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[Zoi Leoudaki]: With us today in the Voice of America studio in Washington is Artemis Zenetou, Executive Director of the Fulbright Foundation in Greece. Welcome to Washington and to the Voice of America. [Artemis Zenetou]: I’m glad to see you, and I must say that I’m happy to return to Washington, which was my home […]

[Anna Karagiannopoulou]: The annual awards ceremony of the Greek American Institute was held here in Washington. Four personalities from the Diaspora, Greece, as well as the political life of the United States, were honored this year by the AHI for their contribution to the promotion of issues of interest to Greece, Cyprus, and Hellenism worldwide.

[Zoi Leoudaki]: The so-called automatic spending cuts amounting to 85 billion dollars have been implemented in the United States. Their effects have not yet been particularly noticeable, but Americans are worried. Many public employees have already been informed that their work and salary will be reduced by two days a month. Gary Perous is one

[Zoi Leoudaki]: New technologies and social media have not only changed the way we communicate with friends and acquaintances, but have also opened new horizons in diplomacy. Nine embassies and the U.S. Department of State gathered for the first time in Washington to exchange information and ideas on diplomacy through new technologies. The initiator of

[Anna Karagiannopoulou]: On the burning issue of the economy, the labor market, and the stimulation of the American Middle Class, President Obama focused in his annual address to Congress on the state of the Union, specifically saying that progress has been made. With the main goal of restoring the American dream, where anyone who works

[Dimitris Manis]: Every year, the American High-Technology Company IBM examines new technological products and distinguishes five innovative ideas that it believes will change the world in the next five years. In the company’s annual list, named 5 in 5, new mobile applications, 3D photography, transportation systems, and new energy technologies have been included in the