Yesterday, Dr. Tigran Avagyan (left), adviser to the Ukraine Parliament, and Artyom Karadzhyan (right), representative of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine met with Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny (center) in our Washington, DC office. #Ukraine #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #DC #Armenian #Armenia

The following is a Public Service Announcement from the Armenian Assembly of America: The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) encourages all Americans of Armenian descent to fulfill your patriotic duty and exercise your right to vote, today, November 5, 2013. In addition to the marquee elections for New Jersey Governor, Virginia Governor, Boston Mayor, Detroit Mayor and New York City Mayor, there are several municipal elections taking place today across the United States.

Yesterday, renown author Ronald Grigor Suny visited the Armenian Assembly of America HQ in Washington, D.C. Pictured L-R are Dr. Michael Gelb of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Armenian National Institute (ANI) Director Dr. Rouben Adalian, Dr. Ronald Suny, University of Michigan Professor on a visiting fellowship at USHMM, and Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. #Genocide #holocaust #History #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #USHMM #universityofmichigan #DC #Armen

Armenian Genocide author Richard O’Brien stopped by the Assembly’s DC office this week and met with Executive Director Bryan Ardouny #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #ArmenianGenocide #DC #Armenian #Armenia

Armenian Assembly Board Member Annie Totah and Executive Director Bryan Ardouny meet with Maryland officials. #Armenian #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #Maryland

Last week, Armenian Assembly Board Member Van Krikorian sat down with James Warlick, U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Minsk Group, responsible for overseeing the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the historically Armenian region of Nagorno Karabakah. #Karabakh #StateDepartment #OSCE #Azerbaijan #Artsakh #NagornoKarabakh #Armenian #Armenia

Aliyev, Azerbaijan & Axe Murders #Karabakh #IlhamAliyev #GurgenMargaryan #Azerbaijan #NATO #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #meme #NagornoKarabakh #axerbaijan #Armenian #Armenia #Hungary

Last time we brought you the Assembly Agenda the U.S. government was on the verge of a shutdown with no solution to keep the government funded in sight between the White House, Senate Democrats and House Republicans. Today is day 14 of the shutdown and, as of this morning, we are no better off now than two weeks ago. The latest talk on Capitol Hill is that House leaders have agreed to drop certain ObamaCare provisions in a proposal that would reopen the government though Janu

Intern Class of 2013 Takes to Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) is proud to inform members, supporters and friends that, with the summer 2013 class, over 1,000 college students have completed the Assembly’s Terjenian-Thomas Summer Internship Program over the past 36 years. The 2013 intern class included Ani Acopian of Easton, Pennsylvania; Ariana Andonian of Rancho Santa Fe, California; Bobby Avakian of Bedford, Massachusetts; Sar

YEREVAN, ARMENIA – On October 8, the Armenian Assembly of America’s Yerevan office Youth Club (YC) held an entrepreneur training workshop, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). Leading the discussion was Samson Avetisyan, Executive Director of Arrow Global Financial. The focus of the workshop was to help Armenian youth learn the skills necessary for successful entrepreneurship and develop a stronger understanding of economics today. #economy #business #Yerevan

Armenian Assembly of America Board Members, staff and friends attend the J Street Annual Gala in Washington, D.C. #Congress #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #Politics #Washingtondc #jstreet #DC #Jewish #Armenian

Azerbaijan Dictator Ilham Aliyev: All his journalists love him, he loves all his journalists. Check out more memes from the Armenian Assembly of America on our Facebook page. #Armenian #Azerbaijan #Freedom #freedomofpress

Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny and Communications Director Taniel Koushakjian with friends at the Embassy of Armenia’s reception marking the 22nd anniversary of Armenia’s independence! #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #Politics #Washingtondc #DC #Armenian #Armenia

Executive Director Bryan Ardouny stopped by the St. Mary Armenian Church 65th Annual Food Festival today for lunch! He had the stuffed green peppers and eggplant with rice pilaf, salad and hummus. #ArmenianFood #ArmenianAssembly #Food #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #Washingtondc #DC #ArmenianChurch #Armenian

Discussion brings Armenian experts, media and youth together (L-R) Ekaterina Airapetian (Information Officer, Armenian Assembly of America Yerevan Office), Dr. Artak Shakaryan, Dr. Gohar Iskandaryan and Dr. Sargis Grigoryan YEREVAN, ARMENIA – On July 3, the Armenian Assembly of America’s Yerevan office held a press discussion with Dr. Artak Shakaryan, specialist on Turkey, Dr. Gohar Iskandaryan, specialist on Iran, and Dr. Sargis Grigoryan, specialist on the Middle East. The

WATCH: Azerbaijan Ambassador Attempts to Dispute Armenian Assembly of America’s Right to Submit Testimony to Congress. Learn more at www.armenian-assembly.org. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/) #Karabakh #ArmenianAssembly #GurgenMargaryan #Azerbaijan #Congress #RamilSafarov #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #Julfa #Politics #Artsakh #DC #NagornoKarabakh #Nakhichevan #freedomofpress #Armenian #Armenia

(Image courtesy of Matthew Bouloutian) Armenian American artist Matthew Bouloutian of Havertown, Pennsylvania designed this poster on the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey for Posters Without Borders. Their exhibition is currently on display at Space One Eleven in Birmingham, Alabama and will then travel to the University of Arizona, Tuscon and the University of Texas, El Paso. Graphic Art News has a nice write up on Bouloutian and all the designers and their posters h

(E. Clay Shaw, Jr in 1983 – Sun-Sentinel) Today, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) regrets to inform you of the passing of former Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL). A former mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Shaw was first elected to Congress in 1980, where would serve for 26 years before loosing re-election in 2006. “In Congress, Shaw was chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, where he authored the 1996 Welfare Reform Act,” read Th

Armenian Americans Remember 9/11/2001 #UnitedWeStand #WeWillNeverForget #democracy #TheseColorsDontRun #Freedom #September11 #Armenian

This summer, the America Jewish Committee (AJC) and former U.S. Ambassador Peter Rosenblatt hosted Dr. Rouben Adalian, Director of the Armenian National Institute (ANI), and the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) summer interns for an informative presentation moderated by Jason Isaacson, AJC Director of Government and International Affairs. The AJC and Assembly interns had the unique opportunity to hear first-hand Ambassador Rosenblatt and Dr. Adalian discuss issues affe