Greek American businessman George James Tsunis was formally nominated by US President Joe Biden as new ambassador to Greece on Friday, ANA reports.
The long-awaited nomination by the White House comes less than a week before the latest US-Greece Strategic Dialogue and anticipated signing of an updated Mutual Defense and Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), and together they signal the beginning of a new phase in the US-Greece bilateral relationship.
Tsunis has a strong background in the hospitality industry, given that he is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Chartwell Hotels, a company with a major presence in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states and with strong connections to Hilton, Marriott and InterContinental Hotels Group.
At a time when Greece is trying to attract more American investment, Tsunis’ experience with Chartwell Hotels as well as his work as the director for both Arbor Realty Trust and New York’s Signature Bank – two publicly traded companies – give him very deep connections to the upper reaches of corporate America.
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