Michael A. Karloutos of St. George Church in Bethesda, M.D., was invested as Archon in 2010 and conferred with the offikion Eftaxias for his leadership in protocol and logistics for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Archon Karloutsos has been directly involved in many events involving the Orthodox Christian Church. In 2001, he spearheaded the coordination with New York City and St. Nicholas Church, the only religious structure destroyed in the 9/11 attack, in the attempt to recover holy relics. In 2014, he served as chairman of the 42nd annual Biennial Clergy Laity Congress held in Philadelphia. Also in 2014, he served as trip director for the historic visit to Jerusalem of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Roman Catholic Pope Francis. In 2016, he coordinated a “Trip of Peace†to the island of Lesvos to raise awareness of the issue involving thousands of refugees with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis, and Archbishop Ieronimos of Athens among the participants. Also in 2016, he served as logistics coordinator for the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, which took place on the island of Crete in Greece.
In the mid-1990s, archon Karloutsos formed MAK Consulting in Philadelphia, a company specializing in international business development, public relations, logistical support, crisis management, and government affairs. In 2017 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Protocol for the U.S. State Department, being directly involved in promoting cross-cultural exchanges and building new bridges of understanding between people and governments throughout the world.
Archon Karloutsos and his wife, Anastasia, were married at the Phanar in 2003 and have four children.
Michael A. Karloutos of St. George Church in Bethesda, M.D., was invested as Archon in 2010 and conferred with the offikion Eftaxias for his leadership in protocol and logistics for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Archon Karloutsos has been directly involved in many events involving the Orthodox Christian Church. In 2001, he spearheaded the coordination with New York City and St. Nicholas Church, the only religious structure destroyed in the 9/11 attack, in the attempt to recover holy relics. In 2014, he served as chairman of the 42nd annual Biennial Clergy Laity Congress held in Philadelphia. Also in 2014, he served as trip director for the historic visit to Jerusalem of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Roman Catholic Pope Francis. In 2016, he coordinated a “Trip of Peace†to the island of Lesvos to raise awareness of the issue involving thousands of refugees with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis, and Archbishop Ieronimos of Athens among the participants. Also in 2016, he served as logistics coordinator for the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, which took place on the island of Crete in Greece.
In the mid-1990s, archon Karloutsos formed MAK Consulting in Philadelphia, a company specializing in international business development, public relations, logistical support, crisis management, and government affairs. In 2017 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Protocol for the U.S. State Department, being directly involved in promoting cross-cultural exchanges and building new bridges of understanding between people and governments throughout the world.
Archon Karloutsos and his wife, Anastasia, were married at the Phanar in 2003 and have four children.