Congressman Gus Bilirakis , a member of EMBCA’s American Hellenic Revolution of 1821 Bicentennial Committee, may join us (we will see) today for EMBCA's “Hellenic Orphans Taken Abroad from 1821 through the 1960’s” Panel Discussion Webinar at 2 P.M. EST (11 A.M. PST, 9 P.M. Athens EEST). I will moderate the panel discussion for this unique event that will include Prof. Gonda Van Steen the Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History and Director of the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's College; Historian/Educator/Author Constantine Hatzidimitriou, and Dr. Theodosios Kyriakidis the Chair of Pontic Studies in the School of History and Archaeology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Congressman Gus Michael Bilirakis-
Congressman Gus M. Bilirakis represents Florida’s 12th Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress on 2006 and serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. He is the Ranking Member of the VA Economic Opportunities Subcommittee and a Member of the VA Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Health Subcommittee and Communications and Technology Subcommittee. With 27 bills he authored signed into law between 2015 and 2018, Congressman Bilirakis was recently designated as the Most Effective Lawmaker in the State of Florida by the Center for Effective Lawmaking at Vanderbilt University.
He is the grandson of Hellenic immigrants. His grandfather owned a local bakery in Florida where he worked from a young age.
He attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with a degree in political science and received his J.D. degree from the Stetson University College of Law in 1989.
He operates a Tampa Bay area law practice, the Bilirakis Law Group, specializing in probate and estate planning.
As a former member of the House Committee on Foreign affairs and current member of the Caucus on International Religious Freedom, Congressman Bilirakis’ desire to support American allies, protect religious freedom, among many other things have kept him strongly apprised of major world events.
As the grandson of Hellenic immigrants, Congressman Bilirakis has been heavily invested in Hellenic affairs and a region which is vital to American interests, and as the Hellenic Republic is and has been a strong ally of the United States. He is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Affairs and the founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance as Israel is a strategic ally in the region as well, sharing a common defense strategy with the United States, Greece, Cyprus, and other allies in the East Mediterranean. Congressman Bilirakis has worked and continues to work with world leaders to ensure a peaceful future in the Middle East and at home. Congressman Bilirakis.
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