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- Karolos Papoulias April 7, 2005
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April 7, 2005
Dr. Karolos Papoulias
President of the Hellenic Republic
Athens - Greece
Your Excellency,
We, as members of the Hellenic Electronic Center a US non-profit organization, represent part of the Academia and
part of the health and legal professions of the Diaspora, Greece and Cyprus, and philhellenes. We extend our congratulations to you on becoming President of the Hellenic Republic. We extend to you our best wishes. The letter below is an open letter which will be distributed to the Greek media and elsewhere.
This letter is intended to respectfully convey to you our most profound distress with regard to the various
crises confronted by Hellenism in Cyprus, Macedonia, Constantinopolis/Imbros/Tenedos, Northern Epirus, and the
Aegean. We are most alarmed by the diplomatic activity undertaken by the great powers of the United States, Great
Britain, the European Union, and the United Nations with regard to Cyprus and the other national issues. The
interest of the great powers in Cyprus might have been a powerful catalyst for bringing about a settlement based on
human rights conventions, on EU's Laws, Constitution and Democratic political traditions and on international
law and the rule of law.
Unfortunately, the relevant parties involved in Cyprus have demonstrated a greater interest in paving the way for Turkey's eventual accession to the European Union, and completely ignored the humanitarian and legal issues upon which a successful resolution for Cyprus is dependent. We believe that a state of crisis exists in Cyprus and that this crisis is
the most severe that the Republic of Cyprus has faced since the twin Turkish invasions of 1974. The Republic of
Cyprus had one powerful advantage over the past thirty years in that it was universally recognized by the international community. In the aftermath of the Annan Plan, and the persistent pressure imposed on President Papadopoulos and
the citizens of Cyprus to accept it, efforts are now under way to establish defacto recognition and legitimacy of the Turkish occupation by promoting economic and commercial activities in the territories where Greek Cypriots are denied access to their lands, and where several thousand subjugated Greeks live under oppressive and inhumane conditions.
We respectfully call for a new diplomatic stance on Cyprus that is consistent and supportive of the declared aims and positions of President Papadopoulos and of the Greeks of Cyprus who expressed their views with great courage and dignity in the referendum of 24 April 2004. As international support for the Republic of Cyprus is slowly beginning to crumble, it is most urgent that the Hellenic Republic use its prestigious position as a member of the European Union
and the NATO alliance and its present position in the UN Security Council to make known its unconditional support
for the Republic of Cyprus, and its fervent opposition to the continued Turkish occupation of and/or partition of Cyprus.
If the solution of the Cyprus problem, unlike what the Annan Plan proposed in 2004, is not in compliance with the
fundamental principles of International Law, the United Nations Charter, and the Conventions of Human Rights,
democratic principles, and laws and practices of the European Union of which of which the Republic of Cyprus is
a member, we believe Ankara should be barred from entering the European Union. We believe that now is the time for Greece to demand that Ankara withdraw all occupation forces and settlers from Cyprus, just as the United States of America is demanding the withdrawal of all Syrian troops from Lebanon.
With regard to the issue of Macedonia, we believe that the reversal of policy undertaken by Washington following last November's recognition of Skopje indicates that a settlement that prohibits FYROM from using the name Macedonia is possible. However, this necessitates a firm and decisive stance, and may require further political pressure and activity directed at FYROM, the United States, and the European Union. The future security of Greece and the Balkan Peninsula heavily depends on the willingness of FYROM to abandon any and all claims to the name, history, and territory of Macedonia.
There are historical precedents pertaining to a formal change of official titles by sovereign states, and which may be applicable in the case of FYROM. The French initially objected to London's use of the title Great Britain as they feared the British could claim the prefecture of Brittany as their own. A French veto of London's candidacy for the European Union under this name led to admission under the title of the United Kingdom. In the aftermath of the Second World
War, the United States pressured Austria to abandon the formal title of "German Republic of Austria".
The conflict between Great Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands in 1982 resulted in a brief war. The
problem was trigered from the fact that Argentina issued a stamp depicting these islands under the name Malvines.
