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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-09-11
CONTENTS
[01] US citizen of Cypriot origin to be elected as member of New York
City Council
[02] Greek American to become US Ambassador in Norway
[01] US citizen of Cypriot origin to be elected as member of New York
City Council
An American citizen of Cypriot origin will be elected for the first time
as member of the New York City Council.
Despite the fact that Greek American John Catsimatides was not nominated
as Republican candidate for the municipal elections in November, an
other member of the diaspora, of Cypriot origin, Kostas Konstantinides,
is expected to be elected as member of the NY City Council.
Konstantinides, whose origins are from the village of Asgata in Cyprus,
will be the first of Greek and Cypriot origin to be elected at the NY
City Council.
[02] Greek American to become US Ambassador in Norway
The White House announced Tuesday the appointment of Greek-American
businessman and philanthropist , George Tsouni as U.S. Ambassador
to Norway.
His appointment must be ratified by the Senate and the hearings before the
Foreign Relations Committee are expected to take place in October. George
Tsounis, operates hotels and real estate and has been actively involved
in the activities of the Greek lobby in Washington.
He is the founder and CEO of Chartwell Hotels, LLC, which manages hotels
for chains like Hilton, Marriott and Intercontinental in the Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic states of America.
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