Congratulations and sincere thanks to NHS Chairman Emeritus Drake Behrakis for his outstanding press coverage and insightful American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce interview. We are especially grateful for Drake’s highlighting the NHS signature Heritage Greece Program and for his pivotal role in helping the Chamber establish a much needed presence in Washington, D.C.

Earlier this month, National Hellenic Society Chairman Emeritus Drake Behrakis and Maria Exarhopoulos Behrakis were honored by the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley by being selected as the 2025 Grand Marshals of the annual Philadelphia Greek Independence Day Parade.

The National Hellenic Society (NHS) hosted a reception at the Royal Olympic Hotel's Rooftop Garden in Athens on Friday, June 21st,...