The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has again called upon President Obama to meet with the broad-based leadership of the Armenian American community, noting that his failure, over the past three and a half years, to consult personally with representatives of his Armenian American constituents – major stakeholders in U.S. foreign policy on Armenian issues – is unhealthy for both American democracy and U.S. diplomacy.
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Armenian National Committee of America, 1711 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 775-1918 * Fax. (202) 775-5648 * Email.anca@anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ 2012-08-16
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian ~ Tel: (202) 775-1918 / (703) 585-8254 cell
ANCA AGAIN CALLS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO MEET WITH ARMENIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has again called upon President Obama to meet with the broad-based leadership of the Armenian American community, noting that his failure, over the past three and a half years, to consult personally with representatives of his Armenian American constituents – major stakeholders in U.S. foreign policy on Armenian issues – is unhealthy for both American democracy and U.S. diplomacy.
To date, despite his January 2008 campaign promise of “active engagement with Armenian American leaders on the full range of issues of concern to the Armenian American community,” the President has failed to hold a single meeting with the community’s leadership.
The full text of the ANCA letter signed by Chairman Ken Hachikian is provided below.
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August 15, 2012
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to ask you, in the spirit of your campaign pledge to actively engage with Armenian American leaders, to invite the broad-based leadership of our community to a meeting with you to discuss your Administration’s policies on Armenian issues.
As you know, the ANCA has, since the first months of your tenure, regularly, publicly, and formally requested opportunities such as this for you to communicate personally with Armenian American leaders. Such a meeting, which, sadly, has yet to take place, would provide a much-needed platform for an open exchange of views, allowing you to hear directly about our concerns and disappointments as well as our expectations and our hopes for the future. The absence of a direct dialogue between you and your Armenian American constituents is unhealthy both for our democracy as well as for our diplomacy.
Mr. President, given the attention that your Administration has devoted to Armenian issues, and the time that you have personally devoted to meeting with other stakeholders – including foreign officials and domestic groups openly hostile to our community’s views and values – we remain hopeful that you will choose not to end your term in office without having held even a single official meeting with Armenian American leaders.
Please accept our appreciation for your consideration of this, our most recent request for a personal meeting with the broad-based leadership of the Armenian American community.
Sincerely,
[signed]
Kenneth V. Hachikian
Chairman
Armenian National Committee of America
1711 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 775-1918 * Fax. (202) 775-5648 * Email.anca@anca.org
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ 2012-08-17
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian ~ Tel: (202) 775-1918 / (703) 585-8254 cell
ANCA INVITES ROMNEY TO SHARE VIEWS ON ARMENIAN AMERICAN ISSUES
Calls on Governor to Meet with Community’s Broad-based Leadership
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today continued its outreach to the Romney-Ryan presidential campaign by calling upon Governor Romney to spell out his views on Armenian American issues and to meet personally with the broad-based leadership of the Armenian American community.
Earlier this week, the ANCA issued a similar call to President Obama to meet with community leaders and personally explain his Administration’s policies on issues of special concern to Armenian American voters. As governor of Massachusetts, from 2003 to 2007, Romney represented one of the nation’s largest and most vibrant Armenian communities.
The full text of the ANCA letter to Governor Romney, signed by Chairman Ken Hachikian, is provided below.
Click here to view the ANCA Presidential Candidate Questionnaire.
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August 17, 2012
The Honorable Mitt Romney
Romney for President
PO Box 149756
Boston, MA 02114-9756
Dear Governor Romney,
I am writing to ask you to publicly outline the policies and priorities that you would pursue as President on issues of special concern to voters of Armenian heritage and other friends of Armenia from across the United States, and also to invite you to hold a meeting with the broad-based leadership of our community to discuss Armenian American participation in this year’s elections.
A personal meeting, with a representative group of national community leaders, would offer you the opportunity to share your vision, explain your record, clarify your priorities, and explore, with us, ways in which we can work together in the months and years to come. By outlining your views, in the attached questionnaire, you can help empower Armenian Americans to go to the polls this November fully informed about your stated stands on specific issues that hold great meaning to their families and communities.
Please accept our thanks for your consideration of our request that you meet with our community leadership and publicly outline your views on Armenian American issues.
Sincerely,
[signed]
Kenneth V. Hachikian
Chairman
Read the ANCA Letter to President Obama
Read the ANCA’s letter to Governor Romney
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called on both President Barack Obama (D) and Governor Mitt Romney (R) to outline their views on issues of special concern to Armenian American voters, and to hold formal meeting with the community’s broad-based leadership to prior to the November elections.
In a letter sent last week to President Obama, ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian noted that the President’s failure , over the past three and a half years, to consult personally with representatives of his Armenian American constituents, in addition to breaching a campaign pledge, was unhealthy for both American democracy and U.S. diplomacy. The ANCA’s letter to Governor Romney, similarly, called upon the Republican nominee to spell out his views on Armenian American issues and to meet personally with the broad-based leadership of the Armenian American community.
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