Department of State.
According to Supreme
President
Zachariades,
AHEPA raised concern
about Turkey's recent
claims in the Aegean, specifically President Erdogan's
public criticism of the DAS Cohen
Treaty of Lausanne. Other timely policy topics discussed were: Cyprus settlement talks, religious freedom for
the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the
migrant crisis affecting Greece.

"We sincerely thank Deputy
Assistant Secretary Cohen for the generous time he afforded us," Supreme
President Zachariades said. "Overall,
our discussion was productive and insightful. We
appreciated the opportunity
to voice our concerns, which
we believe were heard. We
look forward to working with
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Cohen, and his colleagues at
State, especially as we head
into a critical period of time
for the eastern Mediterranean region."
He added, "We were pleased to
learn of the announcement of the
United States' most recent donation to
the Committee on Missing Persons in

Cyprus, a body with a noble mission
that performs admirable work. The
United States' commitment to the CMP
is appreciated and applauded."
Deputy Assistant Secretary Cohen
is a seasoned foreign service officer,
having previously served in Nicosia,
Cyprus as Deputy Chief of Mission; in
Baghdad also as DCM; and in Ankara,
among other key posts. Director of
Southern European Affairs Mark Libby
and Senior Greek Desk Officer Amy
Reichert accompanied DAS Cohen.
Executive Director Basil Mossaidis
accompanied the supreme president.
The meeting with DAS Cohen came
on the heels of September's meeting
with new U.S. Ambassador to Greece
Geoffrey Pyatt.

AHEPA Congratulates President-elect Trump, Greek
American Champions
Tsongas; and the entire memberships of the Hellenic Caucus
Supreme President Andrew C. Zachariades issued the foland Congressional Hellenic Israeli Alliance. We also conlowing statement on the outcome of the 2016 United States
gratulate Charlie Crist on his election
general election:
to the U.S. House of Representatives.
"We congratulate President-elect
We look forward to their continued
Donald J. Trump and Vice Presidentstrong support in the 115th Congress.
elect Mike Pence on their election.
"Finally, we commend all Ahepans,
We look forward to working with the
Greek Americans, and Philhellenes
Trump Administration on the public
who sought public office at the fedpolicy priorities that are critical to the
eral, state, and local levels-whether
American Hellenic community.
they were successful in their bid or
"Furthermore, we congratulate the
not-because we applaud their dedichampions of the American Hellenic
cation and commitment to public sercommunity who won re-election to
Congress, including: Hellenic Caucus Executive Director Basil Mossaidis and Chairman vice. Additionally, we commend all
Co-Chairs U.S. Representatives Gus of the Board Nicholas Karacostas with then-RNC those who fulfilled their civic responChairman Reince Priebus.
sibilities and exercised their right to
Bilirakis and Carolyn Maloney; U.S.
vote in the presidential election."
Representatives John Sarbanes, Dina Titus, and Niki

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