The actions of Argentina had been fueled by domestic policies such as teaching Argentinian school children that
the Malvines had been Argentinian. This is precisely what has been occuring in FYROM for decades as school children have been indoctrinated with false propaganda asserting that Macedonia is theirs. A further example includes that of the case of Germany in which West Germany insisted that the Soviet controlled portion not acquire a composite with the name "Germany", a development Bonn feared could, inter alia, undermine the international position of the country.
Greece should assure FYROM that once they formally agree to abandon all claims to the heritage and
territory of Macedonia, Athens will help them politically and diplomatically to restore stability within their own
borders which are presently threatened by Albanian separatists. Even within FYROM's borders there is no stability, because of its multiethnic makeup.The Albanian population makes up approximately 30% of the total population.
FYROM should decide on a name which will reflect the ethnic and religious diversity of their state.
We respectfully call to your attention the unpleasant situation faced by the Greeks of Constantinople, Imbros, and Tenedos. The Greek minority in Turkey numbers between 1,500 and 2,000. While we believe that present day and future relations between Greece and Turkey should not be decided by the injustices of the past, we fear that Turkish repression and intimidation of the Greek minority remains official state policy in Ankara. This September will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the infamous state sponsored anti-Greek pogroms which destroyed the Hellenic presence in Constantinople, Imbros, and Tenedos.
Despite public promises and assurances given to the American President, Ankara has not allowed the Theological
School of Halki to reopen. More ominous are the public statements put forward by the Turkish National Security
Council asserting that the opening of Halki would be "treachery". Demonstrations outside the Ecumenical
Patriarchate are a common occurrence, as are bomb attacks such as the one which occurred last October.
It is our view, that all restrictions and prohibitions against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and against the various
schools, hospitals, and other institutions belonging to the Greek minority must be lifted for Ankara to proceed with
its candidacy for membership in the European Union
The Greek government must link the fate of the Greek minority and the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the course of
Greek-Turkish relations. We believe that Turkish refusal to crack down on the violent demonstrations outside the Patriarchate, or refusal to reopen the Halki School of Theology should be countered by a Greek refusal to support Ankara's bid for membership in the European Union which remains an ongoing process. We believe that Greece
should demand that Ankara return the Prinkipos orphanage to the Greek community, and that all present and former Greek inhabitants of Constantinople, Imbros, and Tenedos be compensated for all property that has been seized by
the Turkish state. The Turkish State must cease impeding the function of the Patriarchate in Phanar by recognizing its "Ecumenical" character and its status as a "legal person/entity'" allowed to own, manage and control at its own expense its historic charitable and educational institutions. Also, the Turkish State must allow clerics from the Patriarchate's Sees situated outside Turkey to join the Patriarchal Holy Synod.
It is our belief that the time has come for Greece to officially commemorate the Hellenic (Greek) Genocide, as per
law 2645/98 voted unanimously in the Greek Parliament, and to promote awareness of the suffering and martyrdom endured by the Hellenes of Asia Minor. As the world at large demands greater freedom and democracy, and as the struggle for human rights is taken up by international bodies such as the European Union and the United Nations, the time appears right for Hellenism to challenge and remove the constraints imposed during previous political and historical eras that made the pursuit of the international recognition of the Hellenic(Greek) Genocide impossible. The form of censorship practiced and advocated by Ankara in both foreign and domestic affairs is inconsistent with liberal and democratic values. Recognition of the Hellenic, Armenian, and Assyrian Genocide, will help Turkey to come to
terms with its own history and its own past. The Hellenic (Greek) Genocide is a part of modern Hellenic history
that must not be allowed to be forgotten, and the recognition of this dark period of our history by historians,
diplomats, and political leaders throughout the western world will likely strengthen Hellenic interests
We have been most alarmed by the violation of Greek airspace by Turkey, and by Turkish provocations in the Aegean Sea. We call on the Hellenic Republic to take decisive legal action and to bring these violations by Turkey before the International Court at the Hague.
