New U.S. ambassador to Armenia to arrive in Yerevan in September
27.08.2008,
20:43
The newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L.Yovanovich is to arrive in Yerevan in mid September, U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Armenia Joseph Pennington told journalists.
YEREVAN, August 27. /ARKA/. The newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L.Yovanovich is to arrive in Yerevan in mid September, U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Armenia Joseph Pennington told journalists. The exact date of her arrival is not known yet, he said.
The nomination of Yovanovich was approved by U.S. Senate on August 1. Yovanovich was nominated by the Administration of President Bush. Response of the Armenian American lobby to the nomination was not unambiguous as in her speech at the External Affairs Committee on June 19 Yovanovich evaded calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians in Ottoman Empire genocide. –0--
The nomination of Yovanovich was approved by U.S. Senate on August 1. Yovanovich was nominated by the Administration of President Bush. Response of the Armenian American lobby to the nomination was not unambiguous as in her speech at the External Affairs Committee on June 19 Yovanovich evaded calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians in Ottoman Empire genocide. –0--
