AHI, AHIF Boards Hold Second Annual Retreat

AHI and AHIF boards of directors held their annual retreat, in Washington, D.C., October 18 to 20, 2022.

During the retreat, AHI board members and staff had briefings with the following diplomats and policy influencers: Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Cyprus to the U.S. Marios Lysiotis, Doug Bandow, senior fellow at the Cato Institute; Piero Tozzi, senior policy adviser and legal counsel for U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Josh Huck, director of the Office of Southern European Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International. In addition, the board received a defense policy briefing on the Hellenic Armed Forces from the Embassy of Greece Defense Attachés office.

Image courtesy of the Greek Embassy in Washington, DC.

Ambassador Papadopoulou hosted the board for a private reception at her residence in honor of the memory of AHI Founder Eugene T. Rossides, and the AHI board had a private dinner with U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Appropriations.

At the end of the retreat, AHI and AHIF held a board of directors meeting to discuss matters pertinent to the two organizations.