George James Tsunis
American lawyer,businessperson
George James Tsunis (Greek: Γεώργιος Δημητρίου Τσούνης) (born December 26, 1967) is an American lawyer and businessman who served as United States ambassador to Greece from 2022 to 2025. He was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve in the role on October 8, 2021, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 2022, and began serving on May 10, 2022.
He was previously a nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Norway by President Barack Obama, although his nomination ultimately failed.
Early and personal life
Tsunis was born 1967 in Queens, New York, and is the son of first-generation immigrants from Greece, James and Eleni Tsunis. He graduated from Commack High School in Commack, New York in 1985.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in classic studies at New York University in 1989, and a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in 1992.
Tsunis was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith. On March 15, 2021, he was appointed co-vice chairman of the Greek Orthodox America Archdiocese's National Coordinating Committee. Also, he's been awarded the Saint Paul's Medal, the Greek Orthodox Church of America's highest recognition for a layperson.
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