REP. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND COSPONSORS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
armradio.am
13.07.2007 11:38
The Armenian National Committee of Albany welcomed the addition
of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY-20) as the latest cosponsor of
H. Res. 106, the Armenian Genocide Resolution. The number of cosponsors
for this key human rights legislation has now grown to 220.
"We are very grateful for the Congresswoman’s support of
H. Res. 106. Having an opportunity to meet with Darius Shahinfar,
Regional Representative for Rep. Gillibrand in Sarasota Springs a
few weeks prior, we look forward to continuing to work with both
the district office and the Washington office to build a growing
relationship with the Congresswoman," commented Antranig Karageozian,
Chairman of the ANC of Albany.
Gillibrand joins nineteen other New York Representatives, as well
as over two-dozen of her freshman colleagues that have signed on to
the legislation.
Sworn into office this past January, Gillibrand represents the
20th District of New York State, which stretches across Saratoga,
Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, Washington, Warren, Delaware, Greene,
Essex and Otsego counties.
She currently serves on the Armed Services Committee as well as the
Agriculture Committee
"I am pleased to add my name to the list of cosponsors of the Armenian
Genocide bill, H. Res. 106," said Rep. Gillibrand. "By acknowledging
the truth and horror of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the
Ottoman Empire, the US will demonstrate its continued commitment,
to addressing and taking action to prevent the horror of genocide in
other parts of the world such as Sudan."