HOAGLAND’S CANDIDACY FOR POSITION OF US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA STILL DEPENDS ON CERTAIN FACTORS
By Aghavni Harutyunian

AZG Armenian Daily
15/09/2006

Senator Robert Menendez, who represents New Jersey state, blocked the
voting for the candidacy of Richard Hoagland for the position of US
Ambassador to Armenia.

Mediamax agency informed that the senator stated that taking such a
step he protested against the policy of the American administration
that doesn’t want to characterize the massacre of 1,5 million of
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in early 20th century as a genocide.

According to the information, unless Menendez lifts his ban, the
candidacy of Richard Hoagland for ambassador position will not be
discussed at the US Senate.