The Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis, welcomed the newly elected Board (PADEE), emphasizing the crucial role of the Union in maintaining and empowering Greece’s relations with ubiquitous Hellenism.
At the meeting, held during the official visit of the new Board of Directors to Parliament, Mr. Kaklamanis congratulated the members for their election. Emphasized the operation of PADEE as ‘Bridge’ of parliamentary diplomacylinking Greece with Members of Parliament and State officials of Greek descent from nine (9) parliaments worldwide.
Cooperation and promotion of national issues
During the debate, there was a fruitful exchange of views to strengthen the cooperation between PADE. and the Greek Parliament. Also discussed the prospects of joint actions on issues related to expatriate Hellenism, preservation of cultural heritage and View Greek national issues internationally.
The Speaker of the House emphasized the need to support her Young generation of Greeks of the diasporaso that the Greek identity and the connection to the ancestral roots remain alive. He expressed his confidence that PADEE, under its new leadership, would continue its mission with dedication and dynamism.
New D.D. of PADEE
The newly elected President of PADEE, Mr. Leonidas Raptakis (State Senator, Rhodes Island, USA), thanked Mr. Kaklamanis for his contribution to the proper functioning of the Union. Finally, he emphasized the constant readiness of the Greek expatriates to be the help of the motherland, using every parliamentary medium.
The new composition of the Board of Directors of PADE For the period 2025-2027 is as follows:
- Chairman: Leonidas Raptakis, State Senator, Rhode Island, USA
- First Vice -President: Effie Triantafillopoulos, Member of Provincial Parliament, Canada
- Second Vice President: Steve Georganas, Federal MP, Member for Adelaide, Australia
- Members:
- Kat Theophanous, MP, Member for Northcote, Australia
- Annie Koutrakis, Member of Parliament, Canada
- Marietta Karamanli, Member of Parliament, France
- Steven Malagari, State Representative, Pennsylvania, USA
- Nicole Klarides-Ditria, State Representative, Connecticut, USA
- Hryhoriy Nemyria, Member of Parliament, Ukraine