Speeches and Remarks
2017
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Embassy Yerevan’s Independence Day Celebration (June 30, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Peace Corps Swearing-in Ceremony (June 3, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Solar Energy in Armenia IVLP Reception (May 30, 2017)
- We want you to study in the U.S. – Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador (May 4, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s Mentoring Program Reception (April 6, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Donation Ceremony (March 29, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at 25th Anniversary Photo Exhibit with Armenian MFA (March 29, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s History Month Reception (March 29, 2017)
- Remarks at Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Zar Training Area Renovation Project (March 3, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce (February 1, 2017)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at #BridgingStories Exhibit Opening (January 24, 2017)
2016
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Tvapatum Investigation: Media Against Corruption Conference (December 6, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at NATO Week Discussion, Yerevan State University (November 18, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Sustainable Mining Conference (November 16, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Ayb School (October 19, 2016)
- George C. Marshall Center Alumni Event (September 29, 2016)
- Remarks at Embassy’s September 11 Commemoration (September 9, 2016)
- Remarks at reception for VOA-Armenia’s 65th Anniversary (August 12, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile” (May 18, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at U.S. Business Briefing (May 18, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention (April 6, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Town Hall for U.S. Citizens (March 24, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Foreign Policy Remarks at YSU (February 23, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Foreign Policy Remarks at the AUA (February 21, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the Trndez Festival, Proshyan School, Ashtarak (February 16, 2016)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Foreign Policy Remarks at the Yerevan School of Political Studies (February 12, 2016)
2015
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Armavir Penitentiary (December 15, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Melody for Harmony Concert (December 14, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at International Day of People with Disabilities (December 03, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the Agriculture Technical College (December 01, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Launch of “My Armenia” (November 20, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at AmCham Meeting, as prepared (November 10, 2015) (հայերեն) (PDF 110 KB)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at NATO Week Event, Armenian State Pedagogical University (November 05, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Farm Service Center Opening in Vardenis (October 30, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Armenian Ombudsman’s “Human Rights in New Draft Constitution” (October 23, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Fulbright Program Participants’ Welcome Reception (September 16, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at his Anti-Corruption Gathering (September 15, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the opening reception for The “America on the Road” cultural tour (September 9, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the graduation ceremony for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade medics (August 28, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at a meeting of the Turkish & Armenian Tour Operators Network (August 26, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks During Visit to Lydian International’s Amulsar Site (August 15, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the Appreciation Ceremony for the Kansas National Guard (August 13, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the Conference on the International Aspects of Child Abduction (July 29, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks on the occasion of U.S. Independence Day (June 30, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills, International Conference of Women Entrepreneurs, Opening Remarks (June 8, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ AUA Commencement Speech (June 6, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills, Agribusiness Teaching Center – Graduation Ceremony (June 3, 2015)
- Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks marking World Intellectual Property Day (May 5, 2015)
- As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Richard Mills (February 6, 2015)
2014
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 63 – See You, Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, December 17) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 62 – NATO Week in Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 10) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 61 – Hip-Hop Without Borders (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, October 29) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 60 – Crowdfunding (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, October 3) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 59 – Nagorno Karabakh (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, August 20) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 58 – International Religious Freedom Report for 2013 (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, July 31) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 57 – Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, June 26) (Video)
- Women play soccer too (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, May 12) (Video)
- Candace Cable: The rights of people with disabilities (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 14) (Video)
- Bringing Hope to Gavar (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, February 28) (Video)
- Everyone has to Participate in a Democracy! (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, January 31) (Video)
2013
- Thanksgiving (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 26) (Video)
- U.S. Investments in Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 5) (Video)
- International Women’s Association of Yerevan (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, September 5) (Video)
- Partnerships in the environment (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, August 16) (Video)
- Developments in Agriculture (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, July 16) (Video)
- Independence Day Celebration (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, July 3) (Video)
- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Announcement (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, June 19) (Video)
- U S Ambassador at BarCamp Armenia (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s speech at AUA (May, 2013) (Video)
- 20th Anniversary of the FLEX Program (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, May 25) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony (May 21, 2013)
- Partnerships in Science (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, May 6) (Video)
