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"Greece is an important country, very important. It is a great ally of the United States." Greece deserves a strong ambassador, with access to the American president and his full confidence, said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasizing that the change in leadership of the U.S. embassy in Athens does not constitute a downgrade in Greek-American relations. #Ελλάδα #Ρούμπιο #ΕνεργειακήΑνεξαρτησία (translated)

Under no circumstances should any of this be considered a downgrade of the relationship with Greece. Greece deserves a strong ambassador, with access to the American president and his full confidence, said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasizing that the change in leadership of the American embassy in Athens does not constitute a downgrade of U.S.-Greek relations. #Ελλάδα #Διπλωματία #Ενέργεια (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Pavlos Marinakis had met with Kimberly Guilfoyle on September 16 and described their conversation as "extremely productive and substantial." According to Avramidis, less than a month later, Donald Trump requested her resignation amid allegations and reports regarding her behavior. Avramidis mentioned that he asked what was discussed in the meeting and whether topics related to the Vertical Corridor and the business interests surrounding it were raised. In his description, Marinakis initially responded by criticizing those who found the meeting problematic, while later stating that among the topics were the embassy press releases and the communication of the visits of American officials. Avramidis cited reports indicating that Guilfoyle was asking businessmen for hundreds of thousands of dollars, even to pay off her luxury Mercedes. He added that, according to reports, she had made derogatory comments about Greeks during the crisis. Regarding the Vertical Corridor, Avramidis wrote that Marinakis responded that the agreement was signed before Guilfoyle arrived in Greece. He clarified that his questions concerned the subsequent processes and the business interests surrounding the implementation of the project. According to Avramidis, the government spokesperson extensively presented the energy strategy, mentioning among others ExxonMobil, Chevron, Bergam, Rubio, Houston, and Ukraine, but responded negatively to the question of whether he discussed these issues with Guilfoyle. Avramidis added that Marinakis hinted that those who disagreed with the Vertical Corridor might, albeit inadvertently, express the positions of neighboring countries. He argued that the project would increase the prices consumers would pay and stated that he would continue to ask government officials about their meetings with foreign officials and the interests surrounding multi-billion dollar agreements. #Κυβέρνηση #ΕπιχειρηματικάΣυμφέροντα #Διπλωματία (translated)

Nikolas Apelaios II described the days leading up to the Italian attack on Greece, from October 23 to 27, 1940, stating that the Greek ambassador in Rome had informed the government that the attack was expected between October 25 and 28. According to him, Italian reconnaissance aircraft were photographing military points of interest, while senior Greek officials considered the attack imminent. Apelaios reported that on October 24, Ioannis Metaxas recorded in his diary rumors of an attack the next day and informed the chiefs of staff to remain in Athens or to notify where they were. On October 25, according to the post, Metaxas informed the Cabinet about the concentration of Italian troops at the border, and the government rejected both substantial territorial concessions and symbolic gestures toward Italy. He noted that Metaxas and his ministers did not attend the premiere of the opera "Madama Butterfly" at the Royal Theater on October 25, in the presence of Antonio Puccini and Curzio Malaparte. From the government, as he wrote, Deputy Foreign Minister Mavroudis and Deputy Minister of Press Nikolidis attended. The next day, Ambassador Politis reported that the Athens–Rome airline had been suspended until further notice. In his narrative, at the reception of the Italian embassy on October 26, Ambassador Grazzi was often absent, while on the upper floor the ultimatum to Greece was being dictated from Rome. Nikolidis called Metaxas early on October 27 regarding reports of incidents at the border. Apelaios noted that the Athens News Agency denied the news at 04:00, following an order from Metaxas. Apelaios also wrote that, on October 27, Greek and Italian officers met to discuss the incidents, while the Greek government was receiving information about the movements of Italian units towards the border. He added that shortly after Metaxas left his office, information arrived from the Italian embassy that a declaration of war was imminent, but it was decided not to inform him. According to him, the Prime Minister's car departed for Kifisia without him knowing the information. #Ιστορία #Ελλάδα #ΔεύτεροςΠαγκόσμιοςΠόλεμος (translated)

