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ARMENIAN LOBBY CAMPAIGN AGAINST RICCIARDONE AHEAD OF SENATE VOTE
Today's Zaman
Sept 13 2011
Turkey
An influential Armenian diaspora organization has intensified
its campaign against nominee for US ambassador to Turkey Francis
Ricciardone ahead of a Senate confirmation vote that was scheduled
to take place on Tuesday.
"US ambassador to Turkey nominee Francis Ricciardone, through errors
of fact and bias in his responses to Senate inquiries, has proven to
be the wrong candidate to continue his posting as US ambassador to
Turkey," the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) said in
a press release over the weekend, while launching a campaign against
Ricciardone as US ambassador to Turkey.
ANCA encouraged Armenian-Americans to contact their legislators
to express their opposition to Ricciardone's confirmation, with an
action alert on its website titled "Call Now: Ricciardone Wrong Man
for US Ambassador to Ankara Post."
US President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate in December 2010 to
appoint Ricciardone to Turkey. Ricciardone can serve without Senate
confirmation until the end of the current session of Congress.
Ricciardone has become a target for the US-Armenian lobby for his
remarks suggesting that most of the Christian churches in Turkey
functioning prior to 1915 are still operating as churches.
From: A. Papazian
Today's Zaman
Sept 13 2011
Turkey
An influential Armenian diaspora organization has intensified
its campaign against nominee for US ambassador to Turkey Francis
Ricciardone ahead of a Senate confirmation vote that was scheduled
to take place on Tuesday.
"US ambassador to Turkey nominee Francis Ricciardone, through errors
of fact and bias in his responses to Senate inquiries, has proven to
be the wrong candidate to continue his posting as US ambassador to
Turkey," the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) said in
a press release over the weekend, while launching a campaign against
Ricciardone as US ambassador to Turkey.
ANCA encouraged Armenian-Americans to contact their legislators
to express their opposition to Ricciardone's confirmation, with an
action alert on its website titled "Call Now: Ricciardone Wrong Man
for US Ambassador to Ankara Post."
US President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate in December 2010 to
appoint Ricciardone to Turkey. Ricciardone can serve without Senate
confirmation until the end of the current session of Congress.
Ricciardone has become a target for the US-Armenian lobby for his
remarks suggesting that most of the Christian churches in Turkey
functioning prior to 1915 are still operating as churches.
From: A. Papazian