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Cyprus News Agency - August 20, 1997

AHEPA elects new Supreme President

Washington, Aug 20 (CNA) -- American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) members unanimously elected Steven A. Manta as the organisation's Supreme President at AHEPA's 75th Anniversary convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Manta, 57, is a 31-year member of AHEPA and has served as the organisation's Supreme Vice President for the past two years.

The new AHEPA President is a leading business man in the Greek American community and is Vice President of J.L. Manta Inc., one of the largest industrial painting corporations in the US.

Thousands of AHEPA members converged on Atlanta last week to take part in the organisation's anniversary convection, which kicked off with the dedication of a multi-million dollar local AHEPA housing project.

Cyprus was represented at the convention by Ambassador to the US, Andros Nicolaides.

| Over 1200 guests, including His Eminence Archbishop Spyridon of America and US Senators Paul Sarbanes and John Brademas, attended later in the week the organisation's Grand Banquet.

AHEPA honoured at the Grand Banquet leading US scholar Mary Lefkowitz with its Homeric Award for her published works debunking attempts to detract from the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks.

AHEPA is the largest Greek heritage organisation in the world and a major community service organisation in North America.

[ Cyprus News Agency - www.cyna.org.cy/ - August 20, 1997 ]