Theoharis (Haris) Lalakos became ambassador of Greece to the United States on June 27, 2016, having previously served as ambassador and head of the Liaison Office of the Hellenic Republic
Marithza Ruiz de Vielman, a lawyer and former foreign minister, recently arrived in Washington as Guatemala’s first-ever female ambassador to the United States. Photo: Larry Luxner Marithza Ruiz de Vielman,
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It took nine years for Nassir Faqiri to get his U.S. citizenship, but he finally raised his right hand in May this year and swore allegiance to his new country.
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Photos: ©National Archaeological Museum, Athens Among the over 560 objects featured in a sweeping survey of Greek history at the National Geographic is a lekythos (a type of Greek pottery)
