By Georgia Logothetis, Managing Director, HALC Climate change deniers love snow. Whether it’s the President tweeting it’s “really cold and snowing” on Memorial Day or Rupert Murdoch asking “what happened to global warming” after a cold day in London, it’s…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC 95 years ago, Hellenism was erased from Asia Minor in the final act in Turkey’s genocide of its Christian minorities. Having survived — and thrived — for 3,000 years, the Greek presence in Asia Minor was wiped…
Chicago — In response to President Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) called for immediate legislative action with the full support of the Trump Administration to replace DACA. “The manner…
By Georgia Logothetis, Managing Director “The long unmeasured pulse of time moves everything,” Sophocles once wrote. “There is nothing hidden that it cannot bring to light, nothing once known that may not become unknown.” The first wave Greek immigrants settled…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC Today the Greek coast guard fired warning shots at a Turkish cargo ship in the Aegean Sea near the island of Rhodes. The Turkish ship was sailing in Greek waters — three nautical miles off…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC With Turkey threatening a crisis over upcoming energy exploration in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the partnership of HALC and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) sprung into action. Working with the co-chairs of…
On the eve of the Conference on Cyprus, we feel compelled to express our views on the Cyprus negotiations on behalf of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA), the Federation of Cypriot…
Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC On Wednesday night, Turkey held a Koran reading and Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia — violating its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Turkish government officials were in attendance, and Turkey’s state television channel…
By Vanessa Kamberis, Research Associate, HALC Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Ms. Perri l. Irmer participating in a panel discussion moderated by Mrs. Sofia Konstantinou at HALC’s Athena Initiative event. Greek mythology teaches that Athena was a goddess of strength, grace,…
Nicholas Tomaras, Pericles Fellow, HALC Over the past two years, more than 1.3 million people fleeing persecution and conflict passed through Greece in search of safety and a better life in Europe. Greece’s response to the crisis has been nothing…