Angelopoulos Leads Lessons of Global Leaders

NEW YORK - Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, a Hellenic Ambassador-at-large, hosted a Topic Dinner on the subject of Forging Alliances for Good ? Lessons from Leaders at the Loi Restaurant on Manhattan?s Upper West Side on Sept. 23, where she urged a collaborative approach to solving difficult world issues. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, who was appointed in 1998 after her victorious campaign to bring the 2004 Olympics to Greece, was joined by Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico from 2006?2012 in a discussion that included the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The guests were delighted, however, when former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appeared as a surprise participant. After the guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres with a Greek touch during the cocktail hour and a wonderful dinner created by chef and owner Maria Loi, the three took the stage for a discussion moderated by Diane Brady, Senior editor at Bloomberg Businessweek.

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