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"Great pleasure to welcome a PADEE - WHIA delegation, headed by its President Leonidas Raptakis"12/6/2022  Excerpt from Miltiadia Varvitsiotis Facebook Post at https://www.facebook.com/MVarvitsiotis
 USA Rhode Island State Senator - Mr Raptakis OT.gr Newsroom: "Turkey has been occupying the northern part of Cyprus for 50 years and thus provided a playbook for Russia to proceed with the illegal annexation of Crimea and the occupation of eastern Ukraine, Leonidas Raptakis, Senator of Rhode Island, emphasized in his speech. and president of the World Interparliamentary Union of Hellenism (PADE) at "The Second Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit" of the Economist and powergame.gr, which took place on Friday at the "Ioannis Vellidis" Conference Center in Thessaloniki.
The relations between Athens and the USA Referring to Athens' relations with the USA, Mr. Raptakis emphasized that Greece is among Washington's ten most important allies with the prospect of entering the top five." Read the full news story at this Google translated link.  Pictured: His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, State Senstor Raptakis and RI’s Hellenic community celebrate the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence Day and the Feast of the Annunciation at the State House. By The Panhellenic Post. “This event is always a wonderful expression of our strong Hellenic community in Rhode Island and the strong connection between this state, known for its commitment to independence, and the nation which was the birthplace of democracy,” said Raptakis. “I want to thank the Senate and House for hosting this event, passing resolutions during their sessions yesterday, and consistently supporting Hellenic issues over the years. I am grateful to all of the legislators and general officers who attended again this year, coming together in the Rhode Island State House to take part in this special celebration, including the many Hellenes who participated from Connecticut and Massachusetts. Our community shares in the values of Greece.” Click/Tap on either photo to read the full stories as reported.  The Hellentic News of America  October 5, 2021: By The National Herald ATHENS – Leonidas Raptakis, President & Rhode Island State Senator, USA, Effie Triantafilopoulos, 1st Vice President & MPP, Ontario, Canada, and Steve Georganas, 2nd Vice -President & Federal MP Australia were elected as leaders of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (WHIA), an organization composed of elected Parliamentarians and Legislators abroad with Hellenic roots, who are working together on issues of concern between Greece and their host nations.
Within the PADEE/WHIA there are approximately 90 world members. With 43 members from USA, 20 members from Australia, 10 members from Canada and other members from France, Germany, Israel, Romania, Albania, Kenya, South Africa, Switzerland, Zimbabwe plus other nations. View the full article at The National Herald. Photo: The World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association held its 13th General Assembly in Athens July 28-30. World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association/ Froso Kanellidou  Click/Tap in Image to Play Live Video from the Jan 12-13 Event. The National Herald: "World Hellenic Interparliamentary Association Two-Day Visit to Evros from January 12–13, 2022... ATHENS – Five members of the World Hellenic Interparliamentary Association (WHIA), with Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas Raptakis as head of the group, visited Evros on January 12-13. Senator Raptakis was accompanied by Wyoming State Senator Stephan Pappas, Pennsylvania State Senator Maria Tzanakis-Collett, Senator/The Senate H.K. of Jordan Dr. Audeh Quawas, and Member of Parliament of Sweden Vasiliki Tsouplaki." Click/Tap on Image to Play Video at timeline "1:12:01", or see Complete Video (Here), and Read More at: Evros.  The National Herald: "Five members of the World Hellenic Interparliamentary Association (WHIA), with Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas Raptakis as head of the group, at the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis during their visit to Evros on January 12-13. Photo: Courtesy of PADEE-WHIA"  Click/Tap on Image to Read the Full Store by The National Herald COVENTRY, RI – "Rhode Island State Senator Lou Raptakis is leading a group of Hellenic-American State Legislators from around the country who are calling on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reject appeals from Turkey seeking the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to upgrade their air force and requesting 80 modernization kits for their existing aircraft." The National Herald
RI State Sen. Raptakis Takes Helm of Presidency of World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Assoc.4/15/2021  Credit: The National Herald / Opera News COVENTRY, RI – Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas Raptakis on April 12th pledged to expand the PADEE/WHIA mission. “We have an opportunity to make this organization a resource for all of its members, a vehicle for keeping Hellenes from all over the world connected to the work being done in different countries to promote issues of concern to Greece and Cyprus,” said Raptakis. “In this information age, we need to encourage vigorous discussions and adopt policies that will put WHIA at the forefront of the effort to build bridges between our member nations.” Read the full The National Herald story click/tap here.
 Content/Graphics Credit: The National Herald Ethnikos Kirikas turns an astounding 106 years old this week... RI State Senator Raptakis Blasts Turkish Consulate for Letter. View highlight here. Read full the articles at The National Herald.
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A long-time member of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association, Sen. Raptakis has worked on a range of RI legislation policy issues impacting not only Greece but many European nations. Please like the Senator on Facebook. Archives
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