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
The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats." The doctrine originated with the primary goal of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to oppose the communist rebellions in Greece and Soviet demands from Turkey. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied American support for other nations threatened by Moscow. It led to the formation of NATO in 1949. Historians often use Truman's speech to Congress on March 12, 1947 to date the start of the Cold War.
Presidential portrait of U.S. President Harry Truman
King George II of Greece (r. 1922–24, 1935–47), whose rule was opposed by a communist insurgency in the Greek Civil War
George F. Kennan (1904–2005) proposed the doctrine of containment in 1946
Image: Truman Doctrine, 03 12 1947, Page 1 (5476286491)
