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{{Short description|Diplomat Building}}
{{Infobox diplomatic mission
| name = U.S. Embassy Athens
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| website = {{official website| name=U.S. Embassy Greece}}
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The '''Embassy of the United States in Athens''' (Greek: Πρεσβεία των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών στην Αθήνα. <small>romanization: ''Presveía ton Inoménon Politeión stin Athína''</small>)is the [[Diplomatic missions of the United States|embassy of the United States]] in [[Greece]], in the [[Capital (political)|capital city]] of [[Athens]]. The [[embassy]] is charged with [[diplomacy]] and [[Greece–United States relations]]. The [[United States Ambassador to Greece]] is the [[head of mission]] of the United States to Greece.
[[George James Tsunis]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gr.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/athens/ambassador/ |title=About Us: Ambassador |access-date=January 31, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208231304/https://gr.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/athens/ambassador/ |archive-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref> is currently the United States Ambassador.
==Facilities==
The [[Chancery (building)|chancery]] building in Athens was designed by famed [[Bauhaus]] architect [[Walter Gropius]] with consulting architect [[Pericles A. Sakellarios]]. It was constructed between 1959 and 1961 and is a protected architectural landmark. Gropius' famous design was in the characteristic simple Bauhaus form, inspired by the architecture of the [[Parthenon]].<ref name="Public Affairs Handout">{{cite web| url=http://athens.usembassy.gov/about_us/annex.pdf| title=Fact Sheet: U.S. Embassy Annex, Athens Greece| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701220435/http://athens.usembassy.gov/about_us/annex.pdf| archive-date=July 1, 2007| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite
In 2003, the U.S. Embassy and the Athens Municipality celebrated the addition of a welcoming green space, the Makedonon Street Park. The [[landscaping]] of this pedestrian walkway was prompted by heightened security requirements.<ref name="Public Affairs Handout"/>
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The office building is {{convert|5,026|m2|sqft}} and includes office space for over 150 people.
In September 2018, the embassy began a multi-year renovation that will provide additional office space and upgrade electrical and mechanical systems. The work is expected to cost $342 million and take four years to complete. Many of the components date to the building's construction in 1961.<ref>{{cite news| title=$342 Million Renovation of U.S. Embassy in Athens Begins| url=https://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/09/06/342-million-renovation-of-u-s-embassy-in-athens-begins-photos/| first=Tasos| last=Kokkinidis| date=September 6, 2018| newspaper=[[Greek Reporter]]| access-date=January 17, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511195217/https://greekreporter.com/2018/09/06/342-million-renovation-of-u-s-embassy-in-athens-begins-photos/|archive-date= May 11, 2022}}</ref>
Offices and sections include:
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*The Office of Defense Cooperation
*[[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] and [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services|Citizenship and Immigrations Services]]<ref name="Public Affairs Handout"/><ref>{{cite web| title=USCIS Services| url=https://gr.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/uscis-services/| website=U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Greece| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
==Terrorism==▼
:''Also see [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]''▼
{{Infobox terrorist attack
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A minor terrorist attack occurred in the early morning of January 12, 2007. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rocket hits US embassy in Athens| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254399.stm| date=January 12, 2007| work=[[BBC News]]| access-date=January 17, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930124412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254399.stm|archive-date=September 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Rocket fired at U.S. Embassy in Greece: police| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rocket-fired-at-u-s-embassy-in-greece-police-1.641923| work=[[CBC News]]| date=January 12, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507184735/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rocket-fired-at-u-s-embassy-in-greece-police-1.641923|archive-date=May 7, 2023}}</ref> A [[rocket-propelled grenade]] [[Wasp 58]] was fired into the embassy's modern, glass-fronted building.<ref name="Blast">{{cite news| url=https://www.nysun.com/foreign/blast-at-american-embassy-in-athens-called/46604/| title=Blast at American Embassy in Athens Called 'Terrorism'| first=Derek| last=Gatopoulus| newspaper=[[The New York Sun]]| agency=[[Associated Press]]| date=January 12, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122054434/https://www.nysun.com/foreign/blast-at-american-embassy-in-athens-called/46604/|archive-date= January 22, 2021}}</ref> The Greek public order minister, [[Byron Polydoras]], said an anonymous phone call claiming to be from the left-wing terror group [[Revolutionary Struggle]] had taken responsibility.