The most effective firefighter in the U.S. SmokeyBear will visit Armenia
YEREVAN, ARMENIA – Smokey Bear, the face of the longest-running public service announcement campaign in United States history, travels to Armenia next week as part of his first-ever…
U.S. Department of State Announces Opening of the Registration Period for 2021 Diversity Visa “Gree
Yerevan, Armenia – The U.S. Department of State announces the opening of the registration period for the 2021 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery, also known as…
The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day
Yerevan, Armenia – On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Embassy celebrated the 243rd anniversary of the independence of the United States of America with an…
Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) 2019
The Government of Armenia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The…
Ambassador Tracy: American Chamber of Commerce Policy Speech
I am honored to be representing the United States of America here in Armenia – and I have been keeping very busy during my first…
USAID and Government of Armenia Extend Two Bilateral Agreements to Advance US-Armenia Strategic Dial
Yerevan, Armenia – On May 8, following the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue in Yerevan, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of…
U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement
The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Armenia recommitted to strengthening their relationship during the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue (USASD), held…
U.S.-Funded Dashtadem Cultural Preservation Project Complete
On April 30, 2019, U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy joined Deputy Minister of Culture Tigran Galstyan to celebrate the completion of a U.S.-funded cultural preservation…
Statement by the President on Armenian Remembrance Day 2019
Today, we commemorate the Meds Yeghern and honor the memory of those who suffered in one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century. …
USAID Launches Rural Economic Development – New Economic Opportunities Program
Yerevan, Armenia – On April 22, 2019, USAID, the Center for Agribusiness & Rural Development (CARD), and partners marked the official launch of the new…
American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon
On Friday, April 12, the U.S. Embassy’s five American Corners hosted a reading marathon in celebration of U.S. and Armenian National Library Weeks. The marathon…
U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yereva
Today U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy, alongside the Mayor of Yerevan, HE Hayk Marutyan, officially opened TechnoLab – a new technological hub in Yerevan supported by…
The 27th group of Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Armenia
Last night, a new group of 37 Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Armenia. The Volunteers are all U.S. citizens, who have made a decision to…
INL Supports Trainings in Armenia
U.S. Embassy Yerevan’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) was proud to sponsor two trainings from February 25 to March 1 to improve…
Armenia’s International Community to Honour Rights Advocates
Yerevan, Armenia – The U.S. Embassy, the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, the United Nations, the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great…
INL Completes Project Assisting Prisoners and Staff at Armenia’s Only Prison for Women and Juveniles
The six-month project “Abovyan Prison: Establishing a Culture of Transparency, Efficiency and Rehabilitation,” implemented by Armenia’s Civil Society Institute NGO (CSI), officially concluded January 18. …
Treasury Designates Iran’s Foreign Fighter Militias in Syria along with a Civilian Airline Ferrying
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against two Syria-based Iranian militias composed of foreign nationals,…
Statement by Robert Palladino, Deputy Spokesperson
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Armenia’s 2018 Parliamentary Elections The United States congratulates the people of Armenia on the conduct of their…
