Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-09-11

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

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[01] US citizen of Cypriot origin to be elected as member of New York

City Council

[02] Greek American to become US Ambassador in Norway

[01] US citizen of Cypriot origin to be elected as member of New York City Council

Despite the fact that Greek American John Catsimatides was not nominated as Republican candidate for the municipal elections in November, an other member of the diaspora, of Cypriot origin, Kostas Konstantinides, is expected to be elected as member of the NY City Council.

Konstantinides, whose origins are from the village of Asgata in Cyprus, will be the first of Greek and Cypriot origin to be elected at the NY City Council.

[02] Greek American to become US Ambassador in Norway

His appointment must be ratified by the Senate and the hearings before the Foreign Relations Committee are expected to take place in October. George Tsounis, operates hotels and real estate and has been actively involved in the activities of the Greek lobby in Washington.

He is the founder and CEO of Chartwell Hotels, LLC, which manages hotels for chains like Hilton, Marriott and Intercontinental in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states of America.

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