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April 24, 2013 Wednesday
DEPARTMENT OF STATE: PATRICK VENTRELL ACTING DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON DAILY
PRESS BRIEFING APRIL 24, 2013
WASHINGTON
The following information was released by the U.S. Department of State:
........
Go ahead in the back.
QUESTION: Patrick, today the Armenian organizations in Washington, DC
are organizing the commemoration of the Armenian genocide on the
Capitol Hill, and I was informed that American Foreign Service
officials were invited also by the Armenian lobby groups to be
present, including high-ranking officials. And as far as I know, there
is no precise answer from this building yet whether there will be any
participation from this building on the Hills commemoration event. Do
you have any update on this?
MR. VENTRELL: Im not sure if any State Department officials will be at
that particular event, but you did see the Presidents statement on
Armenian Remembrance Day, which was very clear on our position. But in
terms of State Department participation, Id have to check.
QUESTION: During the former Democratic administrations during Bill
Clinton, the State Department officials were actually present at the
Armenian commemorations, and then during the following administration
of George Bush, Jr., it stopped. Do you have any directives now from
maybe White House to be present or not to be present at the Armenian
events?
MR. VENTRELL: Again, Id have to check on that.
[parts of the press briefing not related to Armenia omitted]
April 24, 2013 Wednesday
DEPARTMENT OF STATE: PATRICK VENTRELL ACTING DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON DAILY
PRESS BRIEFING APRIL 24, 2013
WASHINGTON
The following information was released by the U.S. Department of State:
........
Go ahead in the back.
QUESTION: Patrick, today the Armenian organizations in Washington, DC
are organizing the commemoration of the Armenian genocide on the
Capitol Hill, and I was informed that American Foreign Service
officials were invited also by the Armenian lobby groups to be
present, including high-ranking officials. And as far as I know, there
is no precise answer from this building yet whether there will be any
participation from this building on the Hills commemoration event. Do
you have any update on this?
MR. VENTRELL: Im not sure if any State Department officials will be at
that particular event, but you did see the Presidents statement on
Armenian Remembrance Day, which was very clear on our position. But in
terms of State Department participation, Id have to check.
QUESTION: During the former Democratic administrations during Bill
Clinton, the State Department officials were actually present at the
Armenian commemorations, and then during the following administration
of George Bush, Jr., it stopped. Do you have any directives now from
maybe White House to be present or not to be present at the Armenian
events?
MR. VENTRELL: Again, Id have to check on that.
[parts of the press briefing not related to Armenia omitted]