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    Armenian Assembly of America
    1140 19th Street, NW, Suite 600
    Washington, DC 20036
    Phone: 202-393-3434
    Fax: 202-638-4904
    Email: [email protected]
    Web: www.aaainc.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    April 30, 2008
    Contact: Christine Kojoian
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: (202) 393-3434


    CONGRESSMAN PERLMUTTER JOINS ARMENIAN CAUCUS

    Washington, DC - At the urging of the Armenian Assembly of America,
    Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) has officially joined the Congressional
    Caucus on Armenian Issues, bringing the total Caucus Membership to 156
    lawmakers to date.

    "I am proud to join the Armenian Caucus along with so many of my
    colleagues in Congress," Representative Perlmutter told the Assembly.
    "This Caucus will help me to better represent Armenian-Americans in the
    seventh congressional district and Colorado, while strengthening
    U.S.-Armenian relations."

    Following Perlmutter's election to Congress in 2006, ARAMAC Colorado
    State Chair Pamela Barsam Brown contacted his office regularly to
    discuss issues facing the Armenian-American community and to encourage
    him to join the Armenian Caucus, a bipartisan coalition working to
    strengthen the U.S.-Armenia/U.S.-Karabakh relationship and advance
    Armenian concerns in Washington.

    "We are pleased that first term District 7 Colorado Congressman, Ed
    Perlmutter, has become the newest member of the Armenian Caucus," said
    Barsam Brown. "It is a reflection of his positive broad-based record of
    support for issues of conscience. I am delighted Congressman Perlmutter
    has expanded his previous involvement, confirming he recognizes U.S.
    policy relating to Armenia is a matter of deep concern to Colorado
    American-Armenians."

    "The Assembly welcomes Congressman Perlmutter's membership to this
    important body and looks forward to working with him and his staff to
    advance Armenian-American issues in Congress," said Executive Director
    Bryan Ardouny. "We also commend Pamela Barsam Brown for her dedicated
    activism in the State of Colorado throughout the years, which has
    positively impacted our advocacy efforts here in Washington."

    Perlmutter also supports U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide and
    is a cosponsor of House Resolution 106. He serves on the House Financial
    Services and Homeland Security Committees.

    In other local news, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. signed a
    proclamation designating April 24 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
    The proclamation states in part, "the State of Colorado joins the
    Armenian-American community in its annual observance of the Armenian
    Genocide of 1915-1923, to raise awareness of this unconscionable tragedy
    so that we may better understand the importance of eliminating hatred in
    our own communities."

    Similarly, the Colorado General Assembly adopted a resolution, again
    designating April 24 as "Colorado Day of Remembrance of the Armenian
    Genocide." Colorado State Senator Lois Tochtrop (D-24) has championed
    this resolution annually.

    Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly is the largest
    Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding
    and awareness of Armenian issues. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
    membership organization.

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    NR#2008-047
    Photograph can be viewed on the Assembly's Website at the following
    link:

    http://www.aaainc.org/fileadmin/a aainc/images/PR_-_2008/May_-_June/Perlm
    utter.jpg

    Caption: Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) is the newest Member of the
    Armenian Caucus.
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