Foreign relations of Greece
As one of the oldest Euro-Atlantic member states in the region of Southeast Europe, Greece enjoys a prominent geopolitical role as a middle power, due to its political and geographical proximity to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Its main allies are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Cyprus and the rest of the European Union and NATO.
Embassy of Greece in Nicosia, Cyprus
Cartoon on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece and the then-ruling Qajar dynasty of Persia in 1902
The entrance of the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in the Phanar district.
Greece–United States relations
Due to the strong historical, political, cultural and religious ties between them, Greece and the United States today enjoy excellent diplomatic relations and consider each other an ally. Today Greece is one of the United States's closest allies in the world.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with President Joe Biden in the White House, May 2022.
Greek immigrants embarking in a small boat for a steamer for America from the port of Patras, 1910
Greek Americans return as volunteers to Greece on the outbreak of the First Balkan War, New York, October 1912.
President Franklin Roosevelt in meeting with members of the order of AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association), 1936
