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The PAA is affiliated (a member of) the following two organizations. We work together with them to provide information and sponsor events and cultural programming to benefit our members and to promote the mission of the Pancretan.

The World Council of Cretans

World Council of Cretans August 2024 Photo Album

World Council of Cretans Website

The World Council of Cretans, founded in 2003, aims to defend and preserve the history and cultural traditions of Crete and Greece, passing them on to younger generations and the communities where Cretans live and work worldwide. Its members include the Pancretan Association of America, the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand, the Pancretan Federation of Europe, the Pancretan Union of Athens, the Pancretan Brotherhood of Macedonia, the Cretan Brotherhood of Piraeus 'Omonoia,' and the Pancretan Union of South Africa.

National Research Foundation "Eleftherios K. Venizelos"

National Research Foundation "Eleftherios K. Venizelos" Photo Album 2024

National Research Foundation Website

On Monday, August 12, 2024 , the event with the theme "Venizelos in the world" was held in the courtyard of the Palace of Metropolitan Irenaios Galanakis, in Halepa, Chania. The Branches of the "Eleftherios K. Venizelos" Foundation in the USA and Oceania". To watch the YouTube Video, go to https://youtu.be/7SEOCk8ACsA

The Venizelos Foundation USA seeks to achieve its mission through activities such as:
• Organizing educational programs, writing informative periodicals, and producing audiovisual material
• Collaborating on research with US universities, as well as with the sister organization, National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”, located in Chania, Crete, the birthplace of the great statesman.
• Assisting in compiling the writings of Eleftherios Venizelos and promoting the publishing of his works
• Awarding prizes for literary works covering relevant areas of interest
• Awarding grants for pertinent University-level research
• Organizing conferences, exhibitions, and lectures in the United States

The Venizelos Foundation USA operates with its sister organization, the National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos." The Venizelos Foundation USA seeks to further its Greek counterpart’s mission in the United States.

Affiliated Organizations The PAA is affiliated (a member of) the following two organizations. We work together with them to provide information and sponsor events and cultural programming to benefit our members and to promote the mission of the Pancretan.

The World Council of Cretans

National Research Foundation "Eleftherios K. Venizelos"

Affiliated Organizations
The PAA is affiliated (a member of) the following two organizations. We work together with them to provide information and sponsor events and cultural programming to benefit our members and to promote the mission of the Pancretan.