Manatos Family Celebrates 100th Anniversary in America


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The Manatos family recently celebrated three important milestones, including the 100th anniversary of the arrival of their family in the United States. The celebration was covered by US News & World Report, Politico, The Hill, Roll Call and NBC Washington. Members of Congress, White House staff, current and former senior State Department officials, and members of the media including Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball, joined the Manatos family at a reception on Monday evening at Kellari Taverna on K Street.

The Manatos family celebrated the arrival of Nick A. Manatos (originally Manatakis - Μανατάκης) 100 years ago (on July 27, 1910) at Ellis Island from Crete, Greece. They also celebrated the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Mike N. Manatos in Washington, DC, where he began the family's uninterrupted work on US public policy development from the public and private sector, as well as the 20th anniversary of Mike A. Manatos joining the firm of Manatos & Manatos.

According to Roll Call, “Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Michael McMahon (D-N.Y.) and Dina Titus (D-Nev.) all showed up, as did former Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) and his son Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.). Several top Capitol Hill aides also joined in the festivities, including John Richter, chief of staff to Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine); Julia Frifield, chief of staff to Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.); and McMahon chief of staff and former lobbyist Chris McCannell.”

“The guest list showed the party to be a convergence of Washington's Greek community, lobbyists, and members of Congress and staffers, as well as a contingent of local news personalities. It also went a long way to show that Manatos & Manatos is a key player on K Street and in Congress, even if some of the party chatter wasn't focused on cap-and-trade, healthcare, or the elections,” noted the US.News and World Report. “Mike Manatos' wife, Fox 5 News anchor Laura Evans Manatos, divided her attention between the couple's three children and her Fox 5 colleagues. Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's "Hardball," made an appearance with his wife, former ABC 7 anchor Kathleen Matthews.”

“The Manatos family's Washington, D.C., ties run deep. Mike Manatos' grandfather was the Senate liaison to presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. His father was President Jimmy Carter's assistant secretary of Commerce for legislation before starting the family's lobby shop with his father in 1983,” Roll Call wrote. “The firm still represents several clients, including Ameresco, Cubicorp, the Pancyprian Association of America and Lafayette Federal Credit Union, according to lobbying disclosure reports.”

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