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    Armenian National Committee - Western Region
    104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
    Glendale, California 91206
    Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
    [email protected] www.anca.org
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    PRESS RELEASE +++ PRESS RELEASE

    For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

    Contact: Lerna Kayserian
    Tel: (818) 500-1918

    ANC of West San Fernando Valley Leads Meeting with Congressman Sherman

    - Congressman expresses commitment to be at the forefront of Armenian
    American issues

    SHERMAN OAKS, CA - The Armenian National Committee of the West San
    Fernando Valley met with U.S. Representative Brad Sherman (D-Sherman
    Oaks) in his district office last week to discuss issues of concern
    to the local Armenian American community. The delegation was led by
    the West San Fernando Valley Chairman, Ara Papazian who was joined
    by Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR)
    Board Member Souzi Zerounian-Khanzadian, ANCA-WR Community Relations
    Director Haig Hovsepian, and ANCA-WR Intern Allen Yekikan.

    The meeting attendees expressed appreciation for the Congressman
    Sherman's record of support for Armenian American issues. Various
    topics were discussed including Armenian Genocide legislation,
    the controversial nomination of Richard Hoagland as the next
    U.S. ambassador to Armenia, and congressional efforts to support
    regional cooperation and integration in the Southern Caucasus Region.

    Mrs. Zerounian-Khanzadian, a constituent of Rep. Sherman, explained
    that the Armenian American community is extremely disturbed over
    Richard Hoagland's evasive and outright genocide denial leading
    up to, during, and following his hearing in the Senate Foreign
    Relations Committee. Rep. Sherman expressed his concern and agreed
    to write a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, opposing
    Richard Hoagland's confirmation as the next Ambassador to Armenia.
    The Congressman noted that "Ambassador Evans was a great ambassador
    who should not have been recalled."

    Papazian, a constituent of the Congressman, thanked him for his
    continued support of the Armenian Genocide Resolution as well as
    his co-authorship of the Crowley Amendment, an amendment to the
    Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006. The Crowley Amendment,
    authored by New York Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) and
    co-authored by Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) and Rep. Brad Sherman,
    prohibits the Export-Import Bank from providing any assistance "to
    develop or promote any rail connections or railway-related connections
    that traverse or connect Baku, Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Kars,
    Turkey, and that specifically exclude cities in Armenia." The bill
    to which it was amended was approved by the House of Representatives
    in July and will go to the Senate for consideration. Rep. Sherman
    expressed his commitment to the amendment and promised to work closely
    with his collegues in the Senate to make certain the amended bill does
    not get altered or excluded from the fi! nal draft of the legislation.

    Mrs. Zerounian-Khanzadian invited Representative Sherman to both the
    ANCA-WR Annual Banquet in November and the ANCA Leadership Conference
    in Washington D.C. scheduled for September 14-17th. The Congressman
    expressed his gratitude for the invitations and promised to attend,
    even offering to lead a workshop during the conference.

    Congressman Brad Sherman represents California's 27th district,
    home to a large Armenian American community. Since being elected
    to Congress in 1997, Representative Sherman has worked to continue
    building U.S. relations with Armenia, co-sponsored previous Armenian
    Genocide recognition legislation, including the resolutions introduced
    in the 109th Congress. He is also an original co-sponsor of the South
    Caucasus Integration and Open Railroads Act, H.R. 3361 as well as
    the End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act, H.R.3103.

    The ANCA 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.

    Editor's Note: Photo attached: (left to right) ANCA-WR Intern Allen
    Yekikan, ANCA-WR Board member Souzi Zerounian-Khanzadian, Congressman
    Brad Sherman, ANC West SF Valley Chairman Ara Papazian, and ANCA-WR
    Staff Haig Hovsepian.

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