Yerevan, Armenia – On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Embassy celebrated the 246th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America with an evening music, American food, and fireworks. At the event, U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy reaffirmed U.S. support for democratic development in Armenia. “The stories of our partnership encompass support for democratic institutions, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 1 July, 2022 | Topics: Exclude, Exclude All, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks U.S. Embassy Compound Thursday, June 30, 2022 Deputy Prime Minister Matevosyan, honorable guests, friends, fellow Americans. I am so happy to welcome you all to our July 4th Celebration. This is first time in three years that we have been able to gather in person! I want to express appreciation ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 1 July, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: Department of State, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
First of all, let me just say how very pleased I am to be here today with friends, colleagues, and partners. I want to congratulate Freedom House on holding this first Armenian Forum for Democracy. I think it really demonstrates the level of engagement that we are able to have in Armenia and the place ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 20 May, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: Department of State, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The five American Corners in Armenia – in Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Charentsavan, and Kapan – came together April 8 to mark the National Library Week with a reading marathon of Peter Balakyan’s award winning memoir “Black Dog of Fate.” Dozens of community leaders, literary figures, library patrons, and students joined the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne M. Tracy and U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Edward Vaughan, Deputy Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities at United States European Command, participated on January 19, 2022, in a ceremony at the Central Military Hospital to mark the donation of $665,000 worth of medical equipment from ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 20 January, 2022 | Topics: Exclude, Exclude All, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – On December 9, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy and Yerevan State University acting Rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan jointly participated in the opening of the American Studies Center and official launch of the first master’s program in American Studies at Yerevan State University. In 2019, YSU received a grant from the Public Diplomacy ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 10 December, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
YEREVAN — On 13 November, at the graduation ceremony of COAF’s English Access program, Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) Managing Director Koryun Khachaturyan, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne M. Tracy, and Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding extending the pilot initiative “English-Speaking Rural Schools.” The ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
by Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia September 21, 2021 Exactly thirty years ago, the Armenian people overwhelmingly voted to secede from the Soviet Union, taking the first step to regain their status as an independent, sovereign nation. Today, as we commemorate the 30th anniversary of its independence, I see the strength and ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – On September 7, U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy traveled to Lori to participate in a donation ceremony of aDigital Radiography and Fluoroscopy Machine to the Spitak medical Center. The medical imaging device, worth $255,000, is one component of a medical equipment donation to the Ministry of Health valued at$770,000 to support the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 8 September, 2021 | Topics: Exclude, Exclude All, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Civilnet Interview with U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy July 15, 2021 EMILIO CRICCHIO: Welcome to Civilnet. Today we are joined by the United States Ambassador to Armenia, Lynne Tracy. Ambassador Tracy has served in a number of countries, including Russia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. She has been serving as United States Ambassador to Armenia since 2019. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 15 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Civilnet, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, Yerevan State University
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MAY 27, 2021 The United States is concerned by recent developments along the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the detention of several Armenian soldiers by Azerbaijani forces. We call on both sides to urgently and peacefully resolve this incident. We also continue to call on Azerbaijan to release immediately ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 27 May, 2021 | Topics: embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring. Beginning on April 24, 1915, with the arrest of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople by Ottoman authorities, one and a half million ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 April, 2021 | Topics: embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
This week, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Lynne M. Tracy, traveled through the Syunik region to learn first-hand from local officials and U.S. Embassy program partners how the region has been affected by the twin crises of the pandemic and conflict this past year. She also met with the recipients of several U.S. government grant projects ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On Friday, April 9, 2021, the U.S. Embassy’s five American Corners hosted a reading marathon in celebration of U.S. and Armenian National Library Weeks. The marathon featured the bestselling American novel, “Wonder,” by R.J. Palacio. The book teaches us to respect and value one another – to look beyond our external differences and appreciate that which unites us as human beings. U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The United States Embassy is closely following ongoing developments in Armenia, including statements by relevant stakeholders. We encourage all parties to exercise calm and restraint and to de-escalate tensions peacefully, without violence. The United States is committed to supporting Armenia’s democratic reforms, in line with our shared values, and stresses the importance of