-- Congressional Armenian Caucus Leaders Urge U.S. to Enforce Section 907, Secure Return of Artsakh Armenians and the Release of Armenian Prisoners
WASHINGTON, DC – The ANCA today sharply criticized the U.S.-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement signed today during a White House ceremony, presided over by President Trump, as a dangerous deal that sidelines justice, undermines Armenia’s sovereignty, and rewards Azerbaijan’s unpunished aggression. (more...)
-- ANCA-Backed Bipartisan letter - led by the Congressional Armenian Caucus - Highlights Swiss Peace Initiative
WASHINGTON, DC – The ANCA welcomes a powerful bipartisan Congressional call today by eighty-seven U.S. Representatives from across twenty-four states – representing over 66 million Americans – calling for the collective and protected return” of forcibly displaced Armenians to their indigenous homeland of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), in line with international law and in support of just and lasting peace in the South Caucasus. (more...)
-- Over 200 Congressional staffers, human rights advocates, and policy professionals attended today’s panel discussion on the recently launched Swiss Peace Initiative
WASHINGTON, DC – A standing-room-only audience of over 200 Congressional staffers, human rights advocates, and policy professionals gathered on Capitol Hill today for a Congressional briefing on the recently launched Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno-Karabakh – a global initiative to facilitate the collective, protected return of Artsakh’s (Nagorno Karabakh) forcibly displaced Armenian Christians to their ance (more...)
-- ANCA Welcomes USCIRF Recommendations for Sanctions, Right of Return, and Heritage Protections for Artsakh Armenians
WASHINGTON, DC – A hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) spotlighted Azerbaijan’s campaign of ethnic cleansing of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), the continued detention and abuse of Armenian hostages, and the unrealized right of Armenian Christians to pilgrimage to their holy sites, many of which Azerbaijan has already destroyed. The session, which followed a February USCIRF fact-finding mission to Azerbaijan, included powerful (more...)
-- Fall 2025 Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program Applications Due July 15th; Session Begins September 8th
WASHINGTON, DC – The ANCA extends heartfelt congratulations to the Armenian American Class of 2025—graduates stepping into the next chapter of their lives equipped with knowledge, purpose, and the promise of transformative leadership. As part of our enduring commitment to the next generation, the ANCA is encouraging graduates interested in politics, policy, media, advocacy, and public service to apply to the Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program (CGP) – the (more...)