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Tornos News covered our virtual forum – co-hosted with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA), American Hellenic Institute (AHI) and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations – with the American ambassadors to Israel, Greece and Cyprus.
Associated Press reports from Washington DC that the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA), American Hellenic Institute (AHI), B’nai B’rith International, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on January 19, held a virtual Ambassadors Forum with the US ambassadors to Greece, Cyprus, and Israel.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus Judith Garber, and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt briefed the leadership of each of the four organizations on the 3+1 framework in the Eastern Mediterranean, touching on developments in sectors such as energy, defense and security, commerce, and tourism.
Following the briefing, the organizations issued the following statement:
“We sincerely thank Ambassadors Nides, Garber, and Pyatt for their generous time and for highlighting the importance of the trilateral partnership and the engagement of the United States as part of the 3+1 framework.
“The 3+1 framework is in the best of interest of the United States as it fosters peace, security, stability, and shared democratic values and ideals, in a vital region. We will continue to lend our broad diaspora support, ideas, and encouragement for advancing the framework, especially as we plan our fifth Leadership Mission to Israel, Cyprus, and Greece, later this year.”
The participants were AHEPA Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas and Executive Director Basil Mossaidis, AHI President Nick Larigakis, AHI Foundation President Leon Andris, AHI Foundation Board Member James Lagos, AHI Board Member Kostas Alexakis, B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin, CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, Director of B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Alan Schneider, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Chair Dianne Lob, CEO William C. Daroff, and Vice-Chair Malcolm Hoenlein.