NEW NOMINEE FOR US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA TO SHORTLY BE ADVANCED

2007-12-17 18:25:00

ArmInfo. A new nominee for US ambassador to Armenia will be advanced,
US Charge d’Affaires a.i. Joseph Pennington said, answering ArmInfo
correspondent’s question. He expressed hope that the White House will
make a statement about this in the near future.

He recalled that after the new nominee for ambassador is advanced
by the White House, it should be approved by the Senate. The US and
Armenian governments realize that there should be an ambassador in
the republic, Pennington noted. He hopes that the new candidate will
not share the previous one’s fate.

To recall, Richard Hoagland, the previous candidate for US ambassador
to Armenia, withdrew his nominee as the Senate refused to approve his
candidacy, because Hoagland denied the fact of the Armenian Genocide
1915, thus failing to strictly observe the US policy with respect to
the genocide.