President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian attended the opening ceremony of the statue of the first Ambassador of Armenia to the USA Armen Garo (Karekin Pastermadjian) on June 29 in Washington. Armen Garo served as Ambassador from 1918- 1920.
The statue of the first Armenian Ambassador to the USA has been erected in the yard of the Armenian Embassy in the USA in the sidelines of the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first Armenian Republic.