FORMER OSCE MG CO-CHAIR APPOINTED U.S. CHARGE D’AFFAIRS IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.06.2007 13:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Rudolf Perina, former OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair was
appointed acting U.S. Charge d’Affairs in Armenia. ‘The U.S. Department
of State requested retired Ambassador Rudolf V. Perina to assume the
post of acting U.S. Charge d’Affairs in Armenia. Mr Perina will take
the office July 10," U.S. Embassy PR Officer Taguhi Jahukian told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"Richard Hoagland remains the Bush administration designate for the
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. We are waiting for confirmation from the
Senate," she said.

Rudolf Perina served as U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno Karabakh
and NIS Regional Conflicts in 2001-2004.