(L-R): Grand Convocation Chairman Jake Bournazian, Past Commander Leo Manuelian, Grand Matron Sona Manuelian, Emcee Taniel Koushakjian, Deputy Grand Commander Hunan Arshakian, Past Grand Matron Lisa Kradjian, Rev. Fr. Hovsep Karapetyan, and Grand Commander Steven Kradjian. (Photograph courtesy of Neshan H. Naltchayan Photography) WASHINGTON, D.C. – This summer, the Knights and Daughters of Vartan gathered in our nation’s capital for the 2015 National Grand Convocation. The co

The Armenian Assembly of America is currently seeking an unpaid intern in the communications department of our Washington, D.C. office for the Fall semester of 2015. Start/stop dates are flexible (Sept-Dec). The ideal communications internship candidate will be studying/have experience in journalism, traditional and social media, video/photo editing, and strong English language proficiency. Experience with web design and HTML are preferred, but not required. The successful c

“Are we going to get to meet Obama?” … “Will we see the West Wing?” By Joseph Piatt After 9 year of managing the Armenian Assembly of America’s Terjenian-Thomas Summer Internship Program you would think the crushing “No” would be easier to deliver. Once again the intern questions come fast and require me to dig deep. I find myself searching for those lost factoids and tour guide trivia that are so often repeated in our nation’s capital. This year marks the 39th Assembly inter

The Armenian Assembly of America, Inc. is currently seeking an unpaid intern in the communications department of our Washington, DC office for June 1 – July 31, 2015. Duties include writing copy for the AAANews Blog, conducting research assignments, and attending Congressional hearings and think-tank discussions related to Armenian American issues. The ideal candidate will be studying or have experience in journalism, traditional or social media, video/photo editing, American

Schedule of Events for the Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration in Washington, DC May 7-9, 2015. For more information, please visit armenian-assembly.org. #Washington #ArmenianGenocide #Washingtondc #DC #Armenia

Schedule of Presentations, Performances and Displays In addition to the Ecumenical Service, Concert, Badarak and Gala, many cultural presentations, performances and displays will take place at the Marriott Marquis hotel and around Washington, D.C. ONGOING DISPLAYS Portraits of Courage: We Honor the Survivors who Built a Thriving Global Diaspora [Interactive Display]. Guests are sending in photographs of family members from before 1915 and survivors post-1915 to be placed on t

The Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Inter-Agency Committee will hold its 22nd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program at the Lincoln Theater located at 1215 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 on April 30, 2015 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The program is expertly designed to provide the experience through the voice of eyewitnesses: Dr. Rouben Adalian’s predecessors were the survivors of the Armenian Massacre. As one of the elite Ar

The Armenian‬ Assembly of America and The George Washington University Armenian Students Association invites you to the Washington,‪ ‎DC‬ premier of the new ‪Armenian Genocide‬ film ‘1915’ on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at The George Washington University Marvin Center. Free food and refreshments will be served. Online registration is available here. For more info please contact asa@gwu.edu and be sure to follow us on twitter @ARAMAC_DC. #Washington #Genoc

Armenian Genocide centennial events in Washington, DC, April 22-24, 2015. Visit armenian-assembly.org. #Washington #Genocide #ArmenianGenocide #DC #Turkey #april24 #Armenia

The Armenian Assembly of America will hold a panel discussion entitled “The Armenian Genocide in American Journalism: 1915-2015” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The Assembly panel will feature presentations by Christopher Atamian, author and writer for Huffington Post, Michael Bobelian, author and contributing writer for Forbes.com, Stephen Kurkjian, former journalist fromThe Boston Globe, and Robert Ourlian,

Florida High School Students from Palm Beach County Visit the Armenian Assembly of America in Washington, DC to learn about Armenian History, Culture, and the Armenian Genocide. Learn more at www.armenian-assembly.org. #Washington #Florida #Genocide #holocaust #PalmBeachCounty #ArmenianGenocide #FL #education #HighSchool #Washingtondc #DC #Armenian #PBC #Armenia

By Taniel Koushakjian AAANews Blog January 26, 2015 It’s going to be another busy week in the nation’s capital. Congress will be in session Monday, Tuesday, and barely on Wednesday, before heading out of town. Democrats have their annual caucus retreat this week in Philadelphia, and President Obama and Vice President Biden are scheduled to speak at the closed-door meetings. In the context of Armenian American issues, here are a few events taking place this week that may inter

Join Armenians from across the world, including the President of Armenia, and Ecumenical leaders of the Armenian Church, for the National Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration in Washington, DC, on May 7-9, 2015. #Genocide #ArmenianGenocide #Washingtondc #DC #ArmenianChurch #Armenian #Armenia

#ArmenianGenocide #Washingtondc #DC #ArmenianChurch #Armenian

By Taniel Koushakjian AAANews Blog Welcome to the last Assembly Agenda of 2014! Below is a full recap of what went down on Capitol Hill when the 113th Congress came to a close this week. While I explain the “Cromnibus,” new ambassadors head to Armenia and Azerbaijan, retiring Congressman Moran looks to line his pockets with Azeri petro-dollars, and Jeb Bush leans in, here’s the Assembly Agenda: your go-to source for Armenian American issues in Washington, DC. HOUSE: Last Frid

By Taniel Koushakjian AAANews Blog To mark the 40th Anniversary of its founding, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) will hold a two-day conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC, on November 21-22, 2015. The theme of this year’s conference is “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the 19-20th Centuries.” Twenty participants representing various international academic institutions will be participating. The first panel is entitled “The Contributions of A

Armenian Assembly of America meets with His Holiness Aram I Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, Armenia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Tigran Sargsyan, and local religious and Armenian American community leaders at the Embassy of Armenia in Washington, D.C. #Cilicia #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #AramI #Washingtondc #DC #Armenia #TigranSargsyan

Armenian Americans remember 9/11. We will never forget. #911 #newYork #NYC #neverforget #DC #September11 #Armenian

Today, Armenian Assembly of America Communications Director Taniel Koushakjian (L) sat down with Haik Ter-Nersesyan (R), President of the Armenian Club at Columbia University in the City of New York, in our Washington, D.C. office to discuss the various Armenian Genocide activities planned in Washington, D.C. and New York City in 2015. #Washington #HaikTerNersesyan #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #NYC #DC #Armenian #ColumbiaUniversity #TanielKoushakjian #NY

By Taniel Koushakjian AAANews Blog A few weeks ago, George Tumasyan, an analyst for the Georgian-Armenian newspaper Ardzagank, stopped by the Armenian Assembly of America headquarters in Washington, D.C. Tumasyan met with Assembly staff and was briefed on the Assembly’s work in Washington on behalf of the Armenian American community. Assembly staff shared with Tumasyan the importance that the Assembly places on the Armenian community in Georgia, as evidenced by the repeated c