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{{Short description|Diplomat Building}}
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The '''Embassy of the United States in Athens''' 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 the diplomatic mission of the United States to Greece.▼
| name = U.S. Embassy Athens
| image = [[File:Seal of an Embassy of the United States of America.svg|150px]]<br />[[File:American embassy at vasilissis sophias in athens.JPG|250px]]
| caption = The embassy building in 2006
| coordinates = <!-- {{coord|latitude|longitude|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| location =
| address = 91 Vasilisis Sophias Ave, [[Athens]]
| ambassador = [[George James Tsunis]]
| jurisdiction = [[Greece]]
| chargé_d'affaires =
| website = {{official website| name=U.S. Embassy Greece}}
}}
▲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
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==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">
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"/>
The office building is
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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*[[Foreign Agricultural Service]]
*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>
==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.
▲==Terrorism==
▲:''Also see [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]''
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>
▲A minor terrorist attack occurred in the early morning of January 12, 2007. No casualties were reported.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_eu/greece_us_embassy U.S. Embassy damage in Greek blast scant] - [[Associated Press]]</ref><ref>[https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2007/78676.htm State Press Briefing] - 1/12/2007</ref> A [[rocket propelled grenade]] [[Wasp 58]] was fired into the embassy's modern, glass-fronted building.<ref name="Blast">[https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/01/12/ap3324642.html Blast at U.S. Embassy Called 'Terrorism'] Forbes, 01.12.07, 10:44 AM ET</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>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html U.S. Embassy in Athens Hit by Rocket Attack] - ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> On January 25, 2007, [[Revolutionary Struggle]] announced in local news outlets they took responsibility for the attack.<ref>George Gilson. "Terrorists issue anti-US manifesto", Athens News, January 26, 2007</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>[http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 "$2mn for info on US embassy attackers"] {{webarchive|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 |date=2007-09-30 }}, Gulf Times, March 21, 2007 accessed on March 22, 2007, 1:15 PM EET</ref>
==See also==
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==External links==
*[https://
*[http://www.mosaiko.gr/ Mosaiko.gr, US Embassy in Athens e-Magazine]
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