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Rep. Zoe Lofgren Congratulates Rep. Jackie Speier for Receiving Armenian Assembly’s Deukmejian Award

ARMENIAN
ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:

Contact:
Danielle Saroyan Ashbahian

Telephone:
(202) 393-3434

Web: www.aaainc.org

 

REP. ZOE LOFGREN CONGRATULATES
REP. JACKIE SPEIER FOR RECEIVING ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY’S DEUKMEJIAN AWARD

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to the Armenian Assembly of
America (Assembly), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) applauded Congresswoman Jackie
Speier (D-CA) for receiving the Assembly’s Deukmejian Award for Public Service,
and recognized the Assembly’s advocacy work.

 

“It is my
pleasure to congratulate my colleague and friend Rep. Jackie Speier for being
recognized by the Armenian Assembly at this year’s National Advocacy Conference
Gala for her years of being a stalwart supporter of United States-Armenia
relations,” Rep. Lofgren said. “Rep. Speier has a passion and personal devotion
for issues of importance to the Armenian-American community.”

 

Congresswoman
Speier was honored for her exemplary work in the U.S. House of Representatives,
as well as her leadership, dedication, and passionate support of Armenia and
Artsakh. Armenian American leaders and activists throughout the United States
attended the Gala in Washington, D.C., which was part of the Armenian Assembly
of America's 2019 National Advocacy Conference.

 

“I want to
congratulate Rep. Speier, again, for receiving this honor, and to thank the
Armenian Assembly for recognizing her and for all the work you do to advocate
on behalf of Armenian-Americans.

 

The full
letter is available at bit.ly/zoelofgren2019

 

Established
in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based
nationwide organization promoting public understanding and awareness of
Armenian issues. The Assembly is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
membership organization.

 

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