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Aug 138 min read

Assembly's 2024 D.C. & Yerevan Summer Internship Programs Come To A Successful Close

"The Assembly's Internship Program is one of the best decisions I ever made as I built valuable career connections and formed strong...

Jul 263 min read

Senate Appropriations Committee Calls for $65 Million in Aid to Armenia

Assembly Terjenian-Thomas Internship Class of 2024 with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee...

Jul 12 min read

Fact-Finding Report by Seven Human Rights Groups Confirms Azerbaijan's Ethnic Cleansing of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh

Photo credit: Vasily Krestyaninov | AP News Washington, D.C. – Today, a jointly issued fact-finding report by Freedom House titled “Why...

Jun 272 min read

Bipartisan Resolution Condemns Azerbaijan For Perpetrating Ethnic Cleansing Campaign

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) spearheaded a resolution condemning...

Jun 273 min read

Assembly Delegation Concludes Working Visit to Armenia

Assembly Co-Chair Anthony Barsamian and his wife Nancy Barsamian, former chief advisor to the late Israeli President Simon Peres Nadav...

Jun 253 min read

Bipartisan Letter to Secretary Blinken Emphasizes Protection of Artsakh's Armenian Cultural Heritage

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) spearheaded a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, joined by 47 U.S....

Jun 212 min read

Letter to President Biden Urges Additional Humanitarian Assistance For Armenian People

Washington, D.C. - An Assembly-backed letter spearheaded by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jack Reed (D-RI), addressed to...

May 222 min read

Assembly Reinforces $250 Million Aid Package For Armenia In Key House Committee Testimony

Assembly Co-Chair Anthony Barsamian, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ), and Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny Washington, D.C. -...

May 1311 min read

In Memoriam: Assembly Founder Robert Aram Kaloosdian; Assembly & ANI Washington Office Library To Be Dedicated In His Name

(l-r) Assembly President Carolyn Mugar, former Assembly Board of Trustees Chairman the late Hirair Hovnanian, Assembly Co-Chair Van...

May 102 min read

UN Committee Against Torture Issues Findings On Azerbaijan & Mistreatment of Armenians

Washington, D.C. - The UN Committee Against Torture released in its findings today violations of international humanitarian law and human...

May 95 min read

Assembly Hosts Successful Advocacy Summit on Capitol Hill, Calls for Increased Aid & Action

Assembly advocates and elected officials commemorate the Armenian Genocide on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C. - In an inspiring display of...

May 32 min read

Azerbaijan's Undue Influence Exposed As Texas Congressman Indicted On Bribery & Corruption

Washington, DC - Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Co-Chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, was indicted today by the Justice...

May 12 min read

Members of Congress Urge FY2025 House Appropriations Bill To Include $250M Aid Package & Sanctions

Washington, D.C. - Sixty-six Members of Congress signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging a $250 million aid package...

Apr 262 min read

Reps. Titus & Bilirakis Introduce Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2024

Washington, DC - The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) welcomed the introduction of a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Rep. Dina...

Apr 244 min read

Assembly Statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Washington, D.C. - On the solemn occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Assembly of America honors the...

Apr 199 min read

Members of Congress Commemorate Armenian Genocide On Capitol Hill

Participants from across the country in Washington, DC as part of the Assembly's Advocacy Summit Washington, DC - The 109th commemoration...

Mar 212 min read

Assembly Welcomes New Board Members; Oscar Tatosian and Talin Yacoubian Co-Chair Elect

Washington, D.C. - The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) welcomes two new Board of Trustees Members, Armine Afeyan and Seta...

Mar 152 min read

In Memoriam: Assembly Trustee & Benefactor Ralph Tufenkian

Ralph and Savey Tufenkian Washington, D.C. - The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) mourns the loss of longtime Assembly Trustee,...

Mar 131 min read

FY2025 Administration’s Budget Calls For $45 Million To Armenia

The Administration's Budget Calls for $45 Million to Armenia and Almost $10 Million for Azerbaijan, Despite its Genocidal Intent as...

Mar 62 min read

Assembly Briefings Scheduled for West Coast Cities Ahead of Spring 2024 Advocacy Summit

Washington, D.C. - The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) will hold a series of community briefings in multiple cities in the...