Subject: Re: Invite to June 7th Banquet with Greek American Leaders
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Anne Marie Person" <[email-masked]>, "Joan Peugh" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 19:58:04 -0400

Is there anything else they want to schedule for June 7th!?!!!

Eric D. Schwerin
[email-masked]

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On May 21, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]> wrote:

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>> From: "Marissa Chmiola" <[email-masked]>
>> Date: May 21, 2012 11:58:51 AM EDT
>> To: <[email-masked]>
>> Cc: <[email-masked]>
>> Subject: Invite to June 7th Banquet with Greek American Leaders
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>> THE COORDINATED EFFORT OF HELLENES (CEH)
>> 1100 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  20037
>> 202-393-7790 / (fx) 202-628-0225
>> [email-masked]
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>> May 21, 2012
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>> Mr. Hunter Biden
>> VIA EMAIL
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>> Dear Hunter:
>>  
>> Over 100 Greek-American leaders from across the country, and Hellenes from around the world, will be in Washington, D.C. June 6-8, 2012 for our 28thAnnual Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference.  During this conference we will be meeting with, as we have in previous years, over 50 key Senators, Members of Congress and administration officials. 
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>> We would like to invite you, and a guest, to attend - as our guests - our conference banquet on Thursday, June 7 at the Madison Hotel (15th & M Sts. N.W.).  Cocktails will begin at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
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>> Those we will be honoring this evening include:
>> The American Jewish Committee with the prestigious Frizis Award.  This award is named after Mordohai Frizis, the Jewish Greek hero who was the first high ranking Greek military officer to give his life in defense of freedom against the Axis Powers in 1940.  It is awarded each year to a prominent member of the Jewish community in the U.S. who has made significant contributions to Hellenic issues.  The award contains soil from the countries of Greece, the United States and Israel and states “For commitment to the defense of the principles for which the United States, Israel and Hellenism stand.  From this hallowed earth have come these great principles.”
>> Previous recipients of this award have included: National Security Council Director Sandy Berger; Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg; Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, Senator Bed Cardin; Chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Lantos and Ben Gilman; Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin; Undersecretary of State Marc Grossman; then-Presidential Emissary for Cyprus, Richard Holbrooke; Rabbi Arthur Schneier; and Honorary President of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Maynard Wishner (the first recipient in 1993).
>> The sponsors of this conference are the national Greek-American community leaders who are listed below.
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>> Please have your staff contact Marissa Chmiola (by email at [email-masked] or by phone at 393-0251) to let us now if you can join us on June 7.  
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>> Sincerely,
>>  
>> Andrew E. Manatos
>> President
>> Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH)
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>> Maria Allwin, Board Member, Faith Endowment; Board Member, Leadership 100; Cold Spring Harbor, NY
>> Andrew A. Athens, Chairman, Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH); National Chairman, United Hellenic American Congress (UHAC); Honorary President, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), Chicago, IL
>> Dr. Zenon Christodoulou, Founding Chair, New Jersey Hellenic American Heritage Commission; Branchburg, NJ
>> Philip Christopher, Vice Chairman, Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH); President, PSEKA (International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus); President, Pancyprian Association of America; Commack, NY
>> George Dovellos, Board of Directors, United Hellenic American Congress (UHAC); Merrillville, IN
>> Michael Galanakis, President, American Hellenic Council of California; Board Member, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE); Los Angeles, CA
>> John D. Georges, CEO, Georges Enterprises; New Orleans, LA
>> Andy Manatos, President, Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH); Regional Commander, Order of St. Andrew; Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council; Bethesda, MD
>> Mike Manatos, Executive Director, Coordianted Effort of Hellenes (CEH); Board Member, Leadership 100; Bethesda, MD
>> Nikos Mouyiaris, Executive Vice President, Pancyprian Association of America; New York, NY
>> Peter “Panikos” Papanicolaou, Supreme President, Cyprus Federation of America; Board Member, Faith Endowment; Brooklyn, NY
>> Cathy Papoulias Sakellaris, Board Member, Faith Endowment, Board Member, Leadership 100; Boston, MA
>> Basil Simon, Chairman, Michigan Democratic Party Greek Caucus; Detroit, MI
>> Chrysa Tsakopoulos, AKT Development, Sacramento, CA
>> Tasos D. Zambas, Alternate President, PSEKA; Cyprus Federation of America; Piscatawy, NJ
>> Endy Zemenides, Founding President, Hellenic American Leadership Council; Vice President, PSEKA; Chicago,
>> =2