Armenian National Committee – Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
PRES S RELEASE
: August 23, 2007
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANC-WR Board Member Meets with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sacramento, CA – Armenian National Committee-Western Region Board Member
Hovannes Boghossian and his wife Silva Boghossian were invited to a
reception honoring the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California. Over
100 people attended the event, including former State Assembly Speaker and
former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, California State Treasurer Bill
Lockyer and various other elected officials.
"Governor Schwarzenegger has provided strong moral leadership on the
Armenian Genocide," stated Boghossian. "We look forward to continuing our
work with the Governor’s office in giving voice to the Armenian American
community in the Golden State," the ANC-WR Board Member added.
Boghossian met with Governor Schwarzenegger to discuss issues of concern to
the Armenian American community in California. He thanked the Governor for
his strong support of human rights issues and his dedication to secure
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. On behalf of the ANC-WR Board of
Directors, Boghossian extended a warm invitation to the Governor to attend
the organization’s Annual Banquet. Boghossian also thanked the Governor’s
Executive Appointees at the reception for their tremendous dedication and
commitment to furthering the goals of his administration.
The event was hosted by Napoleon Brandford III and the Los Angeles Focus
Newspaper and James Sweeney Associates.
The Armenian National Committee – Western Region is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy organization in the
Western United States. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States and affiliated
organizations around the country, the ANC-WR advances the concerns of the
Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.