Dimitris Kontogiannis

General Gregory Vasili Dimitris Yalouris, Secretary General of the Greek Community of South Sudan, spoke about his family’s history, starting with his grandfather Dimitris Doukas Yalouris, originally from Mytilene, who arrived in the then-British-ruled Sudan via Egypt. He also discussed the South S...

Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, discussed the period from the summer of 1974 to the first elections of the Metapolitefsi and the December 1974 referendum on the political system. The discussion took place on the...

Antonis Klapsis, associate professor of modern history and international politics at the University of the Peloponnese, discussed the key events of the 1973-1974 period in Greece. He provided a brief overview of the years leading up to this time, beginning with the 21st April 1967 coup, on Voice of...

Dimitris Linas, who has been in Uruguay since 1980, spoke about the Greek-loving country in South America, its people, the small Greek community, and the elections for the new president of the country, on Voice of Greeceand the program "Our Global Voice," with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. Mr....

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and emeritus professor of Greek diaspora history, continued his narrative about prominent Greeks in the Philippines, focusing specifically on Stavros Psinakis, on the radio program "Our Global Voice" broadcast by Voice of Greece, hosted by Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kon...

Konstantinos Voukelatos, a third-generation Greek and president of the Greek Community of Buenos Aires, discussed the impressions and emotions experienced by those who participated in the three-day events of the Clergy-Laity Assembly of South America, which took place from November 16 to 18 in the Argentine...

Eleni Lianidou, the Ambassador of Greece to Peru, spoke on Voice of Greece and the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis about the Clergy-Laity Assembly of Latin America held recently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the executive committee meeting of the World Tourism...

Seta Theodoridou, president of the Greek Community in Paris, discussed the event held on Saturday, November 16, at a Sorbonne amphitheater in Paris, under the auspices of Greece’s Ministry of Culture. The event honored French Sorbonne professor and scholar Claude Fauriel, who published the first volume o...

Kostas Paris, an award-winning journalist from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), joined the program "Our Global Voice" on Voice of Greece radio with Dimitris Kontogiannis, speaking from New York. He discussed the atmosphere in the United States following Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, Trump’s for...

Christos Marafatsos, Chair of the Greek-American Committee for Trump 2024 and advisor to President Trump since 2015, spoke on Voice of Greece’s radio show “Our Global Voice” with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. He discussed his family history, with roots in Sparta, Chios, and Tripoli, the p...

Pavlos Avgoustis, Vice President of the Greek Community of Uruguay, shared insights about his family's history, Uruguayans' admiration for Greece, and his experience at the Clergy-Laity Conference of Greek Communities of Latin America, held in Montevideo in 2022. This discussion took place on the Voice...

The soprano Christina Poulitsi, who has achieved remarkable success abroad, discussed her life and career journey from childhood to the present on the radio show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. Ms. Poulitsi spoke about the immense struggle and the incredible effort...

Dimos Siokis, the president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, discussed the aftermath of the U.S. presidential elections on Voice of Greece radio station and the show Our Global Voice, hosted by Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. Siokis shared insights on the political...

Ms. Maira Myrogianni, Secretary General for the Greek Diaspora and Public Diplomacy, discussed the main objectives of the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan for the Greek Diaspora, which was presented today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of Foreign...

Jonathan Constantine, the U.S. Republican Party representative in Greece, spoke about the American elections taking place today and his party’s prospects of winning the race for the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives on Voice of Greece and the show Our Global Voice, hosted by P...

Alkman Granitsas, representative of the organization Democrats Abroad of the U.S. Democratic Party, spoke about tomorrow's U.S. Presidential Election, the possibility of contesting the election results, his party's presidential candidate Kamala Harris, and the Republican candidate Donald Trump. His...

Mr. Athanasios Kafkalidis, the Consul of Greece in Peru, spoke about the celebration of the national holiday of October 28 in the capital Lima by the Greek Community, the Peruvians of Greek descent, and the efforts being made to bring them closer to their motherland on Voice of Greece radio show "Our...

Alkman Granitsas, representative of the U.S. Democratic Party organization (Democrats Abroad) in Greece, discussed the latest developments in the race for the presidential elections in the world's most powerful country. He also talked about their electoral system and the participation of Greek Americans...