We wish to raise our concerns pertaining to the Greeks of Northern Epirus who have suffered for decades under both Albanian Communist repression, and under the post Communist government of former President Sali Berisha. We recall the Stalinist like show trials of the Omonia five one decade ago under the Berisha regime. We call on the Hellenic Republic to encourage Tirana to protect the human rights of the Greek minority, as well as the religious freedom and cultural rights of this long suffering Greek community. We would like to emphasize the importance of welcoming and embracing Vlach- and Albanian-speaking individuals who express Greek identity as bona fide members of the Greek minority in Albania. Historically, Vlach and Arvanite Greeks constitute one of the most dynamic elements of Modern Hellenism. The same applies for the long neglected Vlach-speaking community in southern FYROM, the progeny of the once flourishing Vlach Hellenism of Pelagonia.
Finally, having mentioned the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we would like to express our appreciation to the Hellenic Republic for the support that it has traditionally extended to the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople, and for
the support it has extended towards the Greek Orthodox Patriarchates of Alexandria and Jerusalem, and towards the Monastery of Saint Catherine's on Mount Sinai. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchates and the Monastery of Saint Catherine's serve as outposts of Hellenic civilization as they preserve not only the Orthodox faith, but the continuity of
the Hellenic language and culture. We would like to express our support for the continued autonomy of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos as well, as the traditions of the Holy Mountain have begun to be challenged within the
European Union.
We ask you kindly to convey our concerns to the government of Greece, and the political parties in opposition.
Respectfully Submitted,
Professor Aliprantis, Charalambos D, Depts of Economics and Mathematics, Purdue Univ, USA
Assoc Professor Anagnostopoulos, George, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Demokritos Univ of Thrace, Greece
Professor Anagnostopoulos, Stavros A, Head, Civil Engineering, Structures Div, Univ of Patras, Greece
Professor Anas, Alex, State Univ of New York at Buffalo, USA
Professor Anastassopoulou, Ioanna, Radiation Chemistry and Biospectroscopy National Technical Univ of Athens, Greece
Assoc Professor Antimisiaris, Sophia G, BPharm, PhD, Dept of Pharmaceutics, Univ of Patras, Greece
Dr Antoniou, Antonios DMD, Dental Surgeon Lemesos, Cyprus
Professor Antoniou, George, PhD, Dept of Computer Science, Montclair State Univ, NJ, USA
Dr Andritsanos, V P, PhD, Dept. of Geodesy and Surveying, Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr Apazidis, Alexios, MD, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers Univ, Newark, NJ. USA
Dr Arkas, Evangelos, PhD, Chief Scientist Prometheus Technology Inc, Vancouver, Canada
Asst Professor Aroniadou-Anderjaska, Vassiliki, PhD, Research, Dept of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland,USA
Dr Asimakopoulos, Byron, School of Medicine, Democritos Univ of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Dr Askaridou Remmert, Annouska, Director of International Ed, Lorain County Comm Coll, Elyria, Ohio, USA
Dr Bacalis, Naoum C, Senior Researcher, Inst of Theorerical and Physical Chemistry, N H Research Foundation, Athens Greece
Professor Barbas, John, PhD, Dept of Chemistry, Valdosta State Univ, Georgia, USA
Professor Belbas, Stavros A, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Professor Bourodimos-Mantzouranis, Lampros E, PhD, PE, Dept of Chemistry & Physics, Middlesex County Coll, Edison, NJ, USA
Professor Briassoulis, Hellen, Dept of Geography, Univ of the Aegean, Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece
Professor Briassoulis, Demetres, Agricultural Univ of Athens, Greece
Dr Caminis, John N, MD, Director, Global Clinical Research & Development, East Hanover NJ, USA
Dr Cavros, Nick, MD, Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA
Dr Chondros, Dimitrios, Director, CT-MRI Unit Evangelismos Hosp, Athens, Greece
Dr Cladis, John B, Nuclear Physics, Menlo Park, California, USA
Dr Costacou, Tina, Diabetes & Lipid Research, Univ of Pittsburgh, USA
