On February 8, 2019, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt met with Kostas Dimtsas, Mount Athos Civil Governor, in his official residence in Athens. The ambassador twitted, « Great to follow up on my April visit to Mount Athos with Civil Governor Kostas Dimtsas. Wished him well in his new position and discussed Athos’ deep significance to Greek society and its unbreakable connection to the Ecumenical Patriarchate ».Source in English (with picture)