{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2137-3", "2006-12-08", 109, 2, null, null, "IN RECOGNITION OF THE CHIAN FEDERATION AND ADAMANTIOS (DIMIS) TH.", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E2137", "E2137", "[{\"name\": \"Carolyn B. Maloney\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "152 Cong. Rec. E2137", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2137]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n   IN RECOGNITION OF THE CHIAN FEDERATION AND ADAMANTIOS (DIMIS) TH.\n VASSILAKIS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE TO THE UNITED NATIONS,\n               RECIPIENT OF THE 29TH ANNUAL HOMERIC AWARD\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006\n\n  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Chian\nFederation, which is presenting its 29th annual Homeric Award to\nAdamantios (Dimis) Th. Vassilakis, Permanent Representative of Greece\nto the United Nations. Their gala event has been organized under the\nleadership of the Chian Federation's President, George Almiroudis, and\nthe Event Chair, who is also First Vice President of the Chian\nFederation, Alexandros Doulis.\n  The Chian Federation was founded in 1974. Since then it has educated\nand empowered the Hellenic American community to exercise their rights\nand fulfill their obligations as American citizens. The Chian\nFederation has a strong record of advocating human rights and striving\nto promote democratic ideals. In addition to its political objectives,\nthe organization sponsors a dance group; cultural events; a Web site; a\nmagazine; business card exchanges; food, clothing and toy drives; a\nSenior Citizens' breakfast; and lectures on topics ranging from\narchaeology to health care.\n  The Federation's accomplishments extend beyond the borders of the\nUnited States. On Chios, the Chian Federation has financially aided\nnursing homes, environmental groups for reforestation of the island,\nthe Korais Library and the Office of the Repatriated Chians\nOrganization, in addition to making substantial donations to the\neducational and health systems of Chios.\n  The Chian Federation established the Homeric Award in 1977, with the\nidea of recognizing individuals who have made exceptional contributions\nto the Hellenic community. Ambassador Vassilakis earned this honor\nthrough his outstanding service to Greece as a diplomat, and as a\nfriend to the Hellenic community in New York.\n  Ambassador Vassilakis was born on the island of Chios on June 13,\n1942, where he grew up and received his basic education, graduating\nfrom the Commercial High School of Chios. He then attended the Free\nUniversity of Brussels, Belgium earning a Licence in Political and\nDiplomatic Sciences.\n  Mr. Vassilakis entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972 as\nEmbassy Attache, and was appointed Third Secretary of Embassy at the\nGreek Embassy in Tirana, Albania in 1975. In 1977, he moved to the\nForeign Ministry's First Department of Political Affairs, he was Head\nof Section for the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe. He served as a member\nof various Greek delegations visiting Eastern European countries and\nwas a participant in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and\nCommon Market political experts meetings.\n  In 1985, Mr. Vassilakis was made Consul General of Greece in San\nFrancisco, California, where he was promoted to First Counsellor of\nEmbassy. In 1989, he was appointed Head of Section for Bilateral Greek-\nUnited States, Iranian, Turkish and Arab Countries in the Foreign\nMinistry's Department of Bilateral Economic Relations. In 1990, Mr.\nVassilakis entered the Department of European Community Affairs. In\n1991, he was named Deputy Permanent Representative in the Permanent\nMission of Greece to the United Nations, and in 1994, he became Charge\nd'Affaires. In 1998, he was promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary (1st\nclass). From 1999, Mr. Vassilakis served as Director General for\nEuropean Affairs and Director of the Centre for Analysis and Planning\nin Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2002, he was appointed to\nhis present position.\n  Ambassador Vassilakis is married to Fay Malouf-Vassilakis and they\nhave two children, Theodore and Athena.\n  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the Chian\nFederation and its honoree, the Honorable Adamantios (Dimis) Th.\nVassilakis.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2137-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.320050098001957, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}