On her recent arrival to New York, Ifigeneia Kanara, the newly appointed Consul General of Greece in New York, held a meet-and-greet with Greek-American media at the Greek Consulate in Manhattan. Kanara’s priorities include improving consulate services, increasing outreach, and promoting Greek culture. Utilizing technology like the *MyConsulLive Services* platform, she aims to streamline services for the Greek expatriate community, ensuring faster processing for passports and citizenship applications.
During the event, Kanara highlighted her goal of building on her predecessors’ work and enhancing the consulate’s efficiency by reorganizing staff and hiring local personnel. She also emphasized the importance of the emergency hotline for urgent matters and encouraged the use of the consulate’s online resources for everyday inquiries. Additionally, Kanara aims to increase the consulate’s focus on promoting Greece’s image and cultural heritage in the U.S.
Hellenic News of America’s founder and chairman, Paul Kotrotsios and publisher, Aphrodite Kotrotsios, attended the event, pledging the newspaper’s full support for the consulate’s initiatives.
