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SCHUMER CALLS ON HOAGLAND TO CLARIFY POSITION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 07 2006
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the
eve of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee consideration of
Richard E. Hoagland as America's next Ambassador to Armenia, Senator
Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Hoagland criticizing the
Administration's policy on the Armenian Genocide and urging the
nominee to clarify his position on the matter. According to the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), in his letter, Schumer also
expressed concern that the current Ambassador, John M. Evans, is
being prematurely replaced for properly recognizing the Armenian
Genocide. "I am concerned that the Senate is reviewing your nomination
for this post as a result of Ambassador Evans' departure, possibly
because of statements he made which, in my view, accurately describe
the Armenian Genocide as such," Schumer wrote. "We commend Senator
Schumer for his critical examination of Ambassador-designate Hoagland
and his strong support of reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide,"
said Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. "We have a fundamental
policy disagreement with the Administration. The U.S. should squarely
affirm the historical truth of the Armenian Genocide."
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 07 2006
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the
eve of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee consideration of
Richard E. Hoagland as America's next Ambassador to Armenia, Senator
Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Hoagland criticizing the
Administration's policy on the Armenian Genocide and urging the
nominee to clarify his position on the matter. According to the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), in his letter, Schumer also
expressed concern that the current Ambassador, John M. Evans, is
being prematurely replaced for properly recognizing the Armenian
Genocide. "I am concerned that the Senate is reviewing your nomination
for this post as a result of Ambassador Evans' departure, possibly
because of statements he made which, in my view, accurately describe
the Armenian Genocide as such," Schumer wrote. "We commend Senator
Schumer for his critical examination of Ambassador-designate Hoagland
and his strong support of reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide,"
said Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. "We have a fundamental
policy disagreement with the Administration. The U.S. should squarely
affirm the historical truth of the Armenian Genocide."