Armenian National Committee – Western Region
Andrew D. Kzirian, Esq., Executive Director
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918
Fax: 818.246.7353
[email protected]
AYF and ANC Join Together In Letter Writing Campaign To Congress
Los Angeles, CA – Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) members from across the
Western United States are writing letters to their elected federal
representatives to urge them to pass the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.
Res. 106). The letter writing campaign is being coordinated with the
Armenian National Committee – Western Region and local ANC chapters across
the region.
"We are proud that AYF members are playing a key role in promoting awareness
of the genocide resolution among House and Senate members," remarked AYF
Central Executive Chairperson Caspar Jivalagian. "AYF members have been
engaged in advancing the Armenian Cause for 74 years, since our
organizations founding in 1933. I am proud of the intellect and energy our
AYF members are putting into this letter writing campaign to Congress and
other efforts related to the Armenian Cause," he added.
The AYF letter writing campaign has engaged all 12 chapters of the AYF
Western Region, from Orange County, California to Houston, Texas; mobilizing
over 300 members to collect and personally author correspondence to Members
of Congress. The ANCA in Washington, DC is working to ensure that all of
these letters are hand delivered to Congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
Members of local AYF chapters have been active in encouraging community
members to write to their representative, demanding passage of the Armenian
Genocide Resolution. Focused efforts have especially been made by the San
Francisco "Rosdom" chapter, writing to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Tom Lantos.
"The ANC-WR and our family of local chapters are impressed with the work of
individual AYF members in making this Congressional letter writing campaign
a complete success," commented ANC-WR Executive Director Andrew Kzirian.
With content rich letters that reveal a deep understanding of the
governmental process in our nation’s capital, these AYF members reflect the
best of a new generation of Armenian American leaders."
Founded in 1933, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF), with chapters
throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world,
has grown to become the largest and most influential Armenian American youth
organization. Inspired by the past and motivated by the needs of the future,
the AYF actively strives to advance the social, political, educational and
cultural awareness of all Armenian youth. For more information about the
AYF, please visit
The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in
coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout
the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA
actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad
range of issues.