PRESS RELEASE
March 24, 2005
Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
2225 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20008
Tel: 202-319-1976, x. 348; Fax: 202-319-2982
Email: [email protected]; Web: www.armeniaemb.org
Farewell Reception for Ambassador Arman Kirakossian Held at the
Embassy of Armenia
Hundreds of well-wishers came to the Embassy of Armenia from as
far away as Massachusetts, Michigan, and Indiana to bid farewell
to Armenia's Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arman Kirakossian
at a special reception on March 18, 2005. Ambassador Kirakossian's
more than 5-years-long tenure as Armenia's top envoy in Washington,
DC has come to an end, and he will soon depart for Yerevan to continue
his diplomatic service at the Foreign Ministry.
Among the guests were Ambassador's senior counterparts from U.S. State
Department and other U.S. government agencies, including Chief of
Protocol Ambassador Donald Ensenat and State Department's Special
Coordinator for NIS Assistance, Co-Chair of U.S.-Armenia Task Force
Thomas Adams, Ambassador Kirakossian's personal friends among the
Chiefs of Missions and other representatives of Washington-based
foreign diplomatic corps, prominent Armenian-Americans, including
Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Diocesan Legate Bishop Vicken
Aykazian, Connecticut State Representative John C. Geragosian,
Majority Caucus Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly,
representatives of the Armenian-American political, cultural, and
educational organizations, and members of the Armenian community of
Greater Washington.
March 24, 2005
Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
2225 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20008
Tel: 202-319-1976, x. 348; Fax: 202-319-2982
Email: [email protected]; Web: www.armeniaemb.org
Farewell Reception for Ambassador Arman Kirakossian Held at the
Embassy of Armenia
Hundreds of well-wishers came to the Embassy of Armenia from as
far away as Massachusetts, Michigan, and Indiana to bid farewell
to Armenia's Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arman Kirakossian
at a special reception on March 18, 2005. Ambassador Kirakossian's
more than 5-years-long tenure as Armenia's top envoy in Washington,
DC has come to an end, and he will soon depart for Yerevan to continue
his diplomatic service at the Foreign Ministry.
Among the guests were Ambassador's senior counterparts from U.S. State
Department and other U.S. government agencies, including Chief of
Protocol Ambassador Donald Ensenat and State Department's Special
Coordinator for NIS Assistance, Co-Chair of U.S.-Armenia Task Force
Thomas Adams, Ambassador Kirakossian's personal friends among the
Chiefs of Missions and other representatives of Washington-based
foreign diplomatic corps, prominent Armenian-Americans, including
Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Diocesan Legate Bishop Vicken
Aykazian, Connecticut State Representative John C. Geragosian,
Majority Caucus Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly,
representatives of the Armenian-American political, cultural, and
educational organizations, and members of the Armenian community of
Greater Washington.