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PRESS RELEASE
April 4, 2007
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANCA-WR Attends Town Hall Meeting Hosted by CA Senator Jack Scott
GLENDALE, CA – Representatives from the Armenian National Committee of
America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) and its local ANC affiliates attended a
town hall meeting hosted by California State Senator Jack Scott
(D-21-Pasadena). The meeting took place on the evening of March 16,
2007 at St. Mary’s Armenian Church in Glendale. The community forum was
attended by several ANCA-WR Board Members including Peter Musurlian and
Leonard Manoukian as well as current ANCA-WR interns Andre Arzoo and
Tina Avanessian. They were joined by Hollywood ANC Chairman Onnik
Keshishian.
Several local elected officials and community leaders also attended the
event, including Glendale City Clerk Ardashes Kasskhian and Glendale
Community College Board of Trustees Member Vahe Peroomian as well as
Deputy Consul of the Armenia in Los Angeles Harutyun Kojoyan. During
the evening Scott addressed several issues of concern for the residents
of the district including education legislation and the rising cost of
higher education.
Scott also discussed the California-Armenia Trade Office (CATO) which
was established through legislation he authored in 2002. CATO was
established to promote international trade and investment between
California and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union,
particularly the Republic of Armenia in which it operates its overseas
office. The legislation, SB 1657, was the culmination of a three-year
grassroots effort by nearly a dozen local ANC chapters as part of its
efforts to promote greater and mutually beneficial relations between the
United States and Armenia.
The California Armenia Trade Office is operated by the Foundation for
Economic Development, a non-governmental, non-profit organization
contracted by the state. The FED’s newly appointed Executive Director
Johnny Nalbandian attended the event. He was joined by ANCA extern to
the FED, Hovik Harutyunyan. Harutyunyan has been working with the FED
as part of the 2007 Spring session of the ANCA-WR’s
Internship-Externship Program.
"We appreciate the fact that Senator Scott continues to reach out to his
constituents and the local Armenian American community to keep them
informed and to hear from us about important issues that affect us,"
said Manoukian.
The Armenian National Committee of America 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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PHOTO CAPTION: California State Senator Jack Scott (D-21-Pasadena).