Εθνικός Κήρυξ 12/18/2020 By Constantine S. Sirigos
ATHENS – The first volume of President Barack Obama’s memoir, the Promised Land, has arrived in Greece. Translated by Chrissa Frangiadaki and Manos Tziritas and titled Γη της Επαγγελίας, it was heralded on December 15 by an online panel of notables and praise by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his predecessor Alexis Tsipras.
The well-received book is filled with insights about Obama’s historic presidency and food for thought regarding political leadership and the future. In an exclusive interview with The National Herald, the book’s publisher George Mouroutis also noted that the American president was a philhellene and valued his numerous Greek-American friends, which, in addition to Obama’s deep appreciation of the importance of Greece as a U.S. ally was also important to U.S.-Greece relations during his tenure.