Athens, GreeceCultural Mecca - Congressional Travel Destination


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    No.Cost
    Trips Selected 19 $183,800
    Approved by Republicans 9 $129,809
    Approved by Democrats 10 $53,991


View Details / PDF Traveler/ Dates Sponsor Approver Purpose Cost
View trip details View PDF Sarbanes, Rep. John (-MD)
05/26/08-05/28/08
Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Sarbanes, Rep. John (-MD)
Diplomatic visit $7,810.81
Pricey Hotels
View trip details View PDF Sheil, Paula M
04/07/07-04/16/07
Cyprus Federation of America Gallegly, Rep. Elton (-CA)
Gain greater knowledge of U.S.-Greece and U.S.-Cyprus relationship. Meet with Greek and Cypriot offi... more $18,370.00
View trip details View PDF Gallegly, Rep. Elton (-CA)
04/07/07-04/15/07
Cyprus Federation of America Gallegly, Rep. Elton (-CA)
Gain greater knowledge of U.S.-Greek relationship and U.S.-Cypriot relationship; meet with Greek and... more $17,904.20
View trip details View PDF Miller, Rep. George (-CA)
09/14/06-09/17/06
International Institute for Sustained Dialogue Miller, Rep. George (-CA)
To participate in the Institute's Arab American-European Dialogue meeting $3,329.24
View trip details View PDF Holt, Rep. Rush (-NJ)
05/26/06-05/30/06
Aspen Institute Holt, Rep. Rush (-NJ)
To participate in a conference on political Islam $8,159.10
View trip details View PDF Sarbanes, Sen. Paul (-MD)
08/12/04-08/17/04
World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Union Sarbanes, Sen. Paul (-MD)
To attend and give keynote address at the WHIU general assembly $2,457.92
View trip details View PDF Bell, Rep. Chris (-TX)
06/27/04-07/04/04
Consular Forum Bell, Rep. Chris (-TX)
Cultural, business and educational exchange $2,912.00
View trip details View PDF Lucas, David
04/12/04-04/19/04
Carnegie Mellon University - Athens Information Technology Institute Doyle, Rep. Mike (-PA)
Fact-finding and graduation $5,944.00
View trip details View PDF Doyle, Rep. Mike (-PA)
04/12/04-04/18/04
Carnegie Mellon University - Athens Information Technology Institute Doyle, Rep. Mike (-PA)
Fact-finding and graduation $11,480.00
View trip details View PDF Urey, Richard L
08/24/03-08/30/03
American Jewish Congress Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)
Educational mission $2,582.84
View trip details View PDF Diaz-Balart, Rep. Lincoln (-FL)
08/14/03-08/21/03
Cyprus Federation of America Diaz-Balart, Rep. Lincoln (-FL)
Fact-finding trip to Cyprus for on the ground updates on the process for a solution to the Cypriot t... more $5,614.00
View trip details View PDF Snowe, Sen. Olympia (-ME)
06/27/02-07/02/02
American College of Greece Snowe, Sen. Olympia (-ME)
To receive an honorary degree from the college $20,083.81
View trip details View PDF Bentley, Alene E
12/02/01-12/04/01
Delta Air Lines Inc. Matheson, Rep. Jim (-UT)
Official ceremonies to retrieve Olympic flame and return to U.S. for 2002 Olympic games $7,556.00
View trip details View PDF Bowen, Melanie H
12/02/01-12/04/01
Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee Hatch, Sen. Orrin (-UT)
2002 Olympic flame torch retrieval ceremony $14,947.00
View trip details View PDF Dunn, Ruel Michael
12/02/01-12/04/01
Delta Air Lines Inc. - Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee Dunn, Rep. Jennifer (-WA)
Pick up the Olympic flame from Greece and transport to the United States $15,262.00
View trip details View PDF Rose, Jane A
12/02/01-12/04/01
Delta Air Lines Inc. Cannon, Rep. Chris (-UT)
Pick up the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic flame from Athens, Greece, and deliver it to Atlanta for beg... more $15,012.00
View trip details View PDF Sheehan, Timothy J
12/02/01-12/04/01
Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)
Invited by Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee to retrieve Olympic flame from Athens, representin... more $7,631.00
View trip details View PDF Simpson, Scott
12/02/01-12/04/01
Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee Hatch, Sen. Orrin (-UT)
2002 Olympic flame torch retrieval ceremony $14,985.00
View trip details View PDF McKenney, Kerry B
05/21/00-05/26/00
Center of European Studies and Humanities Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)
To participate in an international conference - "The Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles" $1,760.00
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