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ANCA Testimony to U.S. House Panel Stresses Need for Expanded Artsakh Demining and Rehabilitation Assistance as Part of $100 Million Armenian Aid Package

WASHINGTON, DC – Continued Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) demining and rehabilitation assistance and support for the implementation of the Royce-Engel proposal to deploy gunfire locators along the line-of-contact were key components of the Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) testimony, submitted earlier today to the U.S. House panel drafting the Fiscal Year 2021 foreign aid bill. The request for Artsakh aid was part of a broader $100 million targeted assistance package which would bolster U.S-Armenia economic and military partnerships and support for Armenia. (more...)

ANCA Calls on Administration to Match Armenia and Azerbaijan Military Assistance

WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump Administration’s $100 million security and military aid package to Baku largely funds joint U.S.-Azerbaijani Iran-facing initiatives – while enabling new offensive capabilities and freeing up other military resources for the Aliyev regime’s ongoing aggression against Artsakh and Armenia - according to a review, this week, of detailed budget breakdowns provided by the Congressional Research Service.

The largest share of U.S. security assistance to Baku is the Administration’s allocation of $101.5 million in FY18 and FY19 for “Section 333 Building Partner Capacity” assistance for “Maritime Security for the Caspian Sea and Southern Border Secu (more...)

ANCA Shares Advocacy Priorities with Philadelphia’s Armenian and Hellenic Communities

-- Encourages Greater Civic Engagement and Closer Coalition Ties to Advance Shared Priorities

WASHINGTON, DC – The Administration’s attacks on Artsakh aid, the growth of U.S.-Armenia aid and trade, and the recent Senate and House passage of Armenian Genocide legislation (S.Res.150 and H.Res.296) took center stage at a series of community and coalition briefings in Philadelphia, hosted by Armenian and Hellenic organizations. (more...)

Adventures in Advocacy Await ANCA Washington DC Summer Interns

-- Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship and Maral Melkonian Avetisyan Fellowship Application Deadlines March 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC — University students interested in advancing Armenian American policy priorities and experiencing first-hand the inner-workings of the nation’s capital are encouraged to apply to the ANCA Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship (LSI) and Maral Melkonian Avetisyan Fellowship by March 30, 2020.

“Our 2020 Washington, DC Summer programs young Armenian Americans an unforgettable opportunity to advance core community priorities, while opening doors to professional advancement and making friends that will last a lifetime,” remarked ANCA Program Direc (more...)

ANCA Expands Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program with New Spring Session

-- Spring 2020 Application Deadline: February 20th for Unique Policy, Politics, and Media Washington DC Job Placement Program

WASHINGTON, DC – Following the successful placements of Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program fellows at the White House, Congressional offices, and top Washington DC consulting firms, the ANCA will be expanding its hallmark career advancement program with a new Spring 2020 session. (more...)

Rep. Pallone Marks 30th Anniversary of Anti-Armenian Attacks in Baku

-- “Tragically, the Azerbaijani government's approach toward the Armenian people has changed little since the pogroms were initiated. We still hear the same violent rhetoric and witness intimidation tactics aimed at the people of the Republic of Artsakh.” -- Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Armenian Caucus founding Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) called on his Congressional colleagues to join him in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the brutal anti-Armenian attacks in Baku, which resulted in over 90 murdered and some 200,000 displaced during January of 1991. (more...)

ANCA Backs Expansion of Federal Funding Programs to Include Armenian Genocide Education Grants

WASHINGTON, DC — The ANCA welcomes U.S. House passage of H.R.943, the Never Again Education Act, a measure that – if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump – would authorize the Department of Education to make annual $2 million grants to support Holocaust education in each of the next five years. (more...)

Second Annual ANCA ‘Rising Leaders’ Seminar Set for March 22-24 in Washington, DC

-- Armenian University Students: Visit anca.org/RisingLeaders to sign up for 3-Day Interactive Career Development and Civic Engagement Program; Sponsorship Opportunities Available

WASHINGTON, DC – The ANCA is excited to host the second annual Rising Leaders: Career Development and Civic Education – a three-day program in Washington, DC from March 22nd to 24th devoted to empowering youth, exploring policy, politics and media careers, and experiencing life in the nation’s capital. (more...)

ANCA Calls on Congress to Condemn Azerbaijani Aggression on 30th Anniversary of Baku Pogroms

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate and House members are encouraged to condemn ongoing Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) as the world commemorates the 30th anniversary of the government-fomented anti-Armenian attacks in Baku.

“We join with friends of Armenia and advocates of human rights across America in calling on Congress to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Baku pogroms and the related attacks in Sumgait, Kirovabad, Maragha,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. (more...)

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ANCA Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan called for expanded U.S. assistance for Artsakh demining and rehabilitation programs in testimony submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee of Foreign Operations.

ANCA Testimony to U.S. House Panel Stresses Need for Expanded Artsakh Demining and Rehabilitation Assistance as Part of $100 Million Armenia...
02/21/2020

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, seen here at a military base in Azerbaijan. The ANCA remains concerned that the proposed $100 million in U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan would add equipment, tactical abilities, and offensive capabilities to the Azerbaijani arsenal, while freeing up its own state resources for renewed cross-border action against Artsakh and Armenia.

ANCA Calls on Administration to Match Armenia and Azerbaijan Military Assistance
02/20/2020

Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), ANCA Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan, with Baku pogroms survivors Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, Ayida and Ashot Petrosyan at the Congressional Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Baku Pogroms.

ANCA: U.S. Representatives Rally for Artsakh Aid at Capitol Hill Commemoration of 30th Anniversary of Baku Pogroms
02/12/2020

ANCA Shares Advocacy Priorities with Philadelphia’s Armenian and Hellenic Communities
02/12/2020

Adventures in Advocacy Await ANCA Washington DC Summer Interns
02/12/2020

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