Greek Americans are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. They number at least 1.2 million, of whom 264,066 over the age of five speak Greek at home.
A young Greek immigrant on Ellis Island, New York City, late 19th century
Greek parade at 57th Street, New York State
Greek-American volunteers in the Balkan Wars
Sponge auction in Tarpon Springs, Florida, in 1947. The community has the highest percentage of Greek Americans of any city in the U.S.
The American Hellenic Institute is an advocacy organization and policy center founded by United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Eugene Rossides in 1974. Its purpose is promoting United Stat
AHI is active in foreign policy issues affecting Cyprus, Greece, Albania, Turkey, and North Macedonia, among others.
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I