ARMENIAN AMERICANS IN CHICO MEET WITH REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN WALLY HERGER

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12.07.2007 16:03

Members of the local Armenian American community met with Congressman
Wally Herger from California’s 2nd Congressional District. The meeting
held in Chico, California, included a discussion of a range of topics
important to the Congressman’s Armenian American constituents.

"I was pleased with our meeting with Congressman Herger," explained
ANCA-WR Board Member John Boghossian after conferring with the
Congressman. "He is a straight shooter and so he understands what
Armenian Christians endured during the Armenian Genocide – I am
hopeful that he will join over 218 of his colleagues in cosponsoring
H. Res. 106," Boghossian added.

The meeting with Congressman Wally Herger included the participation of
his district director Fran Peace, ANCA-WR Board Member John Boghossian,
ANCA-WR Executive Director Andrew Kzirian, Mrs. Silva Boghossian,
and local Chico resident Lori Adrian. Boghossian and Kzirian provided
the Congressman with a background of the Armenian American community
in his District. The delegation also shared with Congressman Herger
the long history of Armenian American political participation in the
State of California.

Congressman Herger heard from his constituent Lori Adrian about the
importance of H. Res. 106, the Armenian Genocide Resolution. Adrian and
the group shared with the Congressman why it is vital to acknowledge
the unprecedented humanitarian relief effort that America launched
for the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Boghossian and Kzirian
noted the strong support of Republican Congressmen Duncan Hunter,
Dave Reichert, Mark Kirk, Ed Royce and others who have cosponsored
the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

The group also discussed the anti-free speech environment in Turkey
that led to the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink. Finally,
Kzirian provided the Congressman with an overview of various documents,
ranging from gubernatorial proclamations on the Armenian Genocide
to trade charts demonstrating vast increases in trade volume between
Turkey and countries that have officially recognized the genocide.