Virtual Heritage America 2021
June 22-24, 2021
Some of the most prominent current and former US policymakers and opinion leaders met with some of the best and brightest Greek-American students across the country during the 6th Annual Heritage America Program June 22-24, 2021. In all 52 speakers shared with these students, in intimate online discussions, how Hellenic and Orthodox principles and ideals helped them achieve success. This program is hosted every year by the National Hellenic Society (NHS) and Manatos & Manatos.
Heritage America 2021 Who's Who
Speakers in the 2021 Heritage America Program included:
Heritage America Founder Andy Manatos
Heritage America Co-Founder Mike Manatos
Senior US Officials:
Greek-American Members of Congress:
Media:
Representatives of Greece, Cyprus and the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the US:
National Hellenic Society Leadership:
Business Leaders:
Senior White House Officials:
Former Trump Administration Officials
Obama White House Officials
Clinton White House Officials
US Congress Staff
Lobbyists
A list of 2020 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2019 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2018 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2017 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2016 speakers can be found here.
Heritage America Founder Andy Manatos
Heritage America Co-Founder Mike Manatos
Senior US Officials:
- United States’ second-longest serving CIA Director George Tenet
- First US Director of National Intelligence & former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte
- Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Spyridon Pope
- Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta
- Former Democratic Nominee for President and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis
- Former Mayor of San Francisco Art Agnos
- California Lieutenant Governor and former US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis
Greek-American Members of Congress:
- Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- US Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV)
Media:
- Former Anchor of CBS Evening News Saturday Thalia Assuras
- New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker
- Fox News Channel Chief Washington Correspondent Mike Emanuel
- Fox 5 DC News Anchor Jim Lokay
- Former Fox 5 DC News Anchor Laura Evans Manatos
- President of NowThis (world’s #1 social media video news publisher) Athan Stephanopoulos
Representatives of Greece, Cyprus and the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the US:
- Ambassador of Greece to the US Alexandra Papadopoulou
- Embassy of Cyprus Chargé d'affaires Maria Savvidou-Panayiotou
- Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros
National Hellenic Society Leadership:
- National Hellenic Society Founder George Marcus
- National Hellenic Society Chairman Drake Behrakis
- National Hellenic Society Executive Director Art Dimopoulos
Business Leaders:
- Georgetown Cupcakes founders Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne & Katherine Kallinis Berman
Senior White House Officials:
- White House Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki
- Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, LT General Andrew Poppas
- Former Deputy Counsel to the President & US Court of Appeals Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas
- Former Deputy Counsel to the Vice President & US Court of Federal Claims Judge Eleni Roumel Olmem
Former Trump Administration Officials
- Former White House Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios
- Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Advance George Gigicos
- Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Nick Kass
Obama White House Officials
- Former White House Tech Transformation Commissioner & Libra Chief Strategy Officer Phaedra Chrousos
- Former White House Business Director & current Facebook US Policy Programs Manager Diana Doukas
Clinton White House Officials
- Former Presidential Chief Speechwriter Paul Glastris
- Former Associate Counsel to the President Dimitri Nionakis
US Congress Staff
- Legislative Director for Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) Greg Adams
- Former National Security Advisor to the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) Jeff Dressler
- Chief of Staff for Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) Elizabeth Hittos
- Chief of Staff for Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) Peter Karafotas
- Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) George Kundanis
- Legislative Assistant to Senator Rob Portman (R-OR) Sam Mulopulos
- Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) Bethany Poulos
- President of the Greek-American Congressional Staffers Association Helena Mastrogianis Schwarz
- Chief of Staff for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Jason Tuber
Lobbyists
- K&L Gates Partner Manny Rouvelas
- UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor for Government and Community Relations Jennifer Poulakidas
- Spotify’s Vice President of Government Relations Tom Manatos
A list of 2020 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2019 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2018 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2017 speakers can be found here.
A list of 2016 speakers can be found here.