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Washington, DC Policy Careers, Internships Spotlighted During ANCA New England Campus Tour

-- ANCA’s Sipan Ohannesian Shares Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Success Stories; Winter, 2020 Application Deadline Extended to November 25th

WASHINGTON, DC — Just days after the landmark U.S. House adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.296), ANCA Programs Director Sipan Ohannesian traveled to New England university campuses to offer insights about how the Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program (CGP) and Leo Sarkisian Internship (LSI) can help kick-start careers in public policy and expand the Armenian American professional presence in the nation’s capital. (more...)

ANCA Supports Congressional Armenian Caucus Campaign to Restore U.S. Military Aid Parity to Armenia and Azerbaijan

-- Representatives Pallone, Speier, and Schiff Caution that Imbalance in Security Aid Undermines U.S. Influence in the Region

WASHINGTON, DC – For the second time in less than two months, Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders have called on the U.S. Departments of State and Defense to restore military aid parity to Armenia and Azerbaijan, or risk emboldening an already aggressive Azerbaijani government to escalate its attacks against Armenia and Artsakh.

“We join with Reps. Pallone, Schiff, and Speier in challenging the Administration’s reckless military aid tilt toward Azerbaijan’s corrupt Aliyev regime,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “In lig (more...)

Senator Menendez Calls for Immediate Passage of Armenian Genocide Resolution

-- Senator Graham, Enforcing Erdogan’s Veto, Blocks Overwhelming Senate Majority from Passing S.Res.150

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Robert Menendez (D-NJ) asked for a “unanimous consent” vote to immediately adopt the Armenian Genocide Resolution (S.Res.150), the Senate version of the resolution the House adopted 405 to 11, establishing ongoing American remembrance of this crime.

Sen. Menendez took to the floor an hour after Turkey’s President Erdogan appearance in a joint White House press conference with President Trump, during which Erdogan attacked U.S. House passage of Armenian Genocide Resolution, noting that this vo (more...)

ANCA Leading Coalition Protest Of Erdogan-Trump White House Meeting

-- Chairman Engel Leads Bi-Partisan Congressional Call to Rescind Erdogan Invitation; Rep. Cheney Rallies for First Amendment Rights of anti-Erdogan Protesters

WASHINGTON, DC – The ANCA has teamed up with Hellenic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Christian human rights, and religious freedom groups to protest Turkey’s President Erdogan at his White House meeting with President Trump, scheduled for Wednesday, November 13th.

Groups including the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association (AHEPA), American Hellenic Institute, In Defense of Christians, Armenian Youth Federation and American Rojava Center for Democracy are c (more...)

Senate and House Leaders Slam Turkey’s Abuses At Home, Aggression Abroad on Eve of Erdogan-Trump White House Meeting

ANCA Welcomes Calls for Immediate Senate Passage of Turkey Sanctions; Defense of First Amendment Protections for Americans

WASHINGTON, DC – On the eve of a meeting between President Trump and Turkey’s President Erdogan, key Senate and House leaders slammed the White House for welcoming the authoritarian leader, citing Turkey’s repressive policies at home and recent invasion of northern Syria among the long list of Erdogan’s rights abuses. (more...)

Rep. Crenshaw Leads Congressional Call on State Department and DC Police to Protect First Amendment Rights during Erdogan Visit to Washington

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is calling on his Congressional colleagues to join him in asking the State Department and the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department “to ensure President Erdogan and his security detail are aware of and understand that Americans enjoy First Amendment rights to assembly and speech,” reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

In separate Congressional sign-on letters – addressed to Cam Henderson, the State Department’s Chief of Protocol, and Chief Peter Newsham of the Metropolitan Police Department (more...)

ANCA Chairman’s Statement on the Armenian Genocide Resolution

WASHINGTON, DC – Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Raffi Hamparian issued the following statement on the near unanimous U.S. House passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.296).

“The ANCA is proud to have led the historic movement that delivered last week’s near-unanimous vote of the U.S. House of Representatives for H.Res.296 – the bipartisan resolution to end Ankara’s veto against honest American remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.”

“The overwhelming passage of H.Res.296 (405 to 11) landed a powerful blow for justice, heralding the end of U.S. complicity in Turkey’s denials. This vote paves the way to a pro-active Ameri (more...)

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ANCA Supports Congressional Armenian Caucus Campaign to Restore U.S. Military Aid Parity to Armenia and Azerbaijan
11/20/2019

Washington, DC Policy Careers, Internships Spotlighted During ANCA New England Campus Tour
11/20/2019

Senator Menendez Calls for Immediate Passage of Armenian Genocide Resolution
11/14/2019

Senate and House Leaders Slam Turkey’s Abuses At Home, Aggression Abroad on Eve of Erdogan-Trump White House Meeting
11/13/2019

The ANCA is working with a coalition of Greek American, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac American, Kurdish American, Arab American, and other human rights groups protesting President Erdogan’s upcoming November 13th meeting with President Trump.

ANCA Leading Coalition Protest Of Erdogan-Trump White House Meeting
11/11/2019

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