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PENNINGTON: ARMENIA IS LUCKY THAT MARIE YOVANOVITCH WAS NOMINATED TO SERVE AS THE U.S. AMBASSADOR
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.06.2008 14:32 GMT+04:00
"We are very pleased that we have a great nominee. We look forward
to her coming and she will do a fantastic job," Mr. Pennington said
in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"Of course in our system, as you are aware, there is this Senate
approval as required of the nomination and the process will start
Thursday on the hearing. We are hopeful that the process will go
without significant problem and that Senate will approve Ambassador
Yovanovitch and that will happen quickly. We think Armenia deserves to
have a fully represented U.S. mission here that includes an ambassador
but of course the Senate has its own business to do and I can't predict
the outcome, but we are hopeful that it will be positive and that we
will have an ambassador soon. No one will be happier that I will be
to see her to come," he said.
"If the story with Ambassador Hoagland is repeated again, I think it
would be negative for both the United States and the U.S.-Armenian
relationship but that is not in our hands, that's in the Senate's
hands and we'll see how it comes out," Mr. Pennington added.
On March 28, 2008, Pres. Bush nominated Amb. Marie L. Yovanovitch
to serve as America's next Ambassador to Armenia. Previous nominee
as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Richard Hoagland, was subject to two
legislative holds by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and was ultimately
withdrawn by the Administration, following the nominee's statements
denying the Armenian Genocide.
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.06.2008 14:32 GMT+04:00
"We are very pleased that we have a great nominee. We look forward
to her coming and she will do a fantastic job," Mr. Pennington said
in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"Of course in our system, as you are aware, there is this Senate
approval as required of the nomination and the process will start
Thursday on the hearing. We are hopeful that the process will go
without significant problem and that Senate will approve Ambassador
Yovanovitch and that will happen quickly. We think Armenia deserves to
have a fully represented U.S. mission here that includes an ambassador
but of course the Senate has its own business to do and I can't predict
the outcome, but we are hopeful that it will be positive and that we
will have an ambassador soon. No one will be happier that I will be
to see her to come," he said.
"If the story with Ambassador Hoagland is repeated again, I think it
would be negative for both the United States and the U.S.-Armenian
relationship but that is not in our hands, that's in the Senate's
hands and we'll see how it comes out," Mr. Pennington added.
On March 28, 2008, Pres. Bush nominated Amb. Marie L. Yovanovitch
to serve as America's next Ambassador to Armenia. Previous nominee
as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Richard Hoagland, was subject to two
legislative holds by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and was ultimately
withdrawn by the Administration, following the nominee's statements
denying the Armenian Genocide.