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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
    July 20, 2007
    CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
    E-mail: [email protected]



    CONGRESSMAN SARBANES JOINS ARMENIAN CAUCUS
    Membership Reaches 155

    Washington, DC - The Armenian Assembly of America welcomed the news
    that Congressman John P. Sarbanes (D-MD) has officially joined the
    Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues this week, bringing the total
    Caucus membership to 155.

    "I am honored to be a part of the Armenian Caucus," said Sarbanes who
    is also a cosponsor of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. "With
    H. Res. 106 gaining momentum, I look forward to working with my Caucus
    colleagues to continue raising awareness of this critical human rights
    issue as well as other issues affecting the Armenian-American
    community." 

    Sarbanes , who is currently serving his first term in office, is a
    member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the Committee on
    Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. He joins
    Maryland Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-5), Christopher Van Hollen
    (D-8) and Albert Wynn (D-4), in championing Armenian-American
    interests on the Caucus. Sarbanes represents Maryland's Third
    Congressional District, which includes portions of Anne Arundel
    County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County.

    "We're very excited to have Congressman Sarbanes join this important
    group, especially with so much progress being made on the Armenian
    Genocide Resolution," said Annie Totah, a member of the Assembly's
    Board of Trustees and a longtime Maryland resident.  "Having worked
    for decades with his father, Senator Paul Sarbanes, we are pleased to
    continue a strong family tradition with Congressman Sarbanes."

    "I am confident that he will bring his considerable talent and
    energies to the Armenian Caucus and we thank him again for his strong
    support," she continued. A Maryland native, the Congressman is an
    alumnus of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
    Affairs at Princeton University as well as a graduate of Harvard Law
    School.

    Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America 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#2007-084
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