ANCA Press Releases: 2025

Religious Freedom Watchdog Spotlights Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh’s Armenians
ANCA Welcomes USCIRF Recommendations for Sanctions, Right of Return, and Heritage Protections for Artsakh Armenians
Jun 7, 2025
ANCA Launching Careers of Recent Graduates via Capital Gateway Program
Fall 2025 Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program Applications Due July 15th; Session Begins September 8th
Jun 5, 2025
Record Number of Middle School and University Students Visit ANCA for Civic Education
Both Armenian and Non-Armenian Students Participate in ANCA Seminars
Jun 4, 2025
ANCA Condemns Azerbaijan’s Attempts to Silence UN Human Rights Watchdog Advocating for Christian Armenian Victims of Ethnic Cleansing
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Azerbaijan has lodged an unfounded complaint with the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) against
May 22, 2025
Secretary Rubio: U.S. Working to Stop Azerbaijani Invasion of Armenia
- Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) Press Trump Administration to Enforce Section 907; Secure Azerbaijan’s Release of Armenian Prisoners
May 21, 2025
ANCA Welcomes Launch of Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh
-- May 26th Forum in Bern Aims to Secure Right of Return for Displaced Artsakh Armenians
May 20, 2025
ANCA Announces September Advocacy Days
September 15-16 Hill Fly-In will Feature Congressional Meetings and a Capitol Hill Gathering to Advance ANCA Policy Priorities: Holding Azerbaijan Accountable, Restoring Armenian Security, Returning Artsakh Armenians, and Releasing Armenian Hostages
May 20, 2025
ANCA Rallies Nationwide
Mobilizes Communities around Genocide Justice, Artsakh Return, and Azerbaijan Accountability
May 12, 2025
Congress Marks April 24th with Commemoration of Armenian Genocide, Support for Artsakh, and Calls for Azerbaijani Accountability
ANCA Mobilizes against President Trump’s Backsliding on Genocide Recognition
May 7, 2025
Armenian National Committee of America Endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio Governor
Cites Strong Record of Support on Issues of Special Concern to the Buckeye State’s Armenian Americans
May 7, 2025
Rep. Chris Smith Leads Capitol Hill Hearing Spotlighting Azerbaijan’s Genocide of Artsakh; Armenian Prisoners
ANCA Welcomes Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission focus on Artsakh’s Right of Return and the Release of Armenian Hostages
Apr 29, 2025
ANCA Condemns President Trump’s Failure to Properly Recognize Armenian Genocide
Armenian Americans Reject Trump’s Re-Enforcement of Turkey’s Gag-Rule; Demand Policy Reset to Counter Azerbaijan’s Genocidal Aggression
Apr 24, 2025
ANCA Statement on Recent Court Decision in Southern District of California
The Armenian National Committee of America and the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region welcome the April 14, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Apr 18, 2025
ANCA Leads Nationwide Advocacy Drive for Azerbaijan Sanctions, Artsakh Return, and Release of Armenian Prisoners
April 2025 Capitol Hill Campaign Features Grassroots Demands for U.S. Action on Genocide Justice and Regional Security
Apr 16, 2025
ANCA Rising Leaders Advance Armenian Advocacy in Washington, DC
2025 Session #2 Spotlights Career Development and Capitol Hill Action on Armenian Hostages, Artsakh Return, and Azerbaijan Sanctions
Apr 16, 2025
Reps. Dina Titus and Chris Smith Lead Bipartisan Call to Sanction Azerbaijani Officials for War Crimes
Thirty-six U.S. Representatives Ask Secretary of State Rubio to Ramp up Pressure on Azerbaijan to Release Armenian POWs and Hostages
Apr 11, 2025
ANCA Calls on President Trump to Cancel U.S. Financing of Cargo Jet Sale to Genocidal Azerbaijan
Grassroots Push Mobilizes National Action against $339 Million EXIM Bank Financed Boeing Deal with Silk Way Airlines
Apr 9, 2025
ANCA Welcomes Congressional Armenian Caucus Call for Armenian Prisoner Release, Armenia Security Guarantees
Bipartisan Letter to Rubio and Waltz Urges U.S. Action to Free Armenian Captives and Safeguard Sovereignty amid Escalating Azerbaijani Threats
Apr 8, 2025
Congressional Leaders Join ANCA in Demanding Accountability for Armenian and Artsakh Genocides
