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March 23 2007
National Press Club "NEWSMAKER" Program
WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was
released today by the National Press Club:
National Press Club "NEWSMAKER" Program Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Noon National Press Club (Zenger Room) Former U.S. ambassador to
Armenia The Hon. John Evans Will discuss "The Armenian Genocide: An
American Dilemma."
A career Foreign Service officer, John Evans served as the U.S.
ambassador to Armenia from 2004 through September 2006. In 2005,
breaking ranks with the State Department's official position,
Ambassador Evans publicly characterized the mass deaths of Armenians
between 1915 and 1923 as a "genocide." Following complaints by the
Turkish government, Evans was compelled to issue a "clarification."
Evans' diplomatic career subsequently ended, prompting outrage on
Capitol Hill. He is now writing a book about the Armenian
controversy.
CONTACT: National Press Club: Michael Doyle (202) 383-0006;
[email protected].
http://www.pr-inside.com/national-press-club-quo t-newsmaker-quot-program-r74759.htm
March 23 2007
National Press Club "NEWSMAKER" Program
WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was
released today by the National Press Club:
National Press Club "NEWSMAKER" Program Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Noon National Press Club (Zenger Room) Former U.S. ambassador to
Armenia The Hon. John Evans Will discuss "The Armenian Genocide: An
American Dilemma."
A career Foreign Service officer, John Evans served as the U.S.
ambassador to Armenia from 2004 through September 2006. In 2005,
breaking ranks with the State Department's official position,
Ambassador Evans publicly characterized the mass deaths of Armenians
between 1915 and 1923 as a "genocide." Following complaints by the
Turkish government, Evans was compelled to issue a "clarification."
Evans' diplomatic career subsequently ended, prompting outrage on
Capitol Hill. He is now writing a book about the Armenian
controversy.
CONTACT: National Press Club: Michael Doyle (202) 383-0006;
[email protected].
http://www.pr-inside.com/national-press-club-quo t-newsmaker-quot-program-r74759.htm