From: "Catsimatidis for Mayor" To: [email protected] Subject: John Catsimatidis Hosts International Luncheon Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:14:51 +0000 header matt feb 21 2 JOIN OUR MAILING LIST — Forward this message to a friend February 22, 2013: John Catsimatidis, a leading candidate for Mayor of New York City, hosted an international lunch for the Foreign Minister of Greece Dimitris Avromopoulos yesterday at New York's storied "21 Club." A staple of Catsimatidis' stump speech since his announcement in late January is that New York leaders must continue to instill confidence nationally and internationally in order to continue the flow of investments and tourism. Catsimatidis said "New York is the only major city in the United States which has seen an increase in population over the past decade. Companies send their investment dollars here, tourists come here, parents send their children here because New York City is safe and the Mayors have been leaders who understand business and the importance of safe streets." Catsimatidis emmigrated to the United Sates with his parents as an infant. His fortune started off in business with a small supermarket opened while still in college and now has grown to include the largest supermarket chain in New York City, petroleum refineries, real estate and real estate development as well as the airline business. From very humble beginnings, Catsimatidis is now placed high on Forbes list of the world's wealthest. Catsimatidis made it clear at his lunch for the Foreign Minister, if elec ed Mayor, New York City will continue to be a magnet for world commerce, and along with the flow of investment the creation of "jobs, jobs, jobs" he vows for the future of New York. le,oreign Minister Avromopoulos Foreign Minister of Greece Dimitis Avromopoulos r John Catsimatidis with Greek America Orthodox Archbishop Dimitrios (14) Mayor candidate John Catsimatidis, Orthodox Archbishop of America Demetrios, Foreign Minister