Gus Bilirakis
Diaspora
AHI Sponsors Congressional Salute to Greek Independence
The AHI sponsored a Congressional Salute to Greek Independence in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence in 2021.
Diaspora
Gus Bilirakis Named Florida’s Most Effective Republican Congressman
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis was named “Florida’s Most Effective House Republican" according to a recently-released list of Congress lawmakers.
Diaspora
Rep. Bilirakis Commemorates Greek Bicentennial in Washington
Bilirakis and Moloney will celebrate the Greek Bicentennial and call on the UK to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
Ancient Greece
US Lawmakers Call for the Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
US lawmakers introduced a resolution in Congress on Thursday calling on Britain to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
Greek News
Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who represents Palm Harbor, Florida in the US Congress, has tested positive for coronavirus, his office announced Wednesday. Bilirakis is now in quarantine and was not on the House floor on Wednesday as Congress...
Cyprus
Hellenic Caucus Congressmen Worried About Erdogan’s Behavior in Occupied Cyprus
With Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarking on another spate of provocative actions in the Mediterranean of late, including taking a tour of Varosha in occupied northern Cyprus, members of the US Congress' Hellenic Caucus have grown increasingly alarmed,...
Greek News
Greek American Gus Bilirakis Reelected to US House in Florida
Republican US Rep. Gus Bilirakis won Florida’s 12th congressional district and he will continue to represent the area encompassing New Port Richey and areas north of Tampa. Raised in Tarpon Springs, the Florida native is the grandson of Greek...
Greek News
All the Greek-Americans Running for Office in the 2020 Elections
Five representatives of Greek descent are currently serving in the US Congress, and all of them are up for reelection on Tuesday in the hotly-contested 2020 elections. Democrats John Sarbanes, Charlie Crist, Chris Pappas and Dina Titus are joined by...
Greek church
Congressman Bilirakis: Erdogan Turns His Back on International Community
Congressman Gus Bilirakis, the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on International Religious Freedom, on Friday condemned the decision by Turkey's President Erdogan to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque. "In a clear demonstration of arrogance and inhumanity, Erdogan has turned...
Diplomacy
USA Urges Erdogan Not to Turn Hagia Sophia into a Mosque
Ambassador Sam Brownback, the US Ambassador of Religious Freedom, urged Turkey last week to abandon plans to reconvert the sixth century monument of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. “The Hagia Sophia holds enormous spiritual & cultural significance to billions of...