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    Vote on Hoagland Nomination Delayed till September

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    02.08.2006 14:36 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE), the Ranking Democrat
    on the Foreign Relations Committee, was joined today by Senator John
    Kerry (D-MA) in forcing a month-long delay in the Committee's vote
    on the controversial nomination of Richard Hoagland to replace the
    current U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans, reported the Armenian
    National Committee of America (ANCA).

    The controversy within the Foreign Relations Committee over the
    Hoagland nomination began with Senator Biden's June 23rd letter
    asking Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to respond to a series
    of questions, including specific inquiries about reports that the
    current Ambassador had been recalled due to his having "accurately
    described the Armenian Genocide as genocide."

    "The ANCA welcomes the leadership of Senators Biden and Kerry in
    ensuring that the Foreign Relations Committee has the time to more
    carefully consider the implications - for both our foreign policy and
    our values as a nation - of confirming a U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
    who is on record denying the Armenian Genocide," said ANCA Chairman Ken
    Hachikian. "We appreciate, as well, the principled efforts of Senators
    Allen, Boxer, Chafee, Coleman, Dodd, Feingold, Kennedy, Reed, Sarbanes,
    and others to seek an honest explanation of the firing of Ambassador
    Evans, to explore the role of the Turkish government in his recall,
    and to insist that the Administration clearly articulate its stand
    on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide."
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