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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 90 people packed the Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC to celebrate the release of the book, The Extraordinary Greek People: Their Remarkable Achievements and Philosophy for Living from Ancient Times to Today.
In the book, author Andy Manatos is joined by 60 of the most successful Hellenes, led by the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who submitted personal essays reflecting on how Hellenism has impacted their success.
The Ambassador of Greece to the United States Alexandra Papadopoulou welcomed Members of Congress, Administration officials, Ambassadors and many community leaders in attendance, including: those featured in the book, such as Congressmen John Sarbanes and Chris Pappas; New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker, with wife Susan Glasser of The New Yorker; AHEPA Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas, and Chef Maria Loi.
Also present were former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, Ambassador of Australia to the U.S. Arthur Sinodinos, former U.S. Ambassador to Greece Tom Miller, both of our community’s federal judges Gregory Katsas (former Deputy Counsel to the President) and Eleni Roumel (former Deputy Counsel to the Vice President), former White House Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios, former Chief Speechwriter for President Clinton Paul Glastris, former President of American University Neil Kerwin, and American Hellenic Institute President Nick Larigakis, among others.
This book is “not only a story of the past, but also of the present – from the Golden Age of Greece to today. Filled with little known historical facts about Hellenism and the Greek people, anecdotes of what it means to be a Hellene, and an exploration of the unique Greek word ‘philotimo’, or love of honor, that runs deep within every Hellene’s psyche.”
The book is available for purchase, with a contribution to the not-for-profit Washington OXI Day Foundation, online: https://amzn.to/3DpbpmJ.
More photos from the book signing are also available online: https://bit.ly/3WGX5N2.
Learn more about the Washington OXI Day Foundation here: https://oxidayfoundation.org.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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