The departure of Kimberly Guilfoyle from the American embassy in Athens raises questions about the future of Greek-American relations and highlights the challenges faced by Donald Trump in the decision to dismiss her. #ΚίμπερλιΓκίλφοϊλ #ΝτόναλντΤραμπ #ελληνοαμερικανικέςΣχέσεις (translated)

The article states that, after the massacres on Chios in 1822, women and children were transported as captives to the slave markets of Smyrna and Constantinople. It invoked a letter sent that spring from Constantinople by Dutch diplomat Gaspar Testa, in which he described captured children and women from Chios, some of whom had papers with the name and address of their owners. According to the post, by May 1, 1822, more than 41,000 slave ownership documents, known as "teskeredes," had been issued. The article mentioned that, according to the French-language newspaper of Smyrna, Spectateur Oriental, by May 10, customs duties for about 40,000 slaves had been paid at the city's customs. It also cited English sources, stating that the population of Chios before the destruction was approximately 110,000: about 20,000 fled or remained on the island to cultivate mastic, approximately 45,000 were killed, and the rest were sold as slaves. The post stated that the attack began on March 30, 1822, and that, according to the orders attributed to the Sultan, boys aged 3–12 and women aged 12–40 would be captured, while the others would be slaughtered. It described rapes, torture, and murders of civilians, as well as women who committed suicide or resisted to avoid capture. Citing the account of the priest Welsh from the English embassy in Constantinople, the article noted that about 500 women from Chios were sold in the fish market and that their prices ranged from 100 groats to 3 pounds per person. It added that similar scenes unfolded in Smyrna, where women and children were transported in chains and sent to the homes of those who had bought them. Finally, it cited Chian journalist Panagiotis Xenakis and "The Machine of Time," mentioning that the island remained devastated for years after 1822. #Χίος #ΕλληνικήΕπανάσταση #Σκλαβιά (translated)

For 8 years, we did not recognize the People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. It then became clear that the situation could no longer continue like this – and we recognized them. The position that Russia did not violate international law by recognizing the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the subsequent provision of military assistance was reiterated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to statements released by the Russian embassy in Greece. #Πούτιν #ΔιεθνέςΔίκαιο #Ουκρανία (translated)

A memorial service for the victims of October 7, 2023, was organized in Athens by the Israeli embassy in Greece, the Central Israeli Council of Greece, and the Jewish Community of Athens, with speeches and a screening of a documentary about the tragedies that occurred during the Hamas attack. #Διπλωματία #ΕπιμνημόσυνηΔέηση #ΙσραηλιτικήΚοινότητα (translated)

Josh Hock will temporarily take over the duties of the head of the American embassy in Athens until the completion of the process to replace Kimberly Guilfoyle, while the selection of the new ambassador is expected to take several months, with possible ratification by Congress in 2027. #Διπλωματία #Πρεσβεία #ΗΠΑ (translated)

The e-Amyna wrote that the removal of Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as the U.S. ambassador in Athens was not an unpleasant development, as, in his view, the negative publicity surrounding her had indirectly affected Greece, while her involvement in regional issues had until then been mainly decorative. He mentioned as a key issue the timing and manner of her replacement, noting that matters of Greek interest — the GSI, the Vertical Corridor, and the exploration efforts of Chevron and Exxon — were at a critical juncture. At the same time, he described the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barac, as a person with excellent connections in the White House and increased responsibilities in Syria, who, he argued, was functioning almost as Turkey's ambassador to the U.S. e-Amyna stated that Guilfoyle was said to have access to the White House, something which, according to him, was particularly important during Trump's presidency. However, he attributed the more positive American initiatives in the region to Geoffrey Pyatt, whom he characterized as an experienced career diplomat with strategic thinking and noted that, after serving at the embassy in Athens, he served as Deputy Secretary of Energy under Biden's presidency. He concluded that it would be desirable for the next U.S. ambassador to be a diplomat of this kind. #Διπλωματία #ΗΠΑ #Ελλάδα (translated)