On 4 December 2015, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, visited the Athenian Agora, where he learned about the monuments there and Athenian democracy by the Mellon Professor of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. I had the privilege of meeting the Secretary and giving a tour to his staff that day. Secretary Kerry, also while in Athens, announced US aid of $24 million for the on-going refugee crisis in the region.