Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-05-26
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[01] Democrats Abroad chapter in Thessaloniki; Dukakis to attend
[01] Democrats Abroad chapter in Thessaloniki; Dukakis to attend
(ANA-MPA) -- The Democrats Abroad Greece (DAGR) on Wednesday announced
the founding of a new chapter for northern Greece, with US Democratic
Party supporters to assemble at noon on Sunday in Thessaloniki for the
purpose.
Former US presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor Michael
Dukakis and his wife Kitty, who are visiting Greece, will speak at the
event on the issue of the upcoming the 2010 US congressional
elections.
The event will be hosted at the American College of Thessaloniki
(Anatolia College), in the Pylaia district of Thessaloniki.
Gov. Dukakis and Mrs. Dukakis will visit Thessaloniki to attend a
series of commemorative ceremonies for Anatolia College/ACT, and its
education mission in northern Greece.
DAGR chairwoman Yvette Jarvis will conduct the Thessaloniki meeting,
while vice-chair Alec Mally (a former US consul general in
Thessaloniki) will explain the new Chapter. Additionally, Counsel
Nicholas Pisaris will supervise the election of interim Chapter
officers.
According to a press release by the group, membership in Democrats
Abroad is free and open to all U.S. citizens who share the party's
ideals.
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