Professor Rev Constantelos, Demetrios J, PhD, DD, Charles Cooper Townsend Sr Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Religion; Distinguished Research Scholar in Residence at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ, USA
Dr Danginis, Vassilios, Director, Engineering Standard Microsystems Corp, Hauppauge, NY, USA
Dr Deligiannis, Konstantinos, PhD Physics GE Healthcare Athens, Greece
Professor Demakis, John G, MD, Dept of Medicine, Loyola Univ of Chicago (Ret), USA
Dr Dimas, Stratos, Welch's Technology Center, Boston, USA
Dr Dokos, Socrates, Lecturer, Graduate Sch of Biomedical Engineering, Univ of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr Dritsas, Eleftherios, Paso Robles, California, USA
Professor Efthymiou, Constantine J, PhD, Saint John's University (ret), NY, USA
Professor Eleftheriou, Evangelos, PhD, Dept. of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Univ of Alabama, USA
Dr Elias, Demetri, Carlsbad, California, USA
Mr Emilianides, Achilles, Lawyer, Advocate of firm Achilles & Emile C. Emilianides,
Nicosia, Cyprus
Dr Epitropoulos, Mike-Frank G, Dept of Sociology, Univ of Pittsburgh, USA
Dr Evangelou, Georgios, Dept of Dermatology, Univ of Manchester and Hope Hosp, Manchester, UK
Professor Ferekides, Chris, Dept of Electrical Engineering, Univ of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Professor Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts Univ, Medford, Masss, USA
Dr Foudopoulos, Panayotis, PhD, Computer Science, Dept of Electrical Engineering, National TechnicalUniv of Athens, Greece
Professor Gatzoulis, Nina, Lector-Director of the Greek Language Univ of New Hampshire, USA
Asst Professor Gavaki, Efrosini, PhD, Concordia Univ, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Asst Professor Georgiades, Christos, MD, PhD, Depts of Radiology & Surgery Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, USA
Dr Georgiou, Julius, MEng, PhD, DIC, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Asst Professor Georgiou, Konstantinos, Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Agricultural Univ of Athens, Greece
Dr Giannopoulos, Joanne, Pharm D, Clinical Pharmacist, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, USA
Dr Giannoukakis, Nick, Researcher, University of Pittsburgh,USA
Dr Giortzis, Thanassis, Technical Consultant, London UK
Dr Grammatikos, Theoharry, European Investment Bank, Luxemburg
Assoc Professor Grekinis, Dimitris, PhD, Am.College of Thessaloniki, Div. of T and N Sciences, Thessaloniki Greece
Dr Hadjimichael, Mike, PhD, Monterey, California, USA
Professor Hadjisophocleous, George, Dept of Civil & Env/mental Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
Professor (Emer) Halamandaris, Pandelis G, PhD, EdD (hc), Brandon Univ, Canada
Professor (Emer) Hatgil, Paul (Apostolos Hatgilakos), Austin, Texas, USA
Professor Ifestos, Panagiotis, Jean Monnet Professor, International Relations, Strategic Studies, Panteion Univ, Athens, Greece
Dr Ioannidou, Andri, Senior Project Manager AgentSheets Inc. Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dr Itskos, Grigorios, Imperial College London, UK
Dr James, John P, DDS, President, Westside Dental Care, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Dr. Karamessini, Ekaterini, Composer, London, UK
Dr. Karayanni, Despina A., Lecturer of Marketing, University of Patras, Greece
Dr Karpathakis, Anna, Asst Professor, Sociology, Dept of Behavioral Sciences & Human Services, Kingsborough CC, CUNY, NYC, USA
Assoc Professor Katsifis, Spiros P, PhD, FACFE, Coll of Chiropractic, Univ of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Professor Katsetos, Christos D, MD, PhD, MRCPath, Research, Dept of Pediatrics, Drexel Univ Coll of Medicine and St Christopher's Hosp for Children, Philadelphia, USA
Dr Katsiadaki, Ioanna Sr, Scientific Officer, Centre for En/ment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, UK
Dr Kirkikis, Steve, MD, Shreveport, Louisianna, USA
Dr Kleanthous, Costas, MD, Medical Dir., Substance Abuse Program, Chelsea Community Hospital Chelsea, Michigan, USA
Dr. Kosmidou-Landis, Athanasia, MD, Buffalo NY, USA
Dr Koukoullou, Niki, Immunology Center, St. Savas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
Asst Professor Kouretas, Dimitris Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Professor Kourvetaris, George A, Dept of Sociology, Northern Illinois Univ, DeKalb; Editor, Journal of Political and Military Sociology, USA
