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
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
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 spend two years of theirs lives serving the Armenian people. The volunteers will live in towns and villages across Armenia, will co-teach English with local school teachers and work in ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Peace Corps, Peace Corps. Volunteers, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy 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 the capacity of Armenian law enforcement to investigate and prosecute corruption and drug trafficking. A team of 10 Armenian investigators from different investigative agencies (Special Investigation Service, Investigative Committee, Investigative ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 7 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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 Britain and Northern Ireland, the Council of Europe in Armenia, and the Embassy of Sweden honored individuals working to promote human rights, freedom of expression, diversity, democracy, transparency, legal reform ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Rights Advocates, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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. This $121,000 project helped improve conditions for the incarcerated population at Abovyan prison (Armenia’s only prison for females and juveniles) by providing training and skills to improve their mental and ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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, an Iranian airline linked to designated Iranian airline Mahan Air and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), as well as an Armenian general sales agent (GSA) providing services to Mahan Air. The Fatemiyoun Division, composed ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 24 January, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Iran, Syria, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Tresaury
Today U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour opened the “Role of Women in Justice” conference in Yerevan. The conference was organized by the Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office with the goal of bringing together Armenian judges, lawyers, investigators, and law enforcement personnel to discuss cultural obstacles in the justice system and how to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: Exclude, News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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 December 9 parliamentary elections. We welcome the assessment by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights that Armenia’s parliamentary elections were ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Statement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Menendez, and distinguished Members of the Committee: I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. I am grateful to the President and Secretary Pompeo for the confidence they have placed in me. If confirmed, I pledge to work closely ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Assistance, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Senate
The New Website Presents Stories from the 1988 Armenian Earthquake and Beyond For the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Armenian earthquake, a group of Peace Corps Volunteers together with Armenian volunteers have initiated a project called Story Beyond the Ruins. The American volunteers together with Armenians have created a website (
https://www.storybeyondtheruins.com/ ) where you can ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Peace Corps, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
This week the U.S. Embassy was pleased to welcome to Armenia a delegation from the U.S. state of Kansas headed by Governor Jeff Colyer and the Adjutant General of Kansas, