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GLENDALE CITY CLERK ARDASHES KASSAKHYAN TO LEAD APRIL 25TH CONGRESSIONAL ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OBSERVANCE
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 20, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: Glendale City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian,
a veteran of public service on Capitol Hill, will serve as Master of
Ceremonies of this year's Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian
Genocide, set to take place in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus
Room on April 25th,
reports Armenpress citing the Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA).
The program is being hosted by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian
Issues, in conjunction with Armenian American organizations, and with
support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
As Master of Ceremonies, Kassakhian will welcome Armenian Americans and
anti-genocide advocates from across the United States, and introduce
Senators and Representatives participating in the program to mark
this solemn occasion and reaffirm the commitment of the American
people to a truthful and just resolution of this crime.
Earlier that day, His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan,
Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
of America, has been invited by the Chaplain of the Senate, at the
recommendation of Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), to offer the morning prayer
on the Senate Floor. The Archbishop's invocation will be broadcast
nationally on C-SPAN2 and streamed online on www.cspan.org as well
as www.senate.gov. In 2010, Archbishop Choloyan offered the morning
prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives at the request of Rep.
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and the invitation of the House Chaplain.
Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the U.S.
Senate related to the Armenian Genocide. The first, the Armenian
Genocide Resolution, S.Res.399, offered by Senators Robert Menendez
(D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), calls upon the U.S. government to properly
recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of this atrocity
to prevent future crimes against humanity. The second, the Return of
Churches Resolution, S.Res.392, introduced by Senators Scott Brown
(R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to
return stolen Christian church properties to their rightful owners.
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 20, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: Glendale City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian,
a veteran of public service on Capitol Hill, will serve as Master of
Ceremonies of this year's Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian
Genocide, set to take place in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus
Room on April 25th,
reports Armenpress citing the Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA).
The program is being hosted by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian
Issues, in conjunction with Armenian American organizations, and with
support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
As Master of Ceremonies, Kassakhian will welcome Armenian Americans and
anti-genocide advocates from across the United States, and introduce
Senators and Representatives participating in the program to mark
this solemn occasion and reaffirm the commitment of the American
people to a truthful and just resolution of this crime.
Earlier that day, His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan,
Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
of America, has been invited by the Chaplain of the Senate, at the
recommendation of Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), to offer the morning prayer
on the Senate Floor. The Archbishop's invocation will be broadcast
nationally on C-SPAN2 and streamed online on www.cspan.org as well
as www.senate.gov. In 2010, Archbishop Choloyan offered the morning
prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives at the request of Rep.
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and the invitation of the House Chaplain.
Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the U.S.
Senate related to the Armenian Genocide. The first, the Armenian
Genocide Resolution, S.Res.399, offered by Senators Robert Menendez
(D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), calls upon the U.S. government to properly
recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of this atrocity
to prevent future crimes against humanity. The second, the Return of
Churches Resolution, S.Res.392, introduced by Senators Scott Brown
(R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to
return stolen Christian church properties to their rightful owners.