ANC of Washington hosts picnic and issues briefing

armradio.am
26.07.2008 11:18

ANC activists from the Seattle-Tacoma area came together on for a
picnic and community issues briefing hosted by the ANC of Washington
(ANC WA). Held on the grounds of the Armenian Church of Washington,
activists learned about the developments regarding legislation in
Congress from H.Res.106, the Armenian Genocide resolution to
appropriations and foreign assistance in the Caucasus region. Those
gathered also discussed the recent nomination hearings and subsequent
Senate inquiry regarding the nomination of Marie Yavonavitch to serve
as the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia.

"This was a great opportunity for folks in Washington to hear about
some of the recent developments on the issues for which we work so
hard," said Armen Abrahamian, Chairman of the ANC WA.

Joining Abrahamian to present the issues briefing was Haig Hovsepian,
ANC-Western Region Community Relations Director. Those gathered for the
day’s event included longtime ANC activists as well as ANC of Oregon
Chairman, Rafael Saakyan.

Working with Seattle’s 5,000+ strong community and activists throughout
the state, the ANC WA has been leading an ongoing series of meetings
with WA Congressional offices to ensure that Armenian Americans
throughout the state have the opportunity to engage their elected
representatives. Keenly interested in the US Presidential elections,
the community is also following the WA Congressional races closely.

"The Seattle Armenian community is vibrant and growing. We look forward
to working closely with the ANC-Western Region, to step up our ANC
outreach here in Washington and seeing the Western Region out here more
often in the coming year," noted Abrahamian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress