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PM Mitsotakis' visit to DC, what it means for US-Greece relations, and more

It was recently announced that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the White House next month and deliver what’s been described as a historic address to a joint session of Congress. This week we also saw two marathon hearings in the Senate and the House, where Secretary Blinken was grilled by members of Congress on the administration’s broader foreign policy strategy that covered Russia, China, and touched on Turkey. Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest breakdown. 

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greek PM Mitsotakis to visit White House in May

Pelosi Invites Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece to Address Joint Meeting of Congress

Secretary of State Blinken testifies in Senate Foreign Relations hearing

Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist

Blinken to detail U.S. national strategy for China in coming weeks

Greece’s energy sufficiency fully guaranteed, Mitsotakis says

Mitsotakis: Polls at end of gov’t term

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