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    PALLONE, KNOLLENBERG ANNOUNCE KIRK AS NEW CO-CHAIRMAN OF ARMENIA CAUCUS

    States News Service
    December 17, 2008 Wednesday

    The following information was released by the office of New Jersey
    Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.:

    U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI),
    co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, today
    announced U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) as the incoming co-chairman of
    the Caucus in the 111th Congress. Kirk will succeed Knollenberg as
    co-chairman and will serve with Pallone in that capacity.

    Kirk, who represents the 10th District of Illinois, is a member of
    the House Appropriations Committee and sits on the State, Foreign
    Operations Subcommittee. As a Naval Reserve intelligence officer,
    Kirk has served tours of duty in Iraq, Haiti and Bosnia.

    "I am proud of the work Joe Knollenberg and I have done during our
    eight years as co-chairmen of the Caucus on Armenian Issues, and I
    look forward to building on those successes and continuing to work
    in a bipartisan fashion with Mark Kirk," Pallone said. "As an active
    member on the foreign affairs subcommittee, Congressman Kirk will bring
    a great deal of knowledge and leadership to his role as co-chairman
    and will be an asset in working to advance the goals of the Caucus. In
    the 111th Congress, the Caucus will continue to advocate for peace and
    stability in Nagorno Karabakh, recognition of the Armenian Genocide
    and Armenia's economic integration in the Caucasus."

    "I am delighted that Congressman Kirk has agreed to be the new Caucus
    Co-Chair," Knollenberg said. "He's a highly talented leader with a
    record of success. It has been an honor to serve as Caucus Co-Chair and
    I couldn't have asked for a better ally than Frank Pallone. The Caucus
    is lucky to have such strong leadership in these two individuals."

    "After 20 years of working with the Armenian-American community to
    advance the U.S.-Armenia issues, I am honored and excited to serve
    alongside Congressman Pallone as co-chair of the Caucus on Armenian
    Issues," Kirk said. "The Caucus on Armenian Issues is well-known for
    its work to strengthen the U.S.-Armenia relationship and recognize
    the Armenian Genocide. I look forward to working with Congressman
    Pallone and all members of the Caucus to advance the U.S.-Armenia
    relationship in the 111th Congress."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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