WASHINGTON,D.C.,June 20 -At a time when Cyprus is experiencing great difficulties with the U.S. and the international community, the heads of the top Hellenic organizations in the U.S., and around the world, came to Washington, D.C. for an important strategy session.  The 16th Annual Cyprus Conference June 15-17, hosted by PSEKA, SAE, UHAC and CEH, brought the following leaders to Washington at this crucial time for CyprusοΏ½ future:

οΏ½        President, International Coordinating Committee οΏ½ Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA), Philip Christopher
οΏ½        World President, Council of Hellenes (SAE) and National Chairman, UHAC, Andrew A. Athens
οΏ½        President, National Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH), Andrew E. Manatos
οΏ½        President, Cyprus Federation of America, Panicos Papanicolaou
οΏ½        Executive Vice President, Pancyprian Association of America, Nikos Mouyiaris
οΏ½        Alternate President, PSEKA, Savas Tsivicos
οΏ½        President, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, Andreas Comodromos
οΏ½        First Vice President, Cyprus Federation of America, Tasos Zambas
οΏ½        Vice President of North and South America, SAE, Chris Tomaras
οΏ½        AHEPA Cyprus & Hellenic Affairs Committee, Dr. Takey Crist
οΏ½        President, Hellenic American WomenοΏ½s Council (HAWC), Dora Hancock
οΏ½        President, Pancyprian Association of Texas, Sakis Onisiphorou
οΏ½        President, Pancyprian Association of Florida, Thelma Pieri
οΏ½        President, Coordinating Committee of Karpasia, Nikos Falas
οΏ½        Chairman, Cyprus Organization of Families of Missing Persons, Nikolas Theodosiou
οΏ½        The National Federation of Cypriots in the UK

Those Cyprus and Greek government officials who also participated in this important effort included:

οΏ½    Chairman, Inter-parliamentary Committee for Hellenes Abroad, and Member of GreeceοΏ½s Parliament Eugene Haitidis
οΏ½    Vice-Chairman, Inter-parliamentary Committee for Hellenes Abroad, and Member of GreeceοΏ½s Parliament Grigorios Niotis
οΏ½    Former Secretary General for Hellenes Abroad Demetri Dollis
οΏ½    Ambassador of Greece to the United States George Savvaides 
οΏ½    Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States Euripides Evriviades