By Thanos Davelis, Senior Research Associate, HALC At the peak of the migrant crisis, Greece’s eastern Aegean islands saw an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey — approximately 6,827 per day (UN figures). The crisis is…
By Vanessa Kamberis, Research Associate, HALC Since graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, Ted Koutsoubas has played a vital role in the Greek American community. A core HALC member, Ted is a first generation Greek American originally from…
By Georgia Logothetis, Managing Director Photo of a session of HALC’s joint Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in 2016 (Neo Magazine) This week, Hellenic American Leadership Council members will be in Washington, DC to advocate on behalf of Hellenic issues.…
by Georgia Logothetis, Managing Director, HALC “Is Anyone Honestly Surprised That Greeks Don’t Pay Their Debts?” That’s the title right-wing extremist and provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos used to reflect on the Greek debt crisis. Yiannopoulos was born in Greece and raised…