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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, March 19, 2010
Armenian and Greek Young Professionals Hold Event with Journalist
Charles Villeneuve
Armenians and Greeks were honored on November 4, 2009 by the Ricard
Foundation in Paris during a captivating conference given by journalist
Charles Villeneuve, as he talked about his long and interesting career.
This event was the first collaboration between Young Professionals (YP)
Paris and Greek Paris, comprised of the young Armenian and Greek working
youth of Paris.
Charles Villeneuve first spoke of his origins, coming from an Armenian
mother, Celina Seropian, exiled to Aleppo, Syria, and a French father
expatriated in Greece. He also talked about his exciting experiences
with radio and television, the events he would have liked to cover, the
presidency of Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, from which he recently
resigned, and the media world. Future projects include interviewing
important French and foreign political leaders.
The conference was followed by a cocktail event for networking between
Armenians and Greeks. YP Paris, with a membership of close to 450 young
professionals, aims to focus on employment opportunities and sources of
financing for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
www.agbu.org.
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, March 19, 2010
Armenian and Greek Young Professionals Hold Event with Journalist
Charles Villeneuve
Armenians and Greeks were honored on November 4, 2009 by the Ricard
Foundation in Paris during a captivating conference given by journalist
Charles Villeneuve, as he talked about his long and interesting career.
This event was the first collaboration between Young Professionals (YP)
Paris and Greek Paris, comprised of the young Armenian and Greek working
youth of Paris.
Charles Villeneuve first spoke of his origins, coming from an Armenian
mother, Celina Seropian, exiled to Aleppo, Syria, and a French father
expatriated in Greece. He also talked about his exciting experiences
with radio and television, the events he would have liked to cover, the
presidency of Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, from which he recently
resigned, and the media world. Future projects include interviewing
important French and foreign political leaders.
The conference was followed by a cocktail event for networking between
Armenians and Greeks. YP Paris, with a membership of close to 450 young
professionals, aims to focus on employment opportunities and sources of
financing for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
www.agbu.org.