Dr Koutentis, Christos, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Sheridan Medical Corp, Florida, USA
Asst Professor Kyriacou, George A, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Democritos Univ of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Dr Kyriakou, Anastasia, Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Research Institute, Lefcosia, Cyprus
Asst Professor Landis, Andrew J, MD, Dept of Medicine, State University of NY, Buffalo, USA
Professor Lazaridis, Anastasis, Dept of Engineering Widener Univ, Chester, Penn, USA
Dr. Lazaridis, Christina, PhD, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Dr. Lazarou, Achilleus G., Romanist-Balkan Expert, President, Information Committee Regarding the National Issues (founded by former President of the Hellenic Republic, M. Stassinopoulos), Amarousion, Greece
Dr. Lekkas, Nick, DDS, Dental Surgeon, Miami, Florida, USA
Professor Leventouri, Theodora, Dept of Physics, Florida Atlantic Univ, Boca Raton, USA
Dr Liasi, Evangelos, Adjunct Professor Univ of Windsor, Ontario Canada; Supervisor, Technology & Process Innovation Ford Motor Co, Dearborn, Michigan USA
Assoc Professor Logothetis, Michael D, PhD, Wire Communications Lab, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Univ of Patras, Greece
Professor Lolos, George J, Head, Physics Dept., University of Regina, Canada
Professor (Emer) Lomis, Dean, International Center, Univ of Delaware, USA
Professor Lousin, Ann, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, USA
Dr Maganares, Leo, CEO, The Learning Triangle, Carmen, California, USA
Professor Magliveras, Spyros, PhD, Chair, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Atlantic Univ., USA
Professor Makios, Vassilios, Laboratory of Electromagnetics, Dept.of Electrical & Computer Engineering Univ of Patras, Greece
Professor Mantzicopoulos-James, P Y, PhD, Dept of Educational Studies, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Professor Margaritis, Argyrios, BASc, MS, PhD, PEng, FCIC, Dept of Biochemical Engineering, Univ of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Dr Markou, Eleni, Lecturer in Linguistics, Imperial College, London, UK
Dr Marlafeka, S, Research Asst, Univ of Bradford Sch of Life Sciences, Pharmacy Dept., Bradford, UK
Dr. Metzakis Laszlo, Sophia, SML Greek Consulting Mobile, Alabama, USA
Professor Massialas Environ Managmentt Program & Ctr for Sustainable Enterprise, IIT-Stuart Graduate Sch of Business, Chicago, USA
Dr Nikas, George K, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Imperial College, London, UK
Dr Nomikos, John M, Education Coordinator, AHEPA, Athens-Unit (HJ1), Greece
Asst Professor Okalidou, Areti, PhD, Speech-Language Pathology, Univ of Macedonia, Greece
Asst Professor Okos, Anthony, Dept of Medicine, Univ of Washington, Seattle USA
Professor Oreopoulos, D G, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACP, Dept. of Medicine Toronto
Western Hospital Toronto, Canada
Dr Papadokostaki, Kyriaki, PhD, National Center for Scientific Research, "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
Dr Papadopoulou-Tsopanaki, Hebe-Alexandra, MD, General Practitioner, Rhodes, Greece
Professor Papadopoulos, Kyriakos, Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane Univ, New Orleans, Louisianna, USA
Dr Papageorgiou, Peter C, PhD, Univ of Toronto, Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar
Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr Papagiannis, Anthony, MD, MRCP (UK), Pulmonologist, Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr Papanicolaou, George, PhD, Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, USA
Professor Papathomas, Thomas V, Assoc Graduate Director, Dept of Biomedical Engineering and Lab of Vision Research, Rutgers Univ, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Professor Patrikalakis, Nicholas M, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
USA
Professor Pelekanos, Nikolaos, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Professor Polychroniadis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Assoc Professor Provatas, Nikolas, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Dr Psaras, John, Independent Consultant to the Nuclear Industry, Ft.Myers
Beach, Florida, USA
