Embassy of Greece, Washington, D.C.

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Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Washington, D.C.
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The building of the Embassy of Greece at 2217 Massachusetts Avenue.
LocationEmbassy Row, Washington, D.C.
Address2217 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.[1]
Coordinates38°54′44″N 77°02′59″W / 38.9121°N 77.0496°W / 38.9121; -77.0496Coordinates: 38°54′44″N 77°02′59″W / 38.9121°N 77.0496°W / 38.9121; -77.0496
Ambassador
WebsiteOffice website

The Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C. is the Hellenic Republic's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 2217 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood, near Sheridan Circle.[2] The Embassy complex consists of three buildings.[3] The current ambassador is Alexandra Papadopoulou (since 2020) and first woman in this post.

History[]

After the War of Independence, which started in 1821, Greece was declared an independent state but it was not until 3 February 1830 that the Independence was recognized by the Great Powers with the signing of the Protocol of London. On 7 May 1832 Otto of Greece arrived in Nafplion and Greece became a Kingdom. The United States, however, recognized the Greek state only in 1833. In December 1837 a commercial treaty was signed, which regulated trade between the two countries. The first Greek consulate to be established was that of New Orleans, in 1866. Records indicate that Nicolas Benachi was the first Greek consul in New Orleans. In 1867, Demetrios Nicholas Botassis was named Consul General of Greece in New York City.

Former Ambassadors[]

  • December 23, 1907 Lambros Koromilas, Minister Resident
  • July 29, 1909 Lambros Koromilas
  • March 13, 1913 , Charge d'Affaires
  • August 17, 1914 Agamemnon Schliemann
  • December 7, 1914 , Charge d’Affaires a.i.
  • September 21, 1917  [el]
  • October 25, 1920 , in charge of Legation
  • December 15, 1920 Georgios Drakopoulos Charge d’Affaires a.i.
  • January 11, 1923  [el], Charge d’Affaires a.i.
  • May 22, 1924  [de], Charge d'Affaires a.i.
  • June 30, 1924 , Charge d'Affaires a.i.
  • August 21, 1924 , Charge d’Affaires a.i.
  • December 12, 1924 Charalambos Simopoulos
  • April 26, 1935
  • February 7, 1940  [de]
Legation raised to Embassy
  • October 6, 1942  [de]
  • December 6, 1946 Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras, Charge d'Affaires a.i.
  • June 3, 1947  [el]
  • December 8, 1954 Athanase George Politis
  • October 6, 1958  [de; el]
  • February 13, 1962 Alexandros Matsas
  • September 20, 1967  [de; el]
  • November 13, 1969 Basil Vitsaksis
  • December 1, 1972
  • February 27, 1974  [de]
  • September 3, 1974  [el]
  • August 16, 1979  [el], Charge d’Affaires ad interim
  • September 4, 1979  [el; fr]
  • December 15, 1981 , Charge d’Affaires ad interim
  • January 13, 1982
  • September 10, 1983 , Charge d'Affaires ad interim
  • September 19, 1983 Georgios Papoulias
  • September 21, 1989  [de; el]
  • June 15, 1993  [de]
  • July 6, 1998
  • July 2, 2002 [4]
Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation ambassador[5]
September 29, 2005 October 3, 2005
June 24, 2009 July 20, 2009
September 17, 2012 September 19, 2012
June 2016 [6]

Consulates[]

The Embassy is also responsible for other eight Greek diplomatic missions (six consulates-general and two consulates) throughout the United States, each one responsible for certain states:

  • General Consulates[7]
    • Consulate General in Boston States of Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
    • Consulate General in Chicago States of Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
    • Consulate General in Los Angeles States of Jurisdiction: Arizona, California (Zip Codes 90001-92999), Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, South Nevada
    • in New York City States of Jurisdiction : Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
    • Consulate General in San Francisco States of Jurisdiction: Alaska, California (Zip Codes 93000 and up), Idaho, Montana, North Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
    • Consulate General in Tampa States of Jurisdiction: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi
  • Consulates[8]
    • Consulate in Atlanta States of Jurisdiction: Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
    • Consulate in Houston States of Jurisdiction: Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Owing three separate buildings, several of the embassy's sections are located in different addresses; 2211, 2217, 2228 Massachusetts Avenue are the other addresses
  2. ^ "The Embassy of Greece". www.embassy.org.
  3. ^ History of the Embassy
  4. ^ Former Greek Ambassadors
  5. ^ Chief of Protocol, Diplomatic Representation for Hellenic Republic
  6. ^ Haris Lalacos, cv
  7. ^ General Consulates in the United States
  8. ^ Consulates in the United States

External links[]

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