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    Armenian Assembly of America
    122 C Street, NW, Suite 350
    Washington, DC 20001
    Phone: 202-393-3434
    Fax: 202-638-4904
    Email: [email protected]
    Web: www.armenianassembly.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    December 1, 2004
    CONTACT: Christine Kojoian
    Email: [email protected]


    ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2005 SUMMER INTERNSHIP
    PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON, YEREVAN

    Washington, DC - The Armenian Assembly of America announced this week
    that it is accepting applications for the 2005 Terjenian-Thomas
    Assembly Internship Program in Washington, DC and the Summer
    Internship Program in Yerevan. Both internship programs provide
    college students of Armenian descent an opportunity to work in those
    cities while taking part in a full schedule of educational, cultural
    and social activities.

    Students who are accepted into the Washington program will be placed
    as interns in various offices including congressional, think tank,
    media and governmental agencies. Interns also have the opportunity to
    meet with U.S Representatives, Senators, other government officials
    and noted academians through the Capitol Ideas and Lecture Series
    programs. Students will also be exposed to the wide variety of social
    activities and networking opportunities that are planned throughout
    their eight week stay.

    Similarly, students enrolled in the Yerevan program are placed in
    Armenian governmental offices and inter-governmental agencies. If
    accepted, they will have the opportunity to experience life in their
    ancestral homeland while gaining valuable work experience.

    At the end of their eight-week stint in our nation's capital, some
    students, like 2002 intern alum and George Washington University
    graduate Leslie Azarian of Old Tappan, New Jersey, leave with the
    confidence of having gained valuable work experience and life-long
    friendships.

    "The internship program in DC surpassed all of my expectations,"
    Azarian said. "I was offered a full-time job during my senior year of
    college and still keep in close contact with members of my internship
    class. Without this summer experience, none of this would be
    possible."

    Like Azarian, 2004 intern alum Christine Heath of Bloomfield Hills,
    MI, currently a junior at the University of Michigan, said, "The
    Armenian Assembly has given me a gift that I will carry throughout my
    life. I will always cherish the excitement and stimulation of living
    and working in our nation's capital."

    And like her Washington counterparts, 2004 Armenia intern alum Eliz
    Agopian's experience was also inspiring. "Prior to coming to Armenia,
    I felt removed from Armenia and my cultural heritage. I had heard
    many stories that made me fearful that I might be disappointed from my
    visit. Instead, Armenians amazed me with their hospitality,
    cheerfulness and intelligence. I realized that Armenia faces some
    substantial challenges, but also shows incredible potential."

    Since its founding in 1977, the internship program has welcomed more
    than 800 talented college-aged Armenian-Americans to Washington, DC.
    Following the success of the Washington program, the Assembly launched
    a similar program in Armenia in 1999 to give students an opportunity
    to work in Armenian government agencies, meet with Armenian and
    Nagorno Karabakh officials and tour historical sites throughout the
    region.

    To learn more about the Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship Program,
    download application forms or apply online, go to the Assembly Web
    site at http://www.aaainc.org/students/Internship.php. Partial and
    full housing scholarships are available to qualified applicants on a
    competitive basis. The deadline for completed Washington, DC program
    applications is January 15, 2005 and February 15, 2005 for Armenia.
    For additional information or assistance with the application process,
    please contact Alex Karapetian, Intern Program Manager, at
    202-393-3434 ext. 245 or via e-mail at [email protected].

    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.

    NR#2004-103


    Photographs available on the Assembly's Web site at the following
    links:

    http://www.aaainc.org/images/press/2004-103/2004-103-1.JPG

    CAPTION: Left to Right: Assembly Intern Program Manager Alex
    Karapetian with 2004 summer interns Talar Beylerian, Joe Piatt and
    Taniel Koushakijian on Capitol Hill.

    http://www.aaainc.org/images/press/2004-103/2004-103-2.jpg

    CAPTION: Armenia Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian flanked by 2004
    Yerevan program participants Alexandra Kazarian, left, and Marina
    Nazarbekian.
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