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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2007
CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
Email: kpanosyan@aaainc.org
Assembly Leaders Meet with Lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Washington DC – Assembly Board of Trustees Member Annie Totah and
Executive Director Bryan Ardouny met separately with House Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) to
discuss several Armenian-American issues, including the Armenian
Genocide resolution (H. Res. 106) which is currently cosponsored by 176
Members of Congress.
Hoyer is a longtime champion of Armenian issues and, since 2000, a
member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. For over a
decade, he has consistently commemorated the anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide with statements on the floor of the House of Representatives.
In 2006, the Congressman addressed the Assembly’s pan-Armenian Advocacy
Conference and said he would continue to fight for U.S. affirmation of
the historical truth.
Like Hoyer, Representative Jackson Lee is an avid supporter of Armenian
issues and a member of the Armenian Caucus. The Congresswoman is a
cosponsor of the Armenian Genocide resolution and has repeatedly signed
the congressional letter to the President, urging him to properly
recognize the events of 1915 as genocide in his April 24th message.
"Our meetings with Majority Leader Hoyer and Representative Jackson Lee
were very productive," said Totah. "Advocacy work is all about
relationship-building and the Assembly will continue its meetings and
discussions with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advance this important
legislation."
H. Res. 106 calls upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy
of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity
concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and
genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian
Genocide.
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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Photo graphs available on the Assembly’s Web site at the following links:
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Caption: L to R: Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, Assembly
Board of Trustees Member Annie Totah and longtime Armenian issues
supporter and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD).
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Caption: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) flanked by Assembly
Board of Trustees Member Annie Totah and Assembly Executive Director
Bryan Ardouny.