Washington, D.C. - The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) hosted a Winter Weekend in Delray Beach, Florida on January 16 and 17, which included a special donor event and dynamic briefing along with an evening reception and dinner featuring the John Berberian Ensemble. At the special donor event on Friday evening, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian provided the invocation and benediction. Co-Chairs Talin Yacoubian and Oscar Tatosian thanked the Committee Members and weekend spons

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Armenia was widely covered by Armenian media, including a wreath-laying ceremony and a moment of silence at the eternal flame. However, by deleting a post on the Armenian Genocide, he backtracked on the clear U.S. record of affirmation.

At last week's International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) joined global leaders, policymakers, and advocates to advance the protection of religious freedom worldwide.

The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) strongly condemns today's verdicts issued by Azerbaijan's Baku Military Court sentencing multiple Armenian political prisoners and former Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) officials to life imprisonment and lengthy prison terms following proceedings widely criticized by human rights advocates as fundamentally unjust.

The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) unequivocally condemns targeted attacks on ethnic minorities and the Armenian community. In their letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Co-Chairs, Talin Yacoubian and Oscar Tatosian, categorically rejected recent remarks that selectively target Armenian Americans.

The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) announces the award of a major donation from the Jebejian-Ayvazian Family Foundation Endowment directed to the benefit of the Armenian National Institute (ANI). The $100,000 gift was made to support the expansion of ANI services and of the AGMA online museum site expressly related to the latest tragedies that saw the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh.

The Armenian Assembly of America welcomes the Armenia Partnership Security Act, led by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), along with Representatives Dave Min (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Gabe Amo (D-RI).

As the United Nations this week marks both the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of This Crime (December 9) and Human Rights Day (December 10), the Armenian Assembly of America reaffirms the urgent responsibility of the international community to uphold human rights and ensure accountability for violations wherever they occur. 

Then-Armenian Assembly Board Chairman Hirair Hovnanian leading a delegation bringing humanitarian relief to Armenia after the 1988 earthquake WASHINGTON, D.C. – On this solemn anniversary of the 1988 Spitak Earthquake, the Armenian Assembly of America remembers the thousands of lives lost and the communities forever changed by one of the most devastating tragedies in Armenia’s modern history. 1988 Earthquake aftermath We honor the incredible resilience of the Armenian peop

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

Today, in announcing the end of the war in Gaza and the return of the Israeli hostages, President Donald J. Trump heralded "the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God," reported the Armenian Assembly of America.

The Armenian Assembly of America will host a special panel featuring Armenian Americans in film, entertainment, and media on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 4:00PM at the iconic University Club of Pasadena.

My own friendship with Robert is inseparable from his encounter with the Turkish ambassador to the United States---an episode that would have a large impact on breaking down the wall of Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide. Robert and I came together in that moment and our friendship of the past thirty years was spawned. The story of his encounter with the Turkish ambassador could be part of a spy novel with an academic twist.

The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) extends its deep sympathies to the family and friends of Stephen (Steve) Jirair Hovnanian who passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025.

The Armenian Assembly of America's Summer Internship Program in Armenia provided six students with the unique opportunity to work in the homeland, while immersing themselves in daily life in Yerevan, and exploring the country's rich history and cultural ties. These students gained valuable professional skills interning at a variety of offices. They also experienced Armenia in action by taking in cultural and educational opportunities through a full summer of programing.

Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Rep. Gabe Amo's   amendment to H.R. 3000 was adopted...