The President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou met with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, who informed her about the actions of the Archdiocese, thanked her for the participation of the Presidential Guard in the events taking place in New York to celebrate the Revolution of 1821 and renewed the invitation for the presence of the Evzones in this year’s celebrations as well.

Mrs. Sakellaropoulou pointed out that the Archdiocese plays a very important role in maintaining the cohesion and identity of the Greek diaspora in America and emphasized that the permanent presence of the Presidential Guard at the events of the diaspora aims to promote the history and values ​​of Hellenism and to strengthen the bond of expatriate Greeks with the motherland.

Present at the meeting were the President of AHEPA Savvas Tsivikos, the Vice-President of the Greek Orthodox Philoptochis Society Annita Kartalopoulou, the businessman Steve Zervoudis and father Alex Karloutsos.