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Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
ancawr@anca.org
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PRESS RELEASE +++ PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: January 3, 2006
Contact: Lerna Kayserian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANCA-WR WELCOMES ANTRANIG D. KZIRIAN, ESQ. AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GLENDALE, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
(ANCA-WR) this week welcomed long-time community activist Antranig David
Kzirian, Esq. as its new Executive Director.
"We are proud to welcome Antranig, an exceptional talent with years of
community leadership experience, as our new Executive Director," said
ANCA-WR Chairman Raffi Hamparian. "Antranig is a proud son of the Armenian
American community who – in the best tradition of our community – brings to
this position years of truly selfless service and sacrifice for the Armenian
Cause."
As the new Executive Director, Mr. Kzirian brings with him nearly two
decades of community activism and leadership. A member of the Armenian Youth
Federation-Eastern Region since the age of 10, he served as the chairperson
of the organization’s Central Executive in 2005. Under his leadership and
legal guidance, the AYF – which has been active since 1933 – was
incorporated as an official non-profit organization. As an active member of
the Armenian Church and the ANC of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kzirian has many years
of hands-on experience in community service, local activism, voter
education, and grassroots mobilization.
Mr. Kzirian is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in
International Relations. Following the completion of his undergraduate
education, he received his law degree from Villanova University in 2005.
During law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Dickran
Tevrizian of the United States District Court, Central District of
California and practiced as an attorney in securities and litigation after
graduation. In addition, Mr. Kzirian serves as a research fellow with the
Armenian International Policy Research Group and his work on Dual
Citizenship has been published in the Armenian Journal of Public Policy. Mr.
Kzirian has also lectured on Dual Citizenship, international law and the
First Amendment relating to free speech and denial speech at colloquia and
conferences at UCLA and in Yerevan, Armenia.
"I look forward to taking my ANCA activism to the next level as Executive
Director of the ANCA-Western Region," said Mr. Kzirian. "As a long-time ANCA
activist, I am proud to serve in this position and eager to help harness the
enormous potential of our community to advance our community’s Hai Tahd
aspirations."
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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