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Armenian National Committee of America
1711 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 775-1918Fax. (202) 775-5648
Email. [email protected]
Internet www.anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
June 6, 2011
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian (ANCA)
[email protected] / (202) 775-1918
WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR TO ADDRESS ARMENIAN CAUSE 2.0
-- Noted International Law Expert Nicolas Koumjian Will Speak at
ANCA Conference
WASHINGTON, DC - Nicholas Koumjian, a leader in international
genocide and war crimes prosecutions, will speak at Armenian Cause
2.0, the Armenian National Committee of America's (ANCA)
conference, being held in Washington, DC from June 24-27, 2011, on
the future of Armenian American advocacy.
Nicholas Koumjian (Pennsylvania State University, B.A.; University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., and; University of Southern
California, MBA), an internationally known and widely respected
lawyer specializing in international criminal law, has more than a
decade of hands-on experience helping to prosecute war crimes and
genocide around the world.
"We are pleased to announce that Nicholas Koumjian will be joining
with Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies
at George Washington University's Law School Susan Karamanian, Dr.
Jermaine McCalpin, an expert on reparations and reconciliation, and
Kate Nahapetian, ANCA's Government Affairs Director, for what will
surely be a remarkable panel on Armenian rights, Turkish
reparations, and international responsibilities related to the
Armenian Genocide," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.
"Mr. Koumjian's participation will add a special practical and
prosecutorial dimension to our discussions and, no doubt, add
greatly to our community's discourse on the path forward toward a
truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide."
After having served for 20 years as a Deputy District Attorney for
Los Angeles County, Koumjian went to work, between 2000 and 2003,
for the office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), where he tried the case
of Prosecutor vs. Milomir Stakic, the mayor of the town of Prijedor
in Bosnia, charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and
genocide. From 2003 to 2005, he headed the United Nations staffed
and funded Serious Crimes Unit in East Timor, with jurisdiction
over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the
territory's independence referendum in 1999.
Mr. Koumjian worked from 2005 to 2006 for the War Crimes Chamber of
the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2006 to 2007, he
headed a human rights program in Colombia funded by USAID. From
2007 until May of this year, Mr. Koumjian was the Principal Trial
Attorney for the office of the prosecutor of the Special Court for
Sierra Leone in the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of
Liberia. He has recently entered into private practice associated
with the law firm of Geragos and Geragos in Los Angeles, intending
to specialize in cases concerning international criminal law and
human rights. Mr. Koumjian also serves as the Reserve
International Co-Prosecutor for the Cambodia tribunal, the ECCC,
following his nomination by the United Nations Secretary General.
Armenian Cause 2.0's full schedule of educational workshops and
interactive presentations - including speakers such as POLITICO's
National Politics Editor Charles Mahtesian, former U.S. Ambassador
to Armenia, John Evans, and start-up internet investor Haig
Kayserian - will be complemented by social and networking
opportunities, such as a dinner reception at the Armenian Embassy
hosted by Armenian Ambassador to the United States Tatoul
Markarian.
To learn more, register, or book a hotel room for the conference,
visit:
www.anca.org/conference.
A block of discounted hotel rooms at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel will
be available through June 10.
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1711 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 775-1918Fax. (202) 775-5648
Email. [email protected]
Internet www.anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
June 6, 2011
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian (ANCA)
[email protected] / (202) 775-1918
WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR TO ADDRESS ARMENIAN CAUSE 2.0
-- Noted International Law Expert Nicolas Koumjian Will Speak at
ANCA Conference
WASHINGTON, DC - Nicholas Koumjian, a leader in international
genocide and war crimes prosecutions, will speak at Armenian Cause
2.0, the Armenian National Committee of America's (ANCA)
conference, being held in Washington, DC from June 24-27, 2011, on
the future of Armenian American advocacy.
Nicholas Koumjian (Pennsylvania State University, B.A.; University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., and; University of Southern
California, MBA), an internationally known and widely respected
lawyer specializing in international criminal law, has more than a
decade of hands-on experience helping to prosecute war crimes and
genocide around the world.
"We are pleased to announce that Nicholas Koumjian will be joining
with Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies
at George Washington University's Law School Susan Karamanian, Dr.
Jermaine McCalpin, an expert on reparations and reconciliation, and
Kate Nahapetian, ANCA's Government Affairs Director, for what will
surely be a remarkable panel on Armenian rights, Turkish
reparations, and international responsibilities related to the
Armenian Genocide," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.
"Mr. Koumjian's participation will add a special practical and
prosecutorial dimension to our discussions and, no doubt, add
greatly to our community's discourse on the path forward toward a
truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide."
After having served for 20 years as a Deputy District Attorney for
Los Angeles County, Koumjian went to work, between 2000 and 2003,
for the office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), where he tried the case
of Prosecutor vs. Milomir Stakic, the mayor of the town of Prijedor
in Bosnia, charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and
genocide. From 2003 to 2005, he headed the United Nations staffed
and funded Serious Crimes Unit in East Timor, with jurisdiction
over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the
territory's independence referendum in 1999.
Mr. Koumjian worked from 2005 to 2006 for the War Crimes Chamber of
the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2006 to 2007, he
headed a human rights program in Colombia funded by USAID. From
2007 until May of this year, Mr. Koumjian was the Principal Trial
Attorney for the office of the prosecutor of the Special Court for
Sierra Leone in the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of
Liberia. He has recently entered into private practice associated
with the law firm of Geragos and Geragos in Los Angeles, intending
to specialize in cases concerning international criminal law and
human rights. Mr. Koumjian also serves as the Reserve
International Co-Prosecutor for the Cambodia tribunal, the ECCC,
following his nomination by the United Nations Secretary General.
Armenian Cause 2.0's full schedule of educational workshops and
interactive presentations - including speakers such as POLITICO's
National Politics Editor Charles Mahtesian, former U.S. Ambassador
to Armenia, John Evans, and start-up internet investor Haig
Kayserian - will be complemented by social and networking
opportunities, such as a dinner reception at the Armenian Embassy
hosted by Armenian Ambassador to the United States Tatoul
Markarian.
To learn more, register, or book a hotel room for the conference,
visit:
www.anca.org/conference.
A block of discounted hotel rooms at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel will
be available through June 10.
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