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The article on Greece-United States relations has some interesting information but is in general poorly cited. Within the first introductory paragraph, there are statements about when the two countries first became alliances, or established connections which is not referenced. The Section on Historical Ties is fairly weak and could use much expanding. Creating a more chronological order out of the information already present, and updating information to be well cited will add much to this section. Using sources from the US Dept. of State, and the Hellenic Republic could strengthen this history section

On November 7, 1837, the United States recognized the independence of Greece when the American Minister at London signed a treaty of commerce and Navigation with the Greek Minister at London. Within this same year, the first American Consul Gregory A. Perdicaris took up his position in Athens. This mid-19th century treaty established the Greek-U.S. relations in part to help liberate and establish Greece as a separate country from the Ottoman Empire.

The Military Collaboration section has some interesting information with two citations for the entirety of this section. However, the only information presented dates back to 1990, which is not quite sufficient. There should be an inclusion of military collaboration stemming from previous wars like WWI and WWII, to the most recent events. <ref name="mfa.pol.rel." http://www.mfa.gr/usa/en/greece/greece-and-the-usa/political-relations.html

Bilateral Greek-U.S. military relations can be dated back to the early 19th century when Greece was fighting for their independence against the Ottoman Empire. During the Greek Philhellene movement, the two nations found commonality under their values of freedom and democracy Under the Marshall Plan, US military played a role in helping the country establish their democracy and independence during the late 1800s. Military collaboration stemming from previous wars like WWI and WWII have set the foundation as the two countries as allies. Greece and the U.S. have also been allies through the Cold War as well as conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan within this past century. .

Diplomatic Representation is summarized well, in terms of identifying the presence of each country in common forums, however there is a lack of citation here as well. This I can further research.

Greek-American community focuses on the Greek community present in America, as well as Greek Lobbying, however both of these can be expanded more. It would be beneficial to include the community or presence of US Americans in Greece as well to eliminate the one-sided perspective. This section could tie greatly into my intercultural communication knowledge in terms of distinguishing differences between cultures and how they communicated interpersonally.