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New York, NY - On July 11, 2021, the Cypriot American community honored the 47th Anniversary of the illegal invasion of Cyprus - July 20, 1974, with a memorial service presided by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. The memorial service organized by the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) in cooperation with PSEKA and the Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York took place at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing.

On January 24, 2021, the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) and the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) hosted a virtual event to bid farewell to Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis, the outgoing Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the U.N. The virtual event moderated by Mike Manatos, President of Manatos...

New York - March 2020 — The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) is closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. We all feel uncertainty and anxiety as this crisis unfolds, and we are grateful to belong to a community that cares for one another. The health, well-being, and safety...

New Jersey - On February 23rd, 2020, the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) Philanthropic in cooperation with NEPOMAK-USA and the Cypriot Associations of New Jersey, Lampousa, and Salamis organized a successful Monte Carlo Night at Graycliff Manor in Moonachie, NJ. The President of the FCAO Kyriacos Papastylianou and Board...

New York – On March 6, 2020, the Pancyprian Women's Initiative Network (WIN) held it's annual at the New York Hilton Club in Midtown Manhattan and honored author and activist, Tasoula Hadjitofi, with the 2020 Woman of the Year Award. Tasoula Hadjitofi's book "The Icon Hunter," a memoir, was recently...

New York - On December 14th, the "Petros G. Patrides" Cultural Center at St. Demetrios School in Astoria was flooded with the younger generation of soccer players, their parents, and coaches for the annual Christmas party of the Eleftheria Pancyprian Youth Soccer Teams. The event was attended by many dignitaries,...

Philadelphia - On October 4th, the Cyprus Society of Greater Philadelphia presented the legendary Cypriot singer Michalis Violaris in concert with Greek singer Andriana Kollia and the Pancyprian Choir of New York under the direction of Phyto Stratis at the Suzanne Roberts Theater. The concert included classic songs from the...

On January 15th, members of New York's Cypriot and Jewish communities organized a Cultural Celebration with their traditional food, wines, dancing and music at the Pancyprian Center/Dionysos Restaurant. The event was held jointly by the Federation of American Cypriot Organizations (FCAO), PSEKA, the Cyprus-US Chamber of Commerce, Hellenic American Leadership...

Nepomak USA the Youth Division of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations and the Cypriot Young Professionals (CYP) of the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented Cyprus 44 Years Later- A Retrospective Look and Call to Action at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on June 5. The well-attended...

A moving farewell event was held in honor of the outgoing Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York, Ambassador Vasilios Philippou, organized jointly by the Federation of Cypriot Organizations, the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and PSEKA at Dionysos Restaurant in Astoria. The event was attended by many...