democratic institutions ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 February, 2021 | Topics: embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On January 20, 2021 just before 12:00pm in Washington, D.C., President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took the oath of office to become the 46th President of the United States. His Vice President, Kamala Harris, was also sworn in, becoming not only the first woman, but also the first Black and Indian American to hold the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On Friday, January 24, 2020, U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy opened a photo exhibit in Yerevan highlighting new collaborations between young Armenian and Turkish photographers. The exhibit features a collection of work from 20 Armenian and Turkish photojournalists, who spent four months developing their skills and taking a remarkable set of photographs that tell the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 29 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
American Councils for International Education in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Armenia hosted the USG Alumni Network: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conference. The conference brought alumni of U.S. government exchange programs together around the theme of innovation and entrepreneurship. The event offered a substantive opportunity for these alumni to engage with one another and network, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 December, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: American Councils, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy delivered closing remarks at the Embassy-funded “Career Entrepreneurship Fair” at the Congress Hotel in Yerevan on Friday. The fair was the culmination of a three-day “Career Camp,” organized by Haykuhi Gevorgyan, a U.S. Embassy exchange program alumna. The Camp featured workshops and discussion panels ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 23 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
From October 31 to November 1, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) offered a five-day course in International Joint Bio-Terrorism Investigation (IJBTI) for Armenian officials. The course brought together 24 mid-level public health, veterinary, and law enforcement officials from multiple disciplines, including the RA Ministries of Health, Economy, Emergency Situations, and Defense as well as ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 8 November, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: DTRA, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in 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 trip abroad, continuing his legacy of bringing awareness to unwanted, human-caused fires. The Smokey Bear wildfire prevention campaign has had a dramatic impact in the United States since its introduction in ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Smokey Bear, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Forest Service
On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan celebrated the completion of a project honoring shared U.S.-Armenian, transatlantic values, unveiling a 100-meter-long mural at the Embassy’s Gilmore Field. U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy presided over the event, which was attended by young Armenian alumni of European and U.S. exchange programs as well as representatives of ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On September 17, 2019, U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy joined Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Narine Khachaturyan, representatives of the Syunik region and the Meghri community to celebrate the completion of a U.S.-funded cultural preservation project in Meghri. The project was funded by a $510,000 grant through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 19 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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 evening of Motown music, American food, and fireworks. At the event, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Deborah Grieser reaffirmed U.S. support for democratic development in Armenia. “It has been exciting to be here ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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 government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Armenia remained on Tier 2. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts by providing robust training for law enforcement, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 2 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
I am honored to be representing the United States of America here in Armenia – and I have been keeping very busy during my first two and a half months here. I think I have now met with every minister as well as many other representatives from across the Armenian government and parliament. I have ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: American Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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 Armenia signed extensions to two bilateral agreements to support Armenia’s private sector and democratic development. USAID Bureau for Europe and Eurasia’s Deputy Assistant Administrator Alexander Sokolowski, USAID/Armenia Mission Director Deborah ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, USAID, USASD
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 in Yerevan on May 7, 2019. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan hosted the dialogue and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigor Hovhannisyan led the Armenian delegation, with participation by Armenian Ambassador to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 8 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, USASD
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 project in Dashtadem. The project, funded by a $143,175 grant through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), involved the excavation and partial restoration of the Dashtadem Fortress complex. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 30 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation, Dashtadem, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – On April 22, 2019, USAID, the Center for Agribusiness & Rural Development (CARD), and partners marked the official launch of the new Rural Economic Development – New Economic Opportunities (RED-NEO) Program in Armenia. U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne M. Tracy, and representative of the Armenian Government delivered opening remarks at the kick-off ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, USAID
