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Senator Menendez Pledges to Work with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia on Securing “An Honest Acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide”

-- Commits to Continued Dialogue with U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan on Reducing Aliyev Threats

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Democrat Robert Menendez (D-NJ) committed to continue working with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia-designate Lynne Tracy and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan-designate Earle Litzenberger on a range of concerns raised during their confirmation hearings, including honest U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide and countering Azerbaijani threats to peace. (more...)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves U.S. Ambassador to Armenia and Azerbaijan Nominees

-- Administration’s Complicity in Turkey’s Armenian Genocide Denial Forces New Ambassador to Armenia to Start Tenure with a “Moral Deficit”

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee cleared the way for full Senate confirmation of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia designate Lynne Tracy and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan designate Earle Litzenberger, following careful Senate scrutiny, supported by the ANCA, across a broad array of U.S. policies regarding Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Armenian Genocide.

The decision comes after a two-week delay, requested by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Democrat Robert Menendez (D-NJ), (more...)

Turkish American Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Funding Congressional Trips with Azerbaijani Government Oil Money

-- ANCA Called for Public Release of Congressional Ethics Report, Leading to Justice Department Investigation and Arrest of Kemal Oksuz; Sentencing Set for February 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – A grassroots campaign backed by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) calling for the public release of an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation of an illegally funded Congressional junket to Azerbaijan contributed to pro-Azerbaijani lobbyist Kemal “Kevin” Oksuz pleading guilty today to “devising a scheme to falsify, conceal and cover up material facts” from the U.S. Congress. (more...)

ANCA Statement on the Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

Washington, DC — Based on preliminary reports from election observers, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) issued this positive reading of the impact of the December 9th Parliamentary elections on the future of U.S.-Armenia relations:

“The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) congratulates the people of Armenia on a free and fair parliamentary election, welcoming this landmark achievement as a victory for democracy and the start of a new era in the U.S.-Armenia strategic partnership.”

“We are already working with key American and Armenian stakeholders to build upon Armenia’s peaceful, constitutional, and democratic transition, by transla (more...)

ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian on Congressman David Valadao Conceding his Race to Represent California’s 21st Congressional District

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier today, Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) issued a statement conceding in his race to serve the people of California’s 21st Congressional District. Congressman David Valadao – the Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus – lost his re-election bid by a small margin – in a race with over 110,000 votes cast – in a district that stretches across the San Joaquin Valley – home to thousands of Armenian Americans. Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Raffi Hamparian has offered the following statement in light of Rep. Valadao’s concession. (more...)

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Senator Menendez Pledges to Work with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia on Securing “An Honest Acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide”
12/13/2018

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves U.S. Ambassador to Armenia and Azerbaijan Nominees
12/13/2018

ANCA Statement on the Parliamentary Elections in Armenia
12/10/2018

Turkish American Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Funding Congressional Trips with Azerbaijani Government Oil Money
12/10/2018

ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian on Congressman David Valadao Conceding his Race to Represent California’s 21st Congressional District
12/06/2018

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