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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Alexis Govciyan Receives France's Highest Honor, Legion d'Honneur
On June 9, 2007, longtime AGBU member Alexis Govciyan was awarded the
prestigious Legion d'Honneur medal by French Senate President M.
Christian Poncelet. Govciyan was President of the Ile de France district
from 1993 to 1996 and served as Vice President of AGBU France from 1995
to 1996. He recently rejoined the AGBU France Committee.
The "Legion d'Honneur" is the premier order of France, established by
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. Other recognizable French Armenian
recipients of the award have been devoted philanthropist and AGBU France
District member Sona Attamian and renowned singer Charles Aznavour.
For more information on AGBU and its worldwide chapters, please visit
www.agbu.org.
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Alexis Govciyan Receives France's Highest Honor, Legion d'Honneur
On June 9, 2007, longtime AGBU member Alexis Govciyan was awarded the
prestigious Legion d'Honneur medal by French Senate President M.
Christian Poncelet. Govciyan was President of the Ile de France district
from 1993 to 1996 and served as Vice President of AGBU France from 1995
to 1996. He recently rejoined the AGBU France Committee.
The "Legion d'Honneur" is the premier order of France, established by
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. Other recognizable French Armenian
recipients of the award have been devoted philanthropist and AGBU France
District member Sona Attamian and renowned singer Charles Aznavour.
For more information on AGBU and its worldwide chapters, please visit
www.agbu.org.