PRESS RELEASE

June 13, 2005

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US Ambassador Speaks to AUA Community

Yerevan- On Friday June 11, 2005, the US Ambassador to Armenia,
John Evans, gave a speech to students, faculty, and alumni at the
American University of Armenia. The focus of the speech elaborated
on the idea that “the principles of the American Revolution continue
to reverberate down through the centuries to our own day.”

“I am delighted to be with you this evening at the American University
of Armenia. There is nothing more important to the development of any
society than education, and this relatively new University is already
making a solid contribution to this old, but newly independent land,
the Republic of Armenia,” pointed out Ambassador Evans.

The Ambassador mentioned that he is proud of the United States
Government support to the University in its establishment and
continuing pursuit of full accreditation. “The State of California,
among the fifty states of our Union, is a proven leader in public
education, and this University’s connection with the University of
California seems to me a most appropriate and fortunate one.”

During his speech, Ambassador Evans highlighted that the job of
building a democracy in the Republic of Armenia is well on its way
and that the core principles of freedom and democracy are expressed
in the Armenian Constitution and major legislation that is now on
the books. “But what still needs work is the job of building and
strengthening the institutions that make a democracy function as it
should. The United States remains committed to helping Armenia —
its government, courts, parliament, political parties and citizens —
build, strengthen and refine the free institutions of which President
Bush has spoken,” the Ambassador concluded.

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Photo: US Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, Addresses AUA Faculty,
Staff and Students.