George Tsounis will be heard on Wednesday, January 12, to ratify his appointment as US Ambassador to Greece.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will meet under the chairmanship of Senator Robert Menendez and will be called upon to decide on the fate of Mr. Tsounis’s candidacy.
The committee meeting will be held with limited physical presence, as defined by the measures adopted by the Senate for the pandemic.
Who is George Tsounis?
A second-generation immigrant with parents from mountainous Nafpaktia, 53-year-old George Tsounis grew up in the Greek community of New York.
He attended the Greek school, participated in the Greek parade that takes place every year on March 25 on 5th Avenue in Manhattan and was an active member of the community of Agia Paraskevi. He is a member of the Archdiocesan Council of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Faith and Leadership 100, the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), and the Hellenic Initiative (THI).
Former Archbishop Dimitrios had awarded Mr. Tsounis the St. Paul Medal, the highest recognition given by the Greek Orthodox Church in America. In addition, Mr. Tsounis has received the “Justice for Cyprus” Award of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations awarded to him by former Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and the Athens-Wishner Prize jointly awarded by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the American Council. Leadership (HALC).
He studied at New York University and then earned a law degree from St. John’s University. Shortly after graduating, he worked for the largest law firm in Long Island.
In 2013, during the presidency of Barack Obama, the possibility of his appointment as US ambassador to Norway was considered.
The political connections maintained by the 53-year-old expatriate in the American capital are considered important. In the 2012 election campaign, he was president of the “Greek-Americans for Obama-Biden.” In addition, he is well acquainted with Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken, and enjoys the full support of Senator Robert Menendez, with whom he has developed a close friendship. Despite being one of the main sponsors of the Democratic Party, the expatriate businessman keeps open the channels of communication in the Capitol with MPs and senators from both parties.
, Kathimerini
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