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    ANCA WELCOMES CONGRESSMAN ED ROYCE AS HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2012/11/29/anca-welcomes-congressman-ed-royce-as-house-foreign-affairs-committee-chairman/
    12:22 29.11.2012

    The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has welcomed news
    that the House Republican leadership has tapped Congressional Armenian
    Caucus Co-Chair Ed Royce (R-CA) to lead the House Foreign Affairs
    Committee in the 113th Congress, beginning in January, 2013.

    The decision by the Republican Steering Committee, chaired by Speaker
    John Boehner (R-OH), came Tuesday evening, with the full Republican
    Conference ratifying the appointment today. He is replacing Rep.

    Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), who is term-limited out based on Republican
    House rules.

    ~SAs a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Royce has
    been a champion on fundamental human rights concerns from Armenian
    Genocide affirmation to securing Turkey~Rs return of confiscated
    Christian churches and properties,~T said ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian.

    ~SThe ANCA looks forward to working with him in the next Congress on
    a broad range of Armenian American concerns.

    Rep. Royce has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee since
    entering Congress in 1993. He has been chairman or ranking member
    of the Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee for
    the past eight years. Prior to that, Rep. Royce chaired the Africa
    Subcommittee for eight years, and has been active on theAsiaand the
    Pacific Subcommittee.

    As Republican Co-Chairman of the Congressional Armenian Caucus since
    February, 2011, Rep. Royce has led on a range of Armenian American
    concerns, successfully spearheading efforts along with current
    House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Democrat Howard Berman
    (D-CA) to secure House passage of the Return of Churches resolution
    (H.Res.306), which calls on Turkey to return confiscated Christian
    churches and properties to their rightful owners and allow for expanded
    freedom of worship. He has been a perennial cosponsor and advocate
    forU.S.affirmation of the Armenian Genocide since his years in the
    California State Senate.

    Rep. Royce has also been outspoken regarding the right to
    self-determination for Nagorno Karabakh. Commenting on the
    presidential elections held in July, 2012, Rep. Royce noted ~SI
    commend the people of Nagorno-Karabakh for holding peaceful and honest
    elections. Throughout the years we have seen a trend of its electoral
    system working in proper fashion and the most recent election maintains
    that precedent. Voting embodies a functioning democracy, I applaud all
    in Nagorno-Karabakh for putting democracy into action.~T Rep. Royce
    is joining Congressional Armenian Caucus Democratic Co-Chair Frank
    Pallone (D-NJ) in hosting a Capitol Hill celebration of Karabakh
    freedom on December 5th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Russell Senate
    Office Building Rm. 385.

    In appreciation for his years of support on core Armenian American
    concerns, Rep. Royce was awarded the ANCA Western Region ~SMan of the
    Year~T award in 2011. He has consistently received an A+ rating from
    the ANCA.




    From: A. Papazian
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