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  • ANCA-WR News: Rep. Susan Davis Joins Armenian Issues Caucus

    Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
    104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
    Glendale, California 91206
    Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
    [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    January 12, 2004
    Contact: Ardashes Kassakhian 818.500.1918


    REPRESENTATIVE SUSAN DAVIS JOINS CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON ARMENIAN
    ISSUES SAN DIEGO, CA - Representative Susan Davis (D-CA 53rd) today
    became the newest member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian
    Issues reported the Armenian National Committee of America Western
    Region (ANCA WR). Representative Davis's entrance into the Caucus
    brings its membership to 132.

    On July 23, 2004, representatives of the ANC of San Diego (ANC SD) and
    the ANCA-Western Region, met with the Congresswoman's staff to discuss
    her joining the Caucus on Armenian Issues. ANCA-WR Executive Director
    Ardashes Kassakhian, ANC SD Chair Garo Artinian and ANC SD board
    member Robert Deranian met with Caridad Sanchez, Senior Community
    Relations Representative for Rep. Davis.

    The ANC delegation thanked Ms. Sanchez for the Congresswoman's
    support of Armenian-American issues. After a brief update of the
    ANC's local activities and an update of local San Diego initiatives,
    Kassakhian presented the Congresswoman with an letter formally asking
    Rep. Davis to join the over 34 Members of Congress from California
    that are already a part of the Caucus.

    "We welcome Representative Davis joining the Armenian Issues Caucus
    and look forward to working with the Congresswoman on a number of
    issues of special concern to his Armenian American constituents,"
    stated Garo Artinian, Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee
    of San Diego.

    "I look forward to working with the Armenian American community here
    in San Diego, the Armenian National Committee, my colleagues on the
    Armenian Issues Caucus and others to help bring attention to the
    Armenian Genocide," stated Rep. Susan Davis. "By working together,
    as one voice, we will help bring attention to such crimes against
    humanity and stop the cycle of Genocide in our time." `I look forward
    to working with the Armenian American community here in San Diego, the
    Armenian National Committee, my colleagues on the Armenian Issues
    Caucus and others to help bring attention to the Armenian Genocide and
    its denial,' stated Rep. Susan Davis. `By working together, as one
    voice, we will help bring attention to such crimes against humanity
    and stop the cycle of Genocide in our time,' added Rep. Davis.

    Earlier this year, Rep. Susan Davis co-signed a letter to President
    George W. Bush, along with 169 other members of Congress, urging the
    President to honor his campaign pledge from four years ago to properly
    acknowledge the Armenian Genocide as a genocide. Rep. Davis has
    co-signed a similar letter to the President for the past three years.

    The Founded in 1995, the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues is a
    bipartisan forum for the discussion of policies to foster increased
    cooperation between the United States and Armenian governments and to
    strengthen the enduring bonds between the American and Armenian
    peoples. It was founded by Congressmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and John
    Porter (R-IL) in 1995.

    Rep. Davis was elected to the House of Representatives in November of
    2000 and has served two terms. In Congress, Rep. Davis serves on the
    House Armed Services Committee, the Education and the Workforce
    Committee, and the Veterans Affairs Committee. She focuses on the
    issues of defense, education, environment, health care, and veterans
    affairs. Prior to her election to Congress, Rep. Davis served on the
    San Diego City School Board and served three terms in the California
    State Assembly.

    The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and
    most influential Armenian American grassroots political
    organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
    chapters, and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated
    organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the
    concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of
    issues.
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