[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 148 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF ANDREAS COMODROMOS

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2000

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Andreas 
Comodromos for his outstanding contributions to the Greek community. 
The Greek Orthodox community will honor Mr. Comodromos at the 65th 
Anniversary of Evangelismos Tis Theotokou. The parish has chosen to 
commemorate the event with a special presentation entitled 
``Remembering Out Past . . . Looking to Our Future.''
  Mr. Comodromos, the former Supreme President of the Cyprus Federation 
of America, was born on the island of Cypress in 1949, where he was 
raised by his parents in the Greek Orthodox faith. There, he attended 
high school and performed his compulsory military service before 
gaining employment with the Cyprus offices of the American Life 
Insurance Co.
  Mr. Comodromos and his wife, Anna Zachariades, had their first child, 
Eliza, in 1974, the same year Turkey invaded Cypress. To realize a 
better life for himself and his wife and son, Mr. Comodromos and his 
family immigrated to America, where he could pursue a college 
education. In the United States, they became members of the 
Evangelismos Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox communitry, and in 1978, Mr. 
Comodromos graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Peter's College with a 
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
  In the following years, Mr. Comodromos celebrated the birth of his 
second child, Demitrios, while working at the international accounting 
firm Ernst & Ernst. In 1982, he became a CPA and co-founded the 
accounting firm of Comodromos Associates with his brother Michael. He 
is currently the president and managing partner.
  In addition to his impressive professional and personal achievements, 
Mr. Comodromos has served the community through is firm commitment to 
the cause of justice in Cyprus. He is dedicated to liberating the 
island from Turkish occupation. He has served on the board of the 
Cyprus Federation of America, and was elected president for two 
consecutive terms (1991-1995). Mr. Comodromos has been recognized for 
his contributions with several awards and honors, including the 1978 
Newcomen Society of America Award, election to the National Council of 
the Order of St. Andrew, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the 
Offikion Archon Dikaiophylax Award.
  Mr. Comodromos currently serves as the President of the US-Cyprus 
Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Council of Hellenes Abroad 
of the North and South American Region. He is a member of the Order of 
AHEPA, the American Institute of CPAs, and the New Jersey Society of 
CPAs. Mr. Comodromos is actively involved in various business and 
political endeavors, and continues his commitment to community service 
at the local and national level.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Andreas 
Comodromos for his many years of dedicated service to the Greek 
community.

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