Ambassador Pyatt s Remarks at Kathimerini s ESG and Climate Crisis Summit - U S Embassy & Consulate in Greece
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Ambassador Pyatt: Thank you. It’s great to be here.
Mr. Bakatselos: You usually say that we are partners in crime, so we’re back at the site of
Ambassador Pyatt: This is the original
Mr. Bakatselos: The original crime scene.
So let me start with this. I think because the U.S. Pavilion in 2018 played a catalytic role in the process of transforming the city as a potential technological hub of innovative research. So having been in Greece for five years, and I’m very pleased to say that. I’m very excited. And knowing the city and the whole of northern Greece very well, what are your expectations?
YMCA Complex, Thessaloniki
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Kalimera everybody. This is a fantastic day for the U.S.-Greece relationship and for especially our partnership with the city of Thessaloniki.
I want to start by acknowledging the various folks who have joined us here today, including the rectors of both Aristotle and Macedonia University and the Deputy Governor for Innovation. We are very, very proud of the American partnership with northern Greece and especially with the city of Thessaloniki.
Today’s signing is the culmination of an effort that began in 2018 around the Thessaloniki International Fair. Some of you will remember that at that time, we had as part of the very large U.S. delegation for the Thessaloniki Fair, Marie Royce, who was our Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and I did everything that I could with Marie to say, I wasn’t going to allow her to leave Thessaloniki until we had an agreement to establish a TechLab here in this seco