PM Mitsotakis Honors Prominent Greek Americans in New York

Kyriakos Mitsotakis honors John Calamos for his publication to Greek civilization successful the US. Credit: Press Office of the Greek PM

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis honored salient Greek-Americans connected behalf of Greece during an lawsuit successful New York connected Wednesday.

Mitsotakis addressed the Fourth Annual ‘Oli Mazi’ Luncheon, wherever helium was honored by 28 Greek-American organizations. During his speech, helium highlighted Greece’s important advancement crossed cardinal sectors, including robust economical growth, vigor independence, and enhanced nationalist security.

The lawsuit was hosted by Greek-American businessman and philanthropist John Catsimatidis, who delivered the instauration for the Prime Minister. Mike Manatos, Executive Director of The Hellenic Initiative, served arsenic the Master of Ceremonies.

Mitsotakis highlighted Greece’s important advancement crossed cardinal sectors. Credit: Press Office of the Greek PM

The Greek American honorees from Greece

The honorees were:

John Calamos, the planetary fiscal person who founded Calamos Investments managing $35 cardinal successful assets connected behalf of institutions and idiosyncratic investors. A seasoned of the Vietnam War, Calamos served arsenic a United States Air Force Bomber Pilot/ Forward Air Controller with much than 900 combat hours. He besides serves arsenic Chairman of the National Hellenic Museum, whose ngo is to stock Greek history, art, culture, and the Greek American story. The depository serves thousands of students, members, and visitors each twelvemonth done its exhibitions, acquisition programs, and peculiar events.

The honorees and Mitsotakis perceive to an instauration by Mike Manatos. Credit: Greek Reporter

Nicholas Gage, writer of the memoir Eleni. Eleni describes the beingness of his household successful Greece during the Second World War and Greek Civil War. Gage’s mother, Eleni, was executed for arranging the flight of her children from their Communist-occupied village. Decades later, arsenic an adult, Gage sought retired those liable for her death.

Dean Metropoulos, an capitalist known for revitalizing large U.S. brands. Last twelvemonth Marianne and Dean Metropoulos were honored by the Hellenic Initiative for their contributions to Greece and recognized for their worldwide philanthropy. Notably, they person joined The Giving Pledge, a question of philanthropists who publically perpetrate to donate the bulk of their wealthiness to code society’s pressing problems.

Nick Mitropoulos, a salient Democratic Party strategist, precocious passed away. Mitropoulos was included successful a database of statesmanlike campaigner Michael Dukakis’s closest advisers during the 1988 campaign. The grant was received by his adjacent relatives.

Paulette Poulos, has a agelong and distinguished vocation of work to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the broader Greek-American community, spanning implicit 50 years, opening successful 1965. She is the Executive Director of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund, Inc., a salient charitable rank enactment that supports the Greek Orthodox Church successful America and advances Orthodoxy and Hellenism.