Press Release: THE CYPRUS FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.TO HOLD THEIR 40thNATIONAL CONVENTION
The Cyprus Federation of America, Inc. will hold their 40th National Convention on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Terrace on the Park, 5211 11th Street, Corona (Flushing), New York, 11368 (718-592-5000) from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Scheduled to attend and address the delegates are His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Cyprus Ambassador to Washington, H.E Ambassador Pavlos Anastasiades, and visiting dignitaries from Greece and Cyprus. Representing the Government of Cyprus will be The Honorable Neoclis Sylikiotis, Minister of the Interior.
The Cyprus Federation was founded in 1951 in New York City and currently consists of 25 chapter members located throughout the United States including the Tri-State area, Virginia , Ohio , Chicago , Washington , Florida and California .
The convention’s forum allows chapter organizations the opportunity to express and exchange ideas such as the promotion of cultural, educational and social activities of the Cypriot American community. Included on the agenda will be reports of the activities of the CFA member organizations, report of CYCA (the Youth Division of the CFA), the core issues of the “Cyprus Problem”, which include the withdrawal of the Turkish occupation forces, the restoration of freedom and the reunification of the island.
The Cyprus Federation of America networks closely with the Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), the International Coordinating Committee “Justice for Cyprus” (PSEKA), the American Hellenic Institute (AHI), the United Hellenic American Congress (UHAC), and the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York.
