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ANCA CRITICIZES HOAGLAND'S RE-NOMINATION AS US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA
Yerkir.am
January 12, 2007
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), today, voiced its
opposition to President Bush's re-nomination of Richard Hoagland,
PanARMENIAN.Net reported.
In a letter circulated today on Capitol Hill, ANCA Chairman Ken
Hachikian called on US Senators to prevent Hoagland's approval -
stressing that, " A genocide denier must not - and should never -
represent America in Armenia, a nation that rose from the ashes of
genocide." He also reminded recent poll of Armenian Americans shows
that 97% oppose the Hoagland nomination.
The Hoagland nomination faces bipartisan opposition and was ultimately
blocked by a parliamentary "hold" placed by Senator Robert Menendez. In
written statements, offered in response to questions posed to Richard
Hoagland during his confirmation hearing, he went far beyond the bounds
of the Administration's already deeply flawed policy, actually calling
into question the Armenian Genocide in 1915 as a historical fact. The
day before Robert Menendez, after Hoagland's re-nomination by President
George Bush, again blocked his approval as US ambassador to Armenia.
Yerkir.am
January 12, 2007
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), today, voiced its
opposition to President Bush's re-nomination of Richard Hoagland,
PanARMENIAN.Net reported.
In a letter circulated today on Capitol Hill, ANCA Chairman Ken
Hachikian called on US Senators to prevent Hoagland's approval -
stressing that, " A genocide denier must not - and should never -
represent America in Armenia, a nation that rose from the ashes of
genocide." He also reminded recent poll of Armenian Americans shows
that 97% oppose the Hoagland nomination.
The Hoagland nomination faces bipartisan opposition and was ultimately
blocked by a parliamentary "hold" placed by Senator Robert Menendez. In
written statements, offered in response to questions posed to Richard
Hoagland during his confirmation hearing, he went far beyond the bounds
of the Administration's already deeply flawed policy, actually calling
into question the Armenian Genocide in 1915 as a historical fact. The
day before Robert Menendez, after Hoagland's re-nomination by President
George Bush, again blocked his approval as US ambassador to Armenia.