PRESS RELEASE
U.C. Berkeley Armenian Studies Program
Contact: Prof. Stephan H. Astourian
Tel: (510) 643-8872
Email: [email protected]
AMBASSADOR JOHN EVANS TO SPEAK AT U.C. BERKELEY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19.
UC Berkeley-The Honorable John M. Evans, U.S. Ambassador to the
Republic of Armenia, will speak in the Toll Room of the Alumni House
at U.C. Berkeley on Saturday, February 19, 2005, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Ambassador Evans was confirmed by the Senate on June 25, 2004 and was
sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia on August 11, 2004. He
presented his credentials to President Kocharian on September 4, 2004.
This event is organized by Professor Stephan Astourian, Executive
Director of the Armenian Studies Program at UC Berkeley. Ambassador
Evans will give a speech entitled `Report from Armenia: 2004-2005,’
present a video about the work of the Embassy and of the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) in Armenia, and engage in
an open conversation with the faculty, students, and community members
attending this forum.
A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, Mr. Evans studied Russian history
at Yale (B.A., 1970) and Columbia, where he began a Ph.D. before
joining the Foreign Service. In the first part of his career, he
served in Tehran (1972-74), in Prague (1975-78), in the Executive
Secretariat and Office of the Secretary of State (1978-80), in Moscow
(1981-83), at the U.S. Mission to NATO (1983-86), and as Deputy
Director of the Soviet Desk (1986-89). His role in coordinating the
American response to the Armenian earthquake of 1988 earned him a
medal and statement of appreciation from the Armenian government of
that time.
Mr. Evans also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Prague (1991-94),
and as Consul General in St. Petersburg (1994-97). He was then chosen
to lead the OSCE Mission to Moldova, an international mediation and
peace-keeping effort (1997-99). On his return to Washington in 1999,
Mr. Evans assumed the direction of the State Department’s Office of
Analysis for Russia and Eurasia, winning a Meritorious Honor Award and
the CIA Director’s Exceptional Performance Award. From May 2002 until
his appointment to Yerevan, he directed the Office of Russian Affairs
at the State Department. Ambassador Evans will be accompanied by
Mrs. Donna Evans, former President of the World Affairs Council of
Washington D.C.; Mr. Robin Phillips, Mission Director in Armenia for
USAID; and Mr. Aaron Sherinian, the Embassy’s Political Officer and
Assistance Coordinator in Yerevan
The best public parking for this event is the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Student Union Garage located on Bancroft Way (left turn from Telegraph
Avenue). More information about all available parking lots can be
found at
For traveling directions to the campus, please go to the following
URL: A large campus
map is available at
The Alumni House is in the D3 square.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress