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PRESS RELEASE
July 20, 2007
CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
E-mail: kpanosyan@aaainc.org
CONGRESSMAN SARBANES JOINS ARMENIAN CAUCUS
Membership Reaches 155
Washington, DC – The Armenian Assembly of America welcomed the news
that Congressman John P. Sarbanes (D-MD) has officially joined the
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues this week, bringing the total
Caucus membership to 155.
"I am honored to be a part of the Armenian Caucus," said Sarbanes who
is also a cosponsor of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. "With
H. Res. 106 gaining momentum, I look forward to working with my Caucus
colleagues to continue raising awareness of this critical human rights
issue as well as other issues affecting the Armenian-American
community."
Sarbanes , who is currently serving his first term in office, is a
member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the Committee on
Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. He joins
Maryland Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-5), Christopher Van Hollen
(D-8) and Albert Wynn (D-4), in championing Armenian-American
interests on the Caucus. Sarbanes represents Maryland’s Third
Congressional District, which includes portions of Anne Arundel
County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County.
"We’re very excited to have Congressman Sarbanes join this important
group, especially with so much progress being made on the Armenian
Genocide Resolution," said Annie Totah, a member of the Assembly’s
Board of Trustees and a longtime Maryland resident. "Having worked
for decades with his father, Senator Paul Sarbanes, we are pleased to
continue a strong family tradition with Congressman Sarbanes."
"I am confident that he will bring his considerable talent and
energies to the Armenian Caucus and we thank him again for his strong
support," she continued. A Maryland native, the Congressman is an
alumnus of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs at Princeton University as well as a graduate of Harvard Law
School.
Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America is the largest
Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public
understanding and awareness of Armenian issues. It is a 501 (c) (3)
tax-exempt membership organization.
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