The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) welcomed a congressional letter led by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to demand that Azerbaijan immediately release all Armenian political prisoners and prisoners of war, allow international monitoring of their ongoing trials in Baku, and impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act on Azerbaijani officials responsible for gross human r

Washington, D.C. –  Last month during the 28th General Assembly of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) was elected to serve on its Board.     Founded in 1948, the year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (C o NGO) is an independent, international membership

The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) held a pro-Armenian Advocacy Briefing and Reception at St. Paul Armenian Church in Fresno, CA, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The event brought together the greater Fresno community to provide updates on pro-Armenian issues, current events, and the Assembly’s work. Attendees ranged from Fresno-based Assembly interns and Advocacy Summit Scholarship alumni, members of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, the Armenian Relief Society,

Armenian Assembly of America Terjenian-Thomas Washington, D.C. Intern Alumna Katherine Sarafian, an Academy Award-winning producer and Disney Pixar Senior Vice President of Production, along with her husband, Meher Gourjian, hosted a special afternoon membership reception at their home. The event welcomed new and current Bay Area Assembly Members, generations of intern alumni, and national Board Members, as well as participants from the Assembly’s Advocacy Scholars Program.

Panelists (l-r) Armen Karaoghlanian, Michael Goorjian, Sona Movsesian, Teni Melidonian, and Michael Agbabian Pasadena, CA - The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) convened an inspiring panel discussion by prominent Armenians in media and entertainment at the University Club of Pasadena, California, on Sunday, November 2, 2025. The panel featured several significant figures from the media and entertainment industry headlined by Michael Agbabian, Award Winning television