ANCA-Led Capitol Hill Observance Highlights Calls for POW Release and the Right of Return for Artsakh Armenians
Apr 2, 2025
Titus, Bilirakis, Lieu, and Valadao Introduce Armenian Genocide Education Act in U.S. House
Landmark bipartisan legislation advances genocide education on atrocities committed against Armenians and other Christians from 1915–1923
Apr 2, 2025
Sixty U.S. Representatives Call on Secretary Rubio to End Military Aid to Azerbaijan
Lawler, Pallone, Bilirakis, and Amo Lead Bipartisan Effort – Supported by ANCA - Demanding Enforcement of Section 907
Mar 27, 2025
ANCA Rising Leaders Amplify Next-Generation Armenian Voices on Capitol Hill
Students from across America Unite for Career Development and Pro-Armenian Advocacy in Washington, DC
Mar 26, 2025
Congressional, Community, and Coalition Leaders to Demand Justice for Armenian and Artsakh Genocides at Capitol Hill Commemoration
April 2nd remembrance caps nationwide ANCA advocacy campaign to hold Turkey and Azerbaijan accountable for genocidal crimes
Mar 26, 2025
ANCA Calls for Actual Peace amid Reports of a One-Sided Azerbaijan “Agreement” being Forced upon Armenia
ANCA Calls for Actual Peace amid Reports of a One-Sided Azerbaijan “Agreement” being Forced upon Armenia
Mar 14, 2025
Rita Dilanian’s Enduring Legacy Fuels the ANCA’s Future
Lifelong Community Advocate’s Bequest Strengthens the ANCA Educational and Civic Programs
Mar 12, 2025
George Aghjayan to Serve as ANCA’s National Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has announced that longtime Armenian American activist and grassroots leader George Aghjayan will serve as its new n
Feb 20, 2025
ANCA Congratulates Tulsi Gabbard on Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence, Calls for Investigation into U.S. Complicity in Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh
WASHINGTON, DC -  The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) congratulated former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on her confirmation today 
Feb 12, 2025
ANCA Welcomes His Holiness Aram I’s Leadership in Calling on the Trump Administration to Secure Azerbaijan’s Release of Armenian POWs
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) strongly supports the leadership of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, in urging U.S. Pr
Feb 7, 2025
Congressional Armenian Caucus Leaders Urge Secretary Rubio to Hold Azerbaijan Accountable, Back Artsakh Armenians’ Right of Return
ANCA Welcomes Bipartisan Call for Sanctions, Enforcement of U.S. Laws, and the Release of Armenian Hostages
Feb 7, 2025
ANCA Calls for Azerbaijani Accountability at International Religious Freedom Summit Panel
Hamparian: “Good policy starts with moral clarity”
Feb 6, 2025
ANCA Congressional Briefing Educates Legislators about Threats to Jerusalem Armenian Quarter
-Jerusalem-Based Save the ArQ Leaders Draw Standing-Room-Only Capitol Hill Audience
Jan 28, 2025
Threats to Jerusalem’s Armenian Christian Quarter Highlighted in the Home Districts of Congressional Leaders
-- Banner Ads Running in Shreveport Times, Palm Beach Sun, Sun-Sentinel, and Dallas Morning News
Jan 24, 2025
ANCA Raising Washington, DC Alarms over Threats to Jerusalem’s Armenian Christian Quarter
-- Hosting Capitol Hill and Community Briefings by Save the ArQ Leaders Setrag Balian and Hagop Djernazian
Jan 24, 2025
ANCA Advocacy Days to Kick Off Month-Long Genocide Accountability Campaign
ANCA Eastern and Western U.S. advocates will travel to Washington, DC April 1-2, 2025, to lobby Congress and attend the annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance on Capitol Hill
Jan 16, 2025
ANCA Mobilizes to Block U.S. Financing of Boeing Cargo Jet Sale to Azerbaijan
Grassroots Campaign Launched to Halt $100+ Million Financing: anca.org/exim
Jan 13, 2025
ANCA Submits Testimony in Support of U.S. Senate Confirmation of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
Testimony Calls for “Reset” of U.S. Policy toward the South Caucasus
Jan 13, 2025
ANCA Welcomes 119th U.S. Congress on Eve of Trump’s Inauguration
Advances strategic initiatives with Congress and the incoming Administration to hold Azerbaijan accountable, strengthen Armenia’s security, and realize the right of Artsakh’s Armenians to a collective, protected return
Jan 8, 2025

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