Washington, DC- The American Hellenic Institute hosted the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) and American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) board of directors for its first ever board retreat, in Washington, D.C, October 20-22, 2021.
During the retreat, AHI staff and board members had briefings with the following diplomats and policy influencers: Ambassador of Cyprus to the U.S. Marios Lyssiotis, Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulou, Doug Bandow, senior fellow at the Cato Institute; Michael Rubin, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Maria Olson, director of Southern European Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and Captain Prokopios Charitos HN, Naval attaché, who gave the board a defense policy briefing on the Hellenic Armed Forces.
In addition, Ambassador Papadopoulou hosted the board for a dinner at her residence. At the end of the retreat, AHI and AHIF held a board of directors meeting to discuss matters pertinent to the two organizations.
“We appreciate the board members’ support of AHI and the AHI Foundation and their commitment to each entity’s mission”, AHI President Nick Larigakis and AHIF President Leon Andris said. “We also sincerely thank the speakers for taking the time to engage with the members of each of our boards. Their participation helped to make the retreat a success”.
