Armenia Fund Chair Attends Amb. Yovanovitch Event at Western Diocese

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Armenia Fund Chair Attends Amb. Yovanovitch Event at Western Diocese

Burbank, CA – On Thursday, June 25, 2009, Armenia Fund Chairman Ara
Aghishian, Esq. attended the welcoming of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia,
the Honorable Marie Yovanovitch’s visit to the Western Diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the
Western Diocese, Consul General of Armenia Grigor Hovhannisian, and
members of the Diocesan Council were also present. A special reception
was held at the Hampar Primate’s Reception Room, where guests and
dignitaries had a chance to speak with the Ambassador on various issues
pertaining to the U.S.-Armenia relationship and the greater Armenian
Diaspora.

Chairman Aghishian once more thanked the Ambassador and the United
States government for their continued assistance towards humanitarian
programs in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. He highly commended the
Ambassador’s initiative to reach out to the Diaspora in an attempt to
foster greater dialogue.

Armenia Fund, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation
established in 1994 to facilitate large-scale humanitarian and
infrastructure development assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
Since 1991, Armenia Fund has rendered more than $190 million in
development aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Armenia Fund, Inc. is
the U.S. Western Region affiliate of `Hayastan’ All-Armenian Fund. Tax
ID# 95-4485698

www.armeniafund.org