Posted by George Patsourakos
on 9/26/2009, 10:47 pm
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will visit the United States from October 20 to November 6, 2009. An outstanding leader in the environmental movement that has earned him the nickname "The Green Patriarch," he will arrive at New Orleans for the start of the environmental symposium, which will take place through October 25.
On October 27, a patriarchal audience and meeting with SCOBA hierarchs will be held at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in New York City.
On November 3 and 4, the Patriarch will present lectures in Washington, D.C. at John Podesta's Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution.
Patriarch Bartholomew will meet with President Barack Obama, although the date of that meeting has not yet been finalized.
The Patriarch will also meet with Vice President Joseph Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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