With a former presidential candidate USA and former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, minister of digital government, met in Brooklyn. Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

“I had the special pleasure and honor to meet today in Brooklyn, Massachusetts, with Michael Dukakis, a leading 1988 U.S. presidential candidate and distinguished scientist. A pioneer of his time, he was Massachusetts’ longest-serving governor during its economic miracle and a role model for the Greek American community as he proudly promoted the culture of his parents’ homeland of Greece in a multicultural world. American society,” he notes in a social media post after meeting with Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

Regarding their conversation, the Minister for Digital Governance stated: “We have been talking about Greece’s impressive turn after a decade of crisis onto a path of recovery, stability and prosperity over the past four years or so. At a time when all countries are facing a range of geopolitical, economic and technological challenges, a conversation with Michael Dukakis is very instructive. The positive and determined attitude of politicians like Michael Dukakis inspires us to stay true to our strengths and live out our vision of Greece on a continuous upward trajectory.”