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November 13, 2006
Armenia Fund Welcomes NKR President to Los Angeles
H.E. Arkady Ghoukasian to Speak at LA World Affairs Council
H.E. Arkady Ghoukasian, President, Nagorno Karabakh Republic
Los Angeles, CA – Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region welcomes H.E.
Arkady Ghoukasian, President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic as he
arrives to Los Angeles today. The President arrives from Detroit after
completing his visit to the East Coast communities, rallying support
for the upcoming Armenia Fund’s 9th Annual International Telethon.
President Arkady Ghoukasian is scheduled to speak at the Los Angeles
World Affairs Council’s dinner reception at the Westin Bonaventure
Hotel on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 7:30pm. Individuals
and organizations interested in attending the event may contact
the Los Angeles World Affairs Council at (213) 628-2333 or visit
to register for the event. The
Council hosts heads of states and high ranking government officials
to speak to its members. This past summer, the Council hosted Her
Majesty’s Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kindgom and H.E.
Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
President Ghoukasian will use this opportunity to share his views
on the future of Karabakh, its relations with neighboring countries,
its place in the international community and the prospects for greater
US-NKR engagement.
The President is the Guest of Honor at Armenia Fund’s Annual Gala
which will take place on November 19 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at
the California Plaza. The event will highlight the 15th anniversary
of independent Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and as well
as celebrate Armenia Fund’s mission of rebuilding the homeland since
independence. Armenian jazz singer Datevik Hovanesian and her quartet
will perform live during the gala. The premier sold out event is set
to welcome Armenia Fund’s long time donors and supporters as well as
heads of major Armenian-American organizations and churches.
In Los Angeles President Ghoukasian is scheduled to meet with select
Armenia Fund donors and supporters, as well as with the leaders of
major Armenian-American organizations. The President is to appear
live during Armenia Fund’s 9th Annual International Telethon. The
live 12 hour television program will be held on Thanksgiving Day,
November 23, 8:00AM-8:00PM PST. Proceeds from the event will benefit
the Hadrut Regional Development project which, among other projects,
includes the reconstruction of a regional hospital and the purchase of
5 new ambulances, the construction of new local schools, agricultural
development programs, as well as the construction of drinking water
and irrigation networks.
Armenia Fund, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation
established in 1994 to facilitate large-scale humanitarian
and infrastructure development assistance to Armenia and Nagorno
Karabakh. Since 1991, Armenia Fund has rendered more than $160 million
in development aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Armenia Fund,
Inc. is the U.S. Western Region affiliate of "Hayastan" All-Armenian
Fund. Tax ID# 95-4485698