The Economic Section of U.S. Embassy Athens is tasked with analyzing and reporting developments in the Greek economy and with advocating international economic policies of the United States. The section is responsible for advancing U.S. policy in the areas of:

• civil aviation
• maritime affairs
• environmental issues
• intellectual property rights and
• regional energy policy and infrastructure
• science/technology affairs

Contact number for the Economic Section is (30-210) 720-2312. Fax number is (30-210) 729-4312.

E-mail: AthensAmEmb@state.gov


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Related Links:

Intellectual Property Rights

• IIPA (International Intellectual Property Alliance)
• International Information Programs: Intellectual Property Rights Protection
• Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (IIP Publication)
• Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) (U.S. Department of Justice)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

U.S. Government Sites

• International Information Programs: Economic Issues(U.S. Department of State)
• Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Agriculture
• USTR Homepage
• USTR Resources: Reports and Publications
• Budget of the U.S. Government - Fiscal Year 2002
• The White House
• Global Forum on Fighting Corruption
• Foreign Trade Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
• Fedstats
• BuyUSA.com

Links to International Economics and Trade Resources

• IIP Website: International Economics and Trade Resources (U.S. Department of State)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative SECI
• BSA (Business Software Alliance)
• Black Sea Trade and Devlopment Bank
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• International Monetary Fund
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Statistics Division, United Nations

Greek Links

• Ministry of National Economy
• Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT)
• Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
• American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
• National Bank of Greece
• National Statistical Service of Greece
• BSA Hellas(Business Software Alliance/Greece)
• Hellenic Centre for Investment (ELKE)
• Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy, Athens, Greece
• (Foreign Commercial Service - Greek version of the site)

Environmental Issues

For United States:

• Healthy Forest Initiative
• Earth Day Network
• Environmental Protection Agency
• World Wildlife Fund
• Sierra Club
• U.S. National Park Service

For Greece:

• Clean Up Greece
• Center for Renewable Energy Resources
• Greek National Program for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal
• Arcturos (non-profit civil company that aims to protect the natural environment)
• "Pelagos" Cetacean Research Institute
• Sea Turtle Protection Society

Civil Aviation

• International Civil Aviation Organization
• Federal Aviation Administration