On Wednesday, November 3, the last day of his official visit to the United States, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the newly elected Mayor of New York Eric Leroy Adams, who was elected on Tuesday as the 110th mayor of New York and the second black mayor in the history of the city.
The meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere, in the presence of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Patriarchal Entourage, and US hierarchs.