[J. Mindala]
The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate have announced that the 2025 Athenagoras Human Rights Award will be presented to former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
National Commander of the Archons Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis released a statement noting that Pompeo’s record of defending human rights around the world, as well as his advocacy for the rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and religious minorities in Turkey, makes him a deserving recipient of the award.
“Secretary Pompeo has consistently demonstrated a heartfelt and deeply informed concern for the rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all of the religious minorities in Turkey, as well for the plight of all those around the world who have suffered for exercising their freedom of conscience,” Limberakis said, highlighting Pompeo’s visit in 2020 to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
“Throughout his lifetime of public service, Secretary Pompeo has been a staunch and steadfast defender of human rights, and is thus a richly deserving recipient of the Athenagoras Human Rights Award,” he added.
The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, during the Archons’ annual Athenagoras Human Rights Award black-tie banquet at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City.
Previous recipients include former president Joe Biden, former president Jimmy Carter, former president George H. W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.