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html| title=U.S. Embassy in Athens Hit by Rocket Attack| first1=Ian| last1=Fisher| first2=Anthee| last2=Carassava| date=January 12, 2007| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=January 17, 2021| url-access=subscription|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505135159/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html|archive-date= May 5, 2023}}</ref> On January 25, 2007, [[Revolutionary Struggle]] announced in local news outlets they took responsibility for the attack.<ref>Gilson, George (January 26, 2007). "Terrorists issue anti-US manifesto". ''[[Athens News]]''.</ref><ref>{{cite journal| title=Still Fighting for Revolution| url=https://ctc.usma.edu/still-fighting-for-revolution-greeces-new-generation-of-terrorists/| last=Kassimeris| first=George| date=January 2010| volume=3| issue=6| journal=CTC Sentinel| publisher=[[Combating Terrorism Center]]| access-date=January 17, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507151925/https://ctc.westpoint.edu/still-fighting-for-revolution-greeces-new-generation-of-terrorists/|archive-date=May 7, 2023}}</ref> On March 20, the Government of Greece and the United States [[Rewards for Justice Program]] announced equal, parallel rewards for information leading to the perpetrators – Greece offering 800,000 Euros and the US "up to $1 million or more".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21| title=$2mn for info on US embassy attackers| date=March 21, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200751/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21| archive-date=September 30, 2007| newspaper=[[Gulf Times]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>▼
▲==Terrorism==
▲:''Also see [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]''
▲A minor terrorist attack occurred in the early morning of January 12, 2007. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rocket hits US embassy in Athens| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254399.stm| date=January 12, 2007| work=[[BBC News]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Rocket fired at U.S. Embassy in Greece: police| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rocket-fired-at-u-s-embassy-in-greece-police-1.641923| work=[[CBC News]]| date=January 12, 2007}}</ref> A [[rocket-propelled grenade]] [[Wasp 58]] was fired into the embassy's modern, glass-fronted building.<ref name="Blast">{{cite news| url=https://www.nysun.com/foreign/blast-at-american-embassy-in-athens-called/46604/| title=Blast at American Embassy in Athens Called 'Terrorism'| first=Derek| last=Gatopoulus| newspaper=[[The New York Sun]]| agency=[[Associated Press]]| date=January 12, 2007}}</ref> The Greek public order minister, [[Byron Polydoras]], said an anonymous phone call claiming to be from the left-wing terror group [[Revolutionary Struggle]] had taken responsibility.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html| title=U.S. Embassy in Athens Hit by Rocket Attack| first1=Ian| last1=Fisher| first2=Anthee| last2=Carassava| date=January 12, 2007| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=January 17, 2021| url-access=subscription}}</ref> On January 25, 2007, [[Revolutionary Struggle]] announced in local news outlets they took responsibility for the attack.<ref>Gilson, George (January 26, 2007). "Terrorists issue anti-US manifesto". ''[[Athens News]]''.</ref><ref>{{cite journal| title=Still Fighting for Revolution| url=https://ctc.usma.edu/still-fighting-for-revolution-greeces-new-generation-of-terrorists/| last=Kassimeris| first=George| date=January 2010| volume=3| issue=6| journal=CTC Sentinel| publisher=[[Combating Terrorism Center]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> On March 20, the Government of Greece and the United States [[Rewards for Justice Program]] announced equal, parallel rewards for information leading to the perpetrators – Greece offering 800,000 Euros and the US "up to $1 million or more".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21| title=$2mn for info on US embassy attackers| date=March 21, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200751/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21| archive-date=September 30, 2007| newspaper=[[Gulf Times]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
The embassy was previously attacked by the Marxist [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] group on February 15, 1996, when an anti-tank missile hit the embassy's parking lot wall.<ref>{{cite news| title=Terrorists hold Greece hostage| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/may/27/helenasmith| first=Helena| last=Smith| date=May 26, 1999| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| location=[[London]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506140753/https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/may/27/helenasmith|archive-date= May 6, 2023}}</ref>
==See also==
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