Meeting the new Us Ambassador to Greece

The Cyprus Federation of America and the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus organized recently a reception in New York for the new U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Ambassador-designate Daniel Speckhard, which other prominent members or the Greek-American community attended, along with Consuls General of Greece and Cyprus Ekaterine Boura and Andreas Panayotou respectively. Among the well wishers was Former Interior Minister of Greece, Professor Spyros Flogaitis.

The Ambassador committed to work hard towards further improvement of Greek - U.S. relations and resolution of issues concerning Hellenism. He said Greece was one of the most important countries in the world both historically and politically. She served as a critical ally to the US throughout the years, and honored the role of the Greek American community in relations between Greece and the States.

Daniel V. Speckhard was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Greece on November 7, 2007. His last posting was at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, where he served as Deputy Chief of Mission from August 2006 to July 2007 and as the Director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office from August 2005 to July 2006. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Director of Policy Planning responsible for advising and assisting the Secretary General, senior NATO management, and the Council in addressing strategic issues facing the alliance. From 2000 to 2003, he was NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, covering political relations with the countries of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, and the Mediterranean. During this period he received the NATO Service Medal for his crisis management work.

Mr. Speckhard has a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration and a Masters Degree in Economics; also a Bachelor Degree from the University of Wisconsin.