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ANCA Interns Share Favorite Summer Moments

-- From Marathon Capitol Hill Advocacy and Deep Policy Dives to Career Development Opportunities, Youth Leaders Remember an Unforgettable Eight Weeks in the Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON, DC – Ask the participants in the ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship and Maral Melkonian Avetisyan Fellowship about the favorite part of their two-month journey through the nation’s capital, and you’ll get answers as diverse as their backgrounds as university students from across the U.S. and Canada.

Now, back in their hometowns and campuses, preparing to begin the new academic year, one thing is certain: all are eager to apply their experiences and newfound insight to advance Armenian (more...)

ANCA Again Presses for New $140 Million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact with Armenia

WASHINGTON, DC -- The ANCA is renewing its call on U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to support a new Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant that would empower Armenia’s youth through a $140 million Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) education program for the country’s public schools.

In a letter sent today to Secretary Pompeo, who chairs the MCC Board of Directors, ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian asked the Secretary of State to review a financial analysis conducted by the World Bank that classified Armenia as an “upper middle income” country. “This highly contentious determination - made in the face of the vast and persistent poverty (more...)

22 U.S. Senators Join 89 Representatives to Reverse Trump Attempt to De-Fund Artsakh Aid

-- ANCA Thanks Bob Menendez for Leading Senate Drive to Save Artsakh De-Mining

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional opposition to the Trump Administration attempts to cut U.S. aid for the Artsakh de-mining continues to grow, with 22 Senators from 16 states representing 143 million Americans today joining 89 U.S. Representatives who, earlier this week, co-signed a letter defending this life-saving program.

“This type of humanitarian assistance to support the victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has long been recognized as important and I believe it remains critical that we continue to support demining efforts in the region,” said Senator Menendez, who led the effort. (more...)

ANCA Leaders and Friends Rally Support for Congressman Brad Sherman

LOS ANGELES, CA – Leaders, donors, and friends of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) gathered on July 31, 2019 in downtown Los Angeles to support the re-election of long-time legislative champion Brad Sherman (D-CA), a veteran U.S. Representative who serves as a senior member of the influential House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The dinner reception, held on the 51st floor of the prestigious City Club, was hosted by longtime ANCA supporter Michael Mahdesian, and featured the participation of noted attorney Garo Mardirossian and Michael Sarian, a nationally respected health care leader, and a number of distinguished ANCA national, regional and local leaders. (more...)

Trump Administration Attacks U.S. Aid Program to Artsakh

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration – caving in to pressure from Azerbaijan’s authoritarian Aliyev regime – is targeting the humanitarian aid program in Artsakh, attempting to shut down the HALO Trust’s de-mining program that has saved countless lives across the Republic, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

U.S. Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA) and TJ Cox (D-CA) are leading a Congressional campaign – backed by the ANCA - encouraging USAID Administrator Mark Green to reverse course and preserve the Nagorno Karabakh de-mining program. Administrator Green testified before the Foreign Affairs Committee on April 9th of this year that USAID (more...)

ANCA Market Survey Indicates Solid Support for Non-Stop LAX-Yerevan Flights

Washington, DC – A nationwide consumer market survey conducted by the ANCA demonstrates strong and broad support for initiating a new non-stop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) in Yerevan, Armenia. The ANCA market survey was conducted from May 3, 2019 to June 13, 2019 with over 2,200 Armenian American participants, primarily from California.

“The ANCA thanks the public who participated in our market survey exploring the demand for a non-stop airline route between Los Angeles and Yerevan,” remarked Zanku Armenian, the ANCA’s point person on the effort, who has years of professional experience in aviation matters (more...)

ANCA Launches Maral Melkonian Avetisyan Summer Fellowship

-- Summer Program Celebrates Youth Leader’s Legacy of Activism; Inspires Service to Homeland and Heritage

WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) expanded its summer youth leadership training programs this year with the addition of the Maral Melkonian Avetisyan Fellowship, a dedicated summer associate chosen annually as a living legacy to a devoted youth leader whose community activism and commitment to the Armenian homeland continues to inspire new generations of young Armenian Americans.

“Maral’s legacy lives on, through the Fellowship established in her name, in the wonderful work that this program will empower, and – perhaps most (more...)

ANCA Summer Interns Turn Up the Heat on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, DC – The 2019 Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Leo Sarkisian Internship (LSI) participants hit the ground running, playing a front-line role in securing House passage of $40 million in additional aid to Armenia and $1.5 million in continued de-mining aid for Artsakh.

Just two humid days into their 8-week program, the ANCA-LSI team personally visited all 439 U.S. House offices in the hot-bed of the nation’s capital, building on a nationwide grassroots campaign advocating for the pro-Armenia and Artsakh initiatives led by Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA) and T.J. Cox (D-CA). (more...)

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ANCA Interns Share Favorite Summer Moments
08/21/2019

ANCA Again Presses for New $140 Million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact with Armenia
08/15/2019

22 U.S. Senators Join 89 Representatives to Reverse Trump Attempt to De-Fund Artsakh Aid
08/09/2019

ANCA Leaders and Friends Rally Support for Congressman Brad Sherman
08/08/2019

89 U.S. Representatives Join with ANCA in Fighting Trump Attempt to De-Fund Artsakh Aid
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