- U.S. Ambassador Statement on Armenian Civil Aviation (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, April 19) (Video)
- Women Mentoring Program 2013 (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, April 2) (Video)
- Statement at Civilitas press conference (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 27) (Video)
- Message to the Armed Forces Network Europe (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 21) (Video)
- Diaspora Trip 2012 (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 5) (Video)
- Diversity is Strength (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, February 20) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s interview with Petros Ghazaryan, Kentron TV (Video)
- Art in the Embassies (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, February 6) (Video)
- Helping Hands (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, January 30) (Video)
2012
- U.S. Ambassador’s New Year Message (U.S. Ambassador’s New Year Message, December 27) (Video)
- Tree Planting in U.S. Embassy (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, December 13) (Video)
- U.S. Embassy and Ambassador Heffern Recognize International Day of Persons With Disabilities (December 3) (Video)
- U.S. Armenian Joint Economic Task Force (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 16) (Video)
- U.S. Presidential Elections (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 9) (Video)
- Smithsonian Curator Visits Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, October 19) (Video)
- Armenia’s women enterpreneurs (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, October 15) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Statement on Oskanyan Case. (October 10) (Video)
- Let’s Make Armenia Beautiful (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, October 6) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Interview on Yerkir Media TV’s “Apolitika” program. (October 3) (Video)
- Five Armenian Stories (Ambassador Heffern’s Town Hall Remarks) (September 28, 2012)
- Independence Day at CivilNet (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, September 28) (Video)
- A Visit to the Yerevan Zoo (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, September 13) (Video)
- Berd Honey and Berry Festival (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, August 28) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s Message for U.S. Voters (Video)
- Civic Activism (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, August 7) (Video)
- Serving Together in Kosovo (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, July 27) (Video)
- Independence Day Celebration (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, July 17) (Video)
- Visit to Stepanavan (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, June 29) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s address to mission employees
- Rock Against Domestic Violence (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, June 20) (Video)
- Strenghtening Armenia’s Economy Together (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, June 13) (Video)
- Secretary Clinton’s Visit (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, June 7) (Video)
- Human Rights Report (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, May 25) (Video)
- April Trip to Vayots Dzor and Syunik Marzes (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, May 17) (Video)
- Remembering Clara Barton (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, May 1) (Video)
- U.S. Assistance to Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, April 11) (Video)
- Ambassador’s Remarks on the U.S.-Armenian Relationship: The Next Twenty Years (as prepared)
- Elections in Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 28) (Video)
- Remarks by Ambassador John Heffern at the Free and Fair Elections Conference (March 23)
- Reconciliation (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 14) (Video)
- Congratulations on International Women’s Day (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, March 9) (Video)
- Ambassador Heffern’s speech at AUA (March 6)
- 20 years of US-Armenian Partnership (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, February 23) (Video)
- Musical Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, February 7) (Video)
- State of the Union 2012 (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, February 1) (Video)
- Run-up to the U.S. Presidential Elections (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, January 11) (Video)
- Visit to Peace Corps (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, January 4) (Video)
2011
- Heffern’s Family Christmas (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, December 30) (Video)
- Elections in Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, December 25) (Video)
- Human Rights (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, December 15) (Video)
- Armenia — a Unique Land (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, December 9) (Video)
- Partnership with the Private Sector (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 29) (Video)
- Congratulations to the Catholicos (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 18) (Video)
- 3 weeks in Armenia (Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog, November 15) (Video)
- Ambassador John Heffern’s Swearing In Ceremony Remarks (October 6)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at the celebration of U.S. Independence Day (June 7)
- Ambassador’s Opening Remarks at the World Press Freedom Day Concert and Reception (May 6) (Video)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at Ombudsman Andreasian’s “Media Forum 1” (April 30)
- Ambassador’s Speech on Civil Society in Armenia (February 28)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at Counterpart International’s presentation of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index 2010 (February 22)
2010
- Ambassador’s 2010 Armenian-American Diaspora Tour Remarks (October 12)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at 9/11 Commemoration Event (September 10)
- Ambassador’s Opening Remarks: “The Completion of Noratus Medieval Cemetery Preservation Project” (September 7)
- Ambassador’s Speech at the Peace Corps Swearing-In Ceremony (August 5)
- Ambassador’s Speech at AUA (June 2)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at World Press Freedom Day Event (May 11)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at Women of Courage Award Ceremony (March 11)
- Ambassador’s Remarks Welcoming Sports Envoys (March 3)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at Peace Corps Volunteer Award Ceremony (March 1)
- Ambassador’s Remarks at the Forum Organized by AmCham and TEPAV. (PDF 17 KB)
- Handover Ceremony of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Unit (February 2)
- “Redefining American Democracy” Winter School (January 27)
2009
- Ambassador’s Remarks to Armenian Diaspora in U.S. (June 9)
- Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch on U.S. Assistance to Armenia 2010 (May 14)
- Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at World Press Freedom Day Event
- Remarks at OSI Conference on Human Rights in Armenia (March 19)
- Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at AAA International Youth Seminar (March 13)
- Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course (February 17)
- Reception in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and Mikhail Danielyan (January 22)
- Remarks for Opening Ceremony of Harvard Black Sea Security Conference (October 27)