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Prelacy Hosts Town Hall Meeting With Heffern
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 | Posted by Contributor
Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian presents Ambassador Heffern with a memento
LA CRESCENTA - The Western Prelacy hosted a town hall meeting Friday
with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern at the `Dikran and
Zarouhie Der Ghazarian' Hall. The Ambassador was accompanied by his
wife Libby and Jeffrey Paretchan, USAID Armenia Public Private
Alliance Specialist and Diaspora Outreach Coordinator.
Upon his arrival the Ambassador had a private meeting with Western
Prelate. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian in his office, after which
they headed to the `Sulahian' Reception Room for a meeting with
Religious and Executive Councils representatives.
The town hall began at 7 p.m. with welcoming remarks by United Armenia
Fund President and California Courier publisher Harut Sassounian, who
served as the evening's Master of Ceremonies.
The Prelate then delivered his message in which he reflected on the
24th anniversary of the Armenia earthquake and the 20th anniversary of
U.S.-Armenia relations.
Sassounian then spoke briefly on the role of an Ambassador and after
presenting Ambassador Heffern's biography, invited the honored guest
to make his presentation.
Through a slide-show presentation, Ambassador Heffern presented the
Embassy's mission goals in Armenia which are to help Armenia succeed
as a democratic, prosperous, and secure country, and elaborated on the
work the Embassy doing in various realms to achieve this goal.
A question and answer session followed moderated by Executive Council
member Ani Mgrdichian-Garikian.
In conclusion, as a token of appreciation for taking the time to
address our community, the Prelate presented Ambassador Heffern with
the book `Rescued Armenian Treasures from Cilicia' and his wife Libby
with a pearl cross.
http://asbarez.com/107073/prelacy-hosts-town-hall-meeting-with-heffern/
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 | Posted by Contributor
Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian presents Ambassador Heffern with a memento
LA CRESCENTA - The Western Prelacy hosted a town hall meeting Friday
with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern at the `Dikran and
Zarouhie Der Ghazarian' Hall. The Ambassador was accompanied by his
wife Libby and Jeffrey Paretchan, USAID Armenia Public Private
Alliance Specialist and Diaspora Outreach Coordinator.
Upon his arrival the Ambassador had a private meeting with Western
Prelate. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian in his office, after which
they headed to the `Sulahian' Reception Room for a meeting with
Religious and Executive Councils representatives.
The town hall began at 7 p.m. with welcoming remarks by United Armenia
Fund President and California Courier publisher Harut Sassounian, who
served as the evening's Master of Ceremonies.
The Prelate then delivered his message in which he reflected on the
24th anniversary of the Armenia earthquake and the 20th anniversary of
U.S.-Armenia relations.
Sassounian then spoke briefly on the role of an Ambassador and after
presenting Ambassador Heffern's biography, invited the honored guest
to make his presentation.
Through a slide-show presentation, Ambassador Heffern presented the
Embassy's mission goals in Armenia which are to help Armenia succeed
as a democratic, prosperous, and secure country, and elaborated on the
work the Embassy doing in various realms to achieve this goal.
A question and answer session followed moderated by Executive Council
member Ani Mgrdichian-Garikian.
In conclusion, as a token of appreciation for taking the time to
address our community, the Prelate presented Ambassador Heffern with
the book `Rescued Armenian Treasures from Cilicia' and his wife Libby
with a pearl cross.