CALIFORNIAN COURIER: CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE DELAYED

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.07.2006 16:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Confirmation hearing for New U.S. Ambassador
Designate Richard Hoagland was delayed over the protests of the
Armenian community of America, Congressmen and media against the recall
of incumbent Ambassador to Armenia John Evans, reported Californian
Courier. "Last week the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs discussed
the nominations of Ambassadors to three states – Ireland, Switzerland
and Armenia. The designates for Ireland and Switzerland were confirmed,
but the confirmation hearing on the Ambassador to Armenia was delayed
for an uncertain period," it says.

Some committee members including former presidential contender John
Kerry submitted written inquiries to nominee Hoagland with a request
to shed light on the orders he received from the State Department
as regards the Armenian Genocide. The newspaper says during last
week’s hearing some Senators asked a number of harsh questions on
the pre-term recall of Amd. Evans.

The American and Armenian press many times reiterated that the recall
of Ambassador Evans was caused by the statements on the Armenian
Genocide recognition, reported RFE/RL.