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PRESS RELEASE
July 24, 2007
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918
NEW JERSEY ANC ACTIVIST DISCUSSES
COMMUNITY CONCERNS WITH REP. SCOTT GARRETT
WASHINGTON, DC – Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) "Leo
Sarkisian" intern Nyree Naljian met with Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ-
5th District) to thank the Congressman for his cosponsorship of the
Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106) and his ongoing support
for issues of concern to the Armenian American community.
"I was pleased to see how responsive the Congressman was about the
Genocide Resolution and his passion to advance this important human
rights legislation," explained Naljian. "I was also encouraged to
hear that he will reach out to his Congressional colleagues in
support of H. Res. 106."
Naljian, who was joined by ANCA Legislative Affairs Director Raffi
Karakashian during the meeting, updated Rep. Garrett about the
current status of the Armenian Genocide Resolution and discussed
ways to rally additional co-sponsors from among his colleagues.
Naljian also touched on a number of Armenian American community
concerns including continued high levels of U.S. assistance to
Armenia and the upcoming presidential elections in Nagorno
Karabagh.
In additional to cosponsoring H. Res. 106, Rep. Scott Garrett is a
member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian issues. He
continuously expresses support for Congressional initiatives and
resolutions to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, U.S. aid to
strengthen Armenia’s independence, and continued developmental and
humanitarian aid to Nagorno Karabagh.
Rep. Garrett expressed interest in the ANCA "Leo Sarkisian"
Internship program and discussed Naljian’s project to reach out to
evangelical Christian across the U.S. as part of a broader ANCA
coalition building campaign in support of the Armenian Genocide
Resolution.
The ANCA "Leo Sarkisian" Internship Program, now in its 23rd year,
is an eight week intensive program designed to give student leaders
and activists the tools necessary to effectively advance Armenian
American concerns on campus and in their communities. It is an
integral part of the ANCA Capital Gateway program, a year-round
internship / job placement service which provides Armenian
Americans greater opportunities to explore careers on Capitol Hill,
in the U.S. Foreign Service and key Washington, DC foreign policy
think tanks.
To learn more about the ANCA Capital Gateway Program, visit:
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Photo Caption: Rep. Scott Garrett with ANCA Leo Sarkisian intern
Nyree Naljian