Dr Rantsios, Apostolos T, Marousi, Greece
Assoc Professor Rigas, Alexandros, Democritos Univ of Thrace, Greece
Professor Rocha, Rhoda S, Humanities & Arts, Essex Community Coll, Baltimore, USA
Asst Professor Roilides, Emmanuel, MD, 3rd Dept Pediatrics, Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr Saltos, Nicholas, PhD, Nuclear Power Risk Analysis, Gaithersburg, Maryland,
USA
Professor Sakayan, Dora, PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Professor (Emer) Santas, Constantine, Flagler College, Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
Dr Sarantopoulos, Athanasios D, Electrical Engineer, Hellenic National
Meteorological Service Athens, Greece
Dr Savopoulos, Andreas, MD, Hematologist-Oncologist, West Orange, NJ; Chair, Tumor Board, Columbus Hosp, Newark, USA
Professor Shiakolas, Panos S, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Dr Sinis, Stamatios MD, Psychiatrist, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Asst.Professor Sivitanides, Marcos P, PhD, Texas State University, USA
Dr Spyrou, Spyros, Asst.Researcher, N. H. Research Foundation, Theoretical &
Physical Chemistry Instit, Athens, Greece
Adjunct Professor Stamatis, Diomidis, PhD, Central Michigan Univ & President of C/mporary Consultants, Michigan, USA
Professor Stassinopoulos, C A, PhD, High Voltage Lab, Dept. of Electrical & Computer. Engineering, Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki, Greece
Professor Tefarikis, Xrisí Athena, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Dr Tsagkarakis, Michail, Welding Engineering Research Centre, Cranfield Univ, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Assoc Professor Tsakiridou, Cornelia A., PhD, Dept of Philosophy, Director, Diplomat-In-Residence Program, La Salle Univ, Philadelphia, USA
Professor Tsakiropoulos, Panos, Dept. of Metallurgy, University of Surrey, UK
Dr Tsakumis, Theodore G, PhD, Shanghai Gore 3F Fluoromaterials Co, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Asst Professor Tsamardinos, Ioannis, Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt Univ, USA
Dr Tsatsanifos, Christos, CEO, Pangaea Consulting Engineers LTD, Athens, Greece
Dr Tsetsekos, George, Dean, LeBow Coll of Business, Drexel Univ, Philadelphia, USA
Dr Tsiartas, Pavlos, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Univ of Texas at Austin, USA
Dr Tsigas-Fotinis, Vasiliki, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Dept of Religious Education NY, USA
Dr. Tsiola, Areti, PhD, City University of New York, USA
Dr Tsoutseos, Athanasios A, Technological Institute of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
Dr Ttofi, Christopher Stavros, MD, Newington, Connecticut, USA
Professor Uzunoglu, Nikolaos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Professor Vardulakis, Antonis I G, Dept of Mathematics, Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr.Varsamopoulou, Paraskeby, Senior.Lecturer in European Literature and Philosophy, Anglia Polytechnic Univ, Cambridge, UK
Dr.Vartholomaiou McLean, Athena, Dept. Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Central Michigan Univ, Mt Pleasant, USA.
Professor (Emer) Vavoulis, Alexander, Dept of Chemistry, California State Univ, Fresno, USA
Professor Voutsinas, Evangelos, Austin Community College, Elgin, Texas, USA
Professor Vryonis, Spero, PhD, El Dorato Hills, California, USA
Asst Professor Xenos, Thomas D, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle Univ, Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr. Yannos, Peter Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Dr Yannopoulos, L N, PhD, Pittsburgh, USA
Dr Yiacoumettis, Andreas, MD, PhD, Plastic Reconstr. & Aesthetic Surgeon, Athens, Greece
Dr. Nikolaos Zahariadis, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Professor Zaharopoulos, Thimios, Chair, Dept of Mass Media, Washburn Univ, Topeka, Kansas, USA
Professor Zavos, Panayiotis, EdS, PhD, Prof Emeritus of Reproductive Physiology &
Andrology Lexintgon KY, USA
CC: His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch
Hid Beautitude Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All Greece
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Mr. Kostas Karamanlis - Prime Minister of Greece
Mr. Tassos Papadopoulos - President of Cyprus
Mr. George Papandreou - Leader of PASOK
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