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PRESS RELEASE
January 8, 2007
CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
E-mail: kpanosyan@aaainc.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR TERJENIAN-THOMAS ASSEMBLY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Washington, DC – The Armenian Assembly announced today that the
application deadline for the 2007 Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship
Program in Washington, DC has been extended to January 30, 2007.

The eight-week summer program, now entering its 30th year, is designed
to provide college students of Armenian descent the opportunity to
intern in the nation’s capital, while taking part in a full schedule
of educational, social and cultural activities. Students accepted to
the Washington program will be placed in congressional offices, think
tanks, media outlets and governmental agencies based on their
educational background and interests. 

Interns will have the opportunity to discuss Armenian-American issues
during meetings with Members of Congress and other government
officials and noted academics through the Capitol Ideas and Lecture
Series programs. Over 800 students have taken part in the popular
program since its inception in 1977.

Partial and full housing scholarships for the Terjenian-Thomas
Assembly Internship Program in Washington, DC are available to
qualified students on a competitive basis.  Applications are available
on the Assembly’s Web site at under the student center
section.

The Assembly also offers a similar internship program in Yerevan,
Armenia. Now entering its ninth year, the Yerevan program provides
students the opportunity to live and work in one of the most
historically and culturally rich countries in the world.  Students
will work in Armenian government agencies, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), medical centers, media outlets and more, as well
as meet with Armenia and Karabakh officials and tour historical sites
in and around the country.

The application deadline for the Assembly’s internship program in
Armenia is February 15, 2007. To help offset travel costs, a limited
number of stipends will be offered to qualified students on a
competitive basis. Stipends will be paid upon successful completion of
the Armenia internship program.

For more information on the internship programs or assistance with the
application process, please contact Internship Coordinator Joseph
Piatt in Washington at (202) 393-3434, ext. 237 or via email at
jpiatt@aaainc.org.

The Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship Program is made possible by
the Memorial Fund established through the generosity of the Aram
Terjenian, Annie Thomas and Florence Terjenian of Belmont,
Massachusetts who have all since passed.   The Armenian Assembly of
America is the largest Washington-based nationwide organization
promoting public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues.  It
is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt membership organization.    

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