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 featured the classic American novel, “The Martian Chronicles,” by Ray Bradbury. U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne M. Tracy and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigor Hovhannisyan participated in the reading marathon alongside ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, American Spaces, News, Press Releases | Tags: American Corners, Ray Bradbury, U.S. Ambassador, Yerevan American Corner
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 U.S. Embassy and the Isahakyan City Central Library. TechnoLab is an extension of the Yerevan American Corner and is the result of the ongoing successful collaboration between the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, American Spaces, News, Press Releases | Tags: American Corners, Hayk Marutyan, Technolab, U.S. Ambassador, Yerevan American Corner
Yerevan, Armenia October 25, 2018 Ambassador Bolton: Thank you very much, Sarah. It’s a great pleasure to be here and thanks to all of you for coming today. I understand I am the first U.S. National Security Advisor to come since 1997 so I am particularly happy to be here and was very grateful to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 26 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Farewell Speech As Prepared Ambassador Richard M. Mills American Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, October 09, 2018 This is a bittersweet evening for me. While I am delighted to be here once again at the invitation of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, I know it is for the last time, as my tenure as ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills, Jr., was pleased to announce an increase in U.S. assistance funding for Armenia. The United States recently provided more than $14 million in additional foreign assistance resources for initiatives in Armenia following the political transition, and in the coming year the U.S. government intends to provide more ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 10 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Assistance, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills, Jr., along with representatives from the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation, visited Tsiatsan and Amberd schools to donate $80,000 worth of new school equipment, training aids, furniture, sports equipment, and kitchen appliances. These schools were chosen to receive the donation, provided by the U.S. Department of ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 19 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan and the U.S. Commercial Service in Moscow, in partnership with IDBank, organized a one-day conference focused on franchise business opportunities on September 5 in Yerevan. The event is part of an ongoing effort to foster trade and investment between the United States and Armenia. The conference gave participants rare and ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 5 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2018 For further information, contact: Carol Danko, (202) 304-3726
Carol.Danko@opic.gov YEREVAN, ARMENIA – Executive Vice President of the U.S. government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) David Bohigian and other U.S. government officials traveled to Yerevan to promote U.S. investment in Armenia. The delegation met with senior government officials, business leaders from U.S.-based ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 14 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: OPIC, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Barev dzez! Thank you to the Hover Choir for that beautiful rendition of our national anthems. Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan and other Ministers present, members of the Diplomatic Corps, members of the Armenian government, partners, and friends. Welcome! America’s Founding Fathers 242 years ago, feeling their rights were not respected, risked their lives to throw off ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Independence Day
Art allows us to express our emotions, share our thoughts, and communicate our culture. That’s why, over the years, the U.S. Embassy has been proud to send a number of artists and art community leaders to the United States on various exchange programs. Now alumni of those programs are banding together to highlight the vibrant ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 12 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Alumni, Art Alive, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
As a continuation of its “Wonder-ful Life” campaign started in 2014, which saw the translation of the book “Wonder” into Armenian and development of a curriculum to help more than 50 schools teach the importance of social inclusion for individuals with disabilities, the U.S. Embassy will be offering two free public screenings of the Hollywood ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Social Inclusion, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, wonder
On June 1, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AmCham) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, organized a discussion focused on attracting U.S. investments to Armenia. The workshop specifically focused on how companies and investors can work with the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 1 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: AmCham, OPIC, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. Ambassador visits southern Armenia to see Embassy-supported projects English students, ancient frescos, and handcrafted accessories – when U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr., and his spouse Leigh traveled to Syunik Province this week his agenda was filled with visits to a variety of efforts supported by the U.S. Embassy in Armenia. “As lovely ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 7 May, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, Syunik, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
“It was a dark and stormy night.” So begins the story of “A Wrinkle in Time,” a classic piece of U.S. fiction by author Madeleine L’Engle, which was read aloud in the U.S. Embassy’s five American Corners in Armenia on Friday, April 13, in celebration of both U.S. and Armenian National Library Week. The Reading ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: American Corners, U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, Yerevan American Corner
On March 2, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr., announced plans to expand the Yerevan American Corner during a ceremony in which he was presented with the Avetik Isahakyan Medal in recognition of his contribution to the development of the Yerevan City Central Library. “While you present this award to me, it is important ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, American Spaces, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, Yerevan American Corner
