| Greek Deputy Minister Panos Kammenos gives the European perspective on terrorism and illegal immigration
For Deputy Minister of Mercantile, Aegean and Island Policy of Greece Panos Kammenos, problems such as terrorism and illegal immigration, perhaps the toughest issues the West is facing nowadays, are very familiar. He served as Chairman of the Committee for the Security and Collaboration in the Mediterranean, Vice-Chairman of the General Committee of Political Affairs and Security of OACE-PA (Organization for the Security and Collaboration in Europe)
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Cypriots meet in Washington
The 24th Annual Cyprus, Hellenic and Orthodox Issues Conference is about to take place in Washington, D.C. on May 21-23, 2008. Hosted by The International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) and the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes, it provides Greek-Americans and Cypriot-American from across the country and Hellenes from around the world, the opportunity to meet with the highest-level administration officials in charge of U.S. policy toward Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. "We are thrilled that this year we have a very strong representation from the occupied municipalities
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The Cyprus success story
Debbie Kamilaris had visited Cyprus before and for years had joined her parents as they became involved in the various Cypriot organizations here in America. “I would hear the issues growing up, see what happened, how it had affected my family and both my parents,” says the 24-year-old president of The Cypriot Youth Committee of America (CYCA), the six-year-old official Youth Division of the Cyprus Federation of America (CFA). “I just couldn’t imagine what it would be like to lose your home and leave a place where you grew up and all your family was there and leave behind everything you knew.”
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Former football All-American and Ohio attorney Zack Space had publicly signed a pledge to do the right thing if he got to Congress, and he says he’s worked hard to keep that pledge during his eighteen months in office. He’s been in the forefront of ethical reform and he’s been a workhorse in fighting for jobs for his rural district. “Public service is something that right now I find extremely rewarding,” says the 47-year-old Ohio native who grew up in the district and practices law there with his father Socrates at Space & Space. “I hope that I can continue to exhibit leadership through service, as I’ve tried in the last 18 months, and with God’s blessing and the blessing of the people my district, I’ll be able to continue doing that.”
