Tweet
February 1, 2005
PRESS RELEASE
LIBRARY Of CONGRESS
Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022, [email protected]
Public contact: Levon Avdoyan (202) 707-5680, [email protected]
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA TO SPEAK AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON FEB. 22
John M. Evans, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, will deliver a
"Report from Armenia, 2004" at 12:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, in
the West Dining Room, sixth floor James Madison Memorial Building, 101
Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event, which is free and
open to the public, is part of the Armenian Seminar series, sponsored by
the Near East Section of the Library's African and Middle Eastern
Division.
Ambassador Evans will discuss the situation in Armenia since he
assumed his position in 2004. His report will also cover the
contemporary Armenian scene, U.S. Armenian relations and USAID-funded
programs and initiatives in Armenia. Evans will be accompanied by Robin
Philips, director of the U.S. Agency for International
Development/Armenia (USAID/Armenia). A question and answer period will
follow the discussion.
Born in Williamsburg, Va., Evans studied history at Yale
University and Columbia University before entering the foreign service.
He has served in Tehran (1972-1974), Prague (1975-1978), in the
Executive Secretariat and Office of the Secretary of State (1978-1980),
in Moscow (1981-1983), at the U.S. Mission to NATO (1983-1986) and as
deputy director of the Soviet desk (1986-1989). His role in coordinating
the American response to the Armenian earthquake of 1988 earned him a
medal and statement of appreciation from the Armenian government.
From 1991 to 1994, Evans served as deputy chief of mission in
Prague and as Consul General in St. Petersburg from 1994 to 1997.
Subsequently, he led the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe mission to Moldova before returning to Washington in
1999 as director of the State Department's Office of Analysis for
Russia and Eurasia. He directed the State Department's Office of
Russian Affairs from 2002 until his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to
Armenia in August 2004.
Philips, a senior Foreign Service officer, has been affiliated
with the USAID since 1984. As USAID/Armenia's director, Philips
directs a $50 million program whose aim is
to work in partnership with Armenians for a prosperous and stable
country that offers equal opportunity to all its citizens. To achieve
this vision, USAID/Armenia, in consultation with Armenian public,
private and nongovernmental organizations, as well as with other donors,
has developed a program focusing on a strong democracy and market
economy, governed by the rule of law, which promotes the general welfare
of the people.
# # #
PR 05-17
02/01/05
ISSN 0731-3527
PRESS RELEASE
LIBRARY Of CONGRESS
Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022, [email protected]
Public contact: Levon Avdoyan (202) 707-5680, [email protected]
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA TO SPEAK AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON FEB. 22
John M. Evans, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, will deliver a
"Report from Armenia, 2004" at 12:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, in
the West Dining Room, sixth floor James Madison Memorial Building, 101
Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event, which is free and
open to the public, is part of the Armenian Seminar series, sponsored by
the Near East Section of the Library's African and Middle Eastern
Division.
Ambassador Evans will discuss the situation in Armenia since he
assumed his position in 2004. His report will also cover the
contemporary Armenian scene, U.S. Armenian relations and USAID-funded
programs and initiatives in Armenia. Evans will be accompanied by Robin
Philips, director of the U.S. Agency for International
Development/Armenia (USAID/Armenia). A question and answer period will
follow the discussion.
Born in Williamsburg, Va., Evans studied history at Yale
University and Columbia University before entering the foreign service.
He has served in Tehran (1972-1974), Prague (1975-1978), in the
Executive Secretariat and Office of the Secretary of State (1978-1980),
in Moscow (1981-1983), at the U.S. Mission to NATO (1983-1986) and as
deputy director of the Soviet desk (1986-1989). His role in coordinating
the American response to the Armenian earthquake of 1988 earned him a
medal and statement of appreciation from the Armenian government.
From 1991 to 1994, Evans served as deputy chief of mission in
Prague and as Consul General in St. Petersburg from 1994 to 1997.
Subsequently, he led the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe mission to Moldova before returning to Washington in
1999 as director of the State Department's Office of Analysis for
Russia and Eurasia. He directed the State Department's Office of
Russian Affairs from 2002 until his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to
Armenia in August 2004.
Philips, a senior Foreign Service officer, has been affiliated
with the USAID since 1984. As USAID/Armenia's director, Philips
directs a $50 million program whose aim is
to work in partnership with Armenians for a prosperous and stable
country that offers equal opportunity to all its citizens. To achieve
this vision, USAID/Armenia, in consultation with Armenian public,
private and nongovernmental organizations, as well as with other donors,
has developed a program focusing on a strong democracy and market
economy, governed by the rule of law, which promotes the general welfare
of the people.
# # #
PR 05-17
02/01/05
ISSN 0731-3527