Washington, January 22: Delian League talk by John Defterios

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Originally From: Vassilis Alexandris <vassilis@cmpmail.com>

The Delian League of Washington D.C. presents

Greek-American Success Stories featuring a talk with:

JOHN DEFTERIOS Co-Anchor for CNN Financial Network's "Business Day"

Reception to follow

Friday, January 22, 1999

7:00 - 9:00pm

DoubleTree Hotel Park Terrace on Embassy Row 1515 Rhode Island Ave. Washington, D.C. (between 15th and 16th Street, N.W.)

$10 members / $14 non-members

For more information please call Rini Shokkos at (202) 496-2616 or (703) 242-8075

John Defterios brief bio:

John Defterios is the co-anchor for CNNfn's Business Day, the highest-rated cable business program in its time period.

Defterios moved back to New York in September 1996 from London, where he had been the anchor of CNN International's World Business Today and World Business This Week and Financial News updates from the CNN Financial News desk in London.

Before moving to London in 1994, Defterios served as a New York-based CNN Financial News correspondent, covering events such as the final round of GATT discussions from Geneva in 1993 and the takeover of Paramount Communications. Defterios has also reported on the Gulf War from Kuwait, on German re-unification from Berlin and on the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.

Prior to joining CNN, Defterios was a bureau chief and Los Angeles Correspondent for PBS's "The Nightly Business Report," and spent three years working for NBR and Reuters in London. Defterios has reported extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East.

Defterios holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Southern California.

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