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Dear Friends,
As Archbishop of our National Church – the largest Orthodox Christian Church in America, I am delighted to be here with you in our Nation’s Capital in the hours preceding the inauguration of our 47th President of the United States. As the Spiritual Children of the Mother Church of Constantinople, we have a duty to keep the interests and welfare of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the awareness of our Government, regardless of party affiliation.
