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Biden’s choice takes the reins at the American Embassy in Athens

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US President Joe Biden’s nominee as next Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis arrived in Athens May 7, a day after his career diplomat predecessor Geoffrey Pyatt departed amid a storm of farewell tweets ending his exceptionally long assignment. Tsunis almost immediately tweeted on arrival (More on Twitter as a public diplomacy tool below) revealing a strong knowledge of modern Greek and the ability to use it in written form, something that should enable him to vastly extend his outreach to the Gre…


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