Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki has been named one of the recipients of the

Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence, it was recently announced.

 The Award for Excellence recognizes outstanding Greek Orthodox and Greek American leaders who have excelled in their vocation and who are committed to the advancement of Orthodoxy and Hellenism in their professions and in their lives.

Mrs. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, who was born in Iraklion, will receive the award at ceremonies highlighting the Leadership 100 17^th Annual Conference in California on February 16, 2008.

She is best known for being the president of the bidding and organizing committee for the 2004 Athens Olympics, and was named one of the world’s 50 most powerful women by Forbes magazine.