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PAGE 6 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024

Rep Grace Meng Brings Greece’s New Ambassador
To The United States And To Queens

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Meng and Nassika with members of the local Greek American community during the luncheon.
Ambassador Ekaterini Nassika
travels from Washington, D.C. to
visit with borough’s Greek Ameri-
can community; event included
luncheon and tour of St. Nicholas
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church
in Flushing

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-
Queens), a member of the Con-
gressional Hellenic Caucus,
brought the Greek Ambassador
to the United States to her con-
gressional district in Queens,
New York.
Meng and Ambassador Ekat-
erini Nassika held a luncheon
yesterday with the borough’s
Greek American community at a
local Greek restaurant where they
talked about the importance of the
U.S.-Greek relationship and their
efforts to further strengthen it.
Prior to the luncheon, Meng
and Nassika toured St. Nicholas
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church
in Flushing, which the Congress-
woman has been to several times
in the past. They also visited its
day school and preschool and met
with Church and school officials.
Ambassador Nassika, who trav-
eled to Queens from the Embassy
of Greece in Washington, D.C.,
is a career diplomat. She was ap-
pointed as Greece’s Ambassador
to the U.S. in November 2023
after serving as the Ambassador of
Greece to the Russian Federation. Meng and Nassika visiting the St. Nicholas Greek
She began her diplomatic career in Orthodox Shrine Church’s day school and preschool
1985. Her full bio can be viewed
here.
Meng invited Ambassador
Nassika to visit Queens last month
after the two had an introductory
meeting at the Congresswoman’s
office on Capitol Hill. Also joining
the luncheon and tour was Dinos
Konstantinou, the Consul General
of Greece in New York.
“It was an honor to host Am-
bassador Nassika here in Queens
and I thank her for visiting our
borough,” said Congresswoman
Meng. “I am so proud to repre-
sent thousands of constituents
who are of Greek descent and to
support and help grow the crucial
ties that exist between the United
States and Greece, and between
the American and Greek people.
Greece is at the forefront of tack- Meng and Nassika touring St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox
ling many shared challenges from Shrine Church.
strengthening democracy and
tackling climate change to help- Queens anytime.” sional Hellenic Caucus. We both
ing to support our allies Israel “It was great to come to Flush- highlighted the importance of
and Ukraine and bring stability ing, Queens and meet with the further strengthening the ties
to the Eastern Mediterranean. I local Greek American community, between Greece and the U.S. and
am excited to continue working a strong and vibrant link between work closely together in this direc-
with Ambassador Nassika and I’m Greece and the United States of tion. The contribution of members
thrilled that I was able to introduce America,” said Ambassador Nas- of the Congress in promoting bilat-
her to the vibrant and thriving sika. “I was also very glad to see eral cooperation between the U.S.
Greek American community in Congresswoman Grace Meng, an and close partners and allies, like
my district. She is welcome in active member of the Congres- Greece, is always of significance.”