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    Armenia Fund, Inc.
    111 North Jackson St. Ste. 205
    Glendale, CA 91206

    Tel: 818-243-6222
    Fax: 818-243-7222
    Url: www.armeniafund.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    Contact ~ Sarkis Kotanjian
    [email protected]

    Armenia Fund, Inc. Elects New President

    Los Angeles, CA - Armenia Fund, Inc., the U.S. Western Region affiliate
    of `Hayastan' All-Armenian Fund, is pleased to announce the election of
    its new president, Ara Aghishian, Esq

    On Thursday, March 26, 2009, the Corporate Board of Armenia Fund, Inc.
    unanimously elected Ara Aghishian to the post of Chairman/President. Mr.
    Aghishian has been Vice President of the Fund since 2001.

    Present at the meeting were the Honorable Grigor Hovhannisyan, Consul
    General of the Republic of Armenia, Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate
    of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop
    Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian
    Apostolic Church, Fr. Antoine Saroyan of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy,
    Rev. Joseph Matossian of the Armenian Evangelical Union of America, Mr.
    Al Cabraloff of the Armenian Assembly of America, Mr. Avedik Izmirlian
    of the Armenian Cultural Foundation, Dn. Vahe Charkhutian of the
    Armenian General Benevolent Union SCDC, Ms. Sossie Poladian of the
    Armenian Relief Society of Western USA, Dr. Hampig Sarafian of Nor
    Serount Cultural Association, and Mr. Ara Aharonian of Tekeyan Cultural
    Association.

    Mr. Aghishian has been in private legal practice since 1988 in
    California. He is admitted to practice law in all the courts of the
    State, all Federal District Courts in California, the 9th U.S. District
    Court of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Aghishian heads the Law
    Offices of Ara Aghishian with offices in Encino, San Diego, and
    Sacramento. His client base consists of Fortune 500 companies as well as
    the City of Los Angeles.

    He is a member of the California State Bar, the Los Angeles County and
    American Bar Associations, as well as the Armenian Bar Association. He
    has served as Judge Pro Tem of the Los Angeles Superior Court for
    several years. Mr. Aghishian has received several commendations and
    recognitions for his volunteer services to the legal profession.

    For 15 years, Mr. Aghishian served as the Secretary of the Board of
    Trustees of TCA Arshag Dickranian Armenian School in Hollywood, CA. He
    is a former Chairman of the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the Armenian
    General Benevolent Union. He is a former member of the AGBU Asbeds and
    AGBU SCDC. Mr. Aghishian is a Godfather of the Mother Cathedral of the
    Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

    Mr. Aghishian is married to Julia Yeranossian and a proud father of a
    daughter, Alexandra. In the spirit of philanthropy and furthering
    Armenian studies, Mr. and Mrs. Aghishian have sponsored Armenian
    language, culture and history programs at the University of California,
    Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, and various Armenian
    schools in the U.S. and Canada.

    In 2008, Mr. and Mrs. Aghishian were the Honorary Presidents of the
    Armenia Fund Canada (Montreal) chapter's annual gala. Besides sponsoring
    various other charitable causes, Mr. and Mrs. Aghishian have sponsored
    various projects of the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region.

    Armenia Fund, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation
    established in 1994 to facilitate large-scale humanitarian and
    infrastructure development assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
    Since 1991, Armenia Fund has rendered more than $190 million in
    development aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Armenia Fund, Inc. is
    the U.S. Western Region affiliate of `Hayastan' All-Armenian Fund. Tax
    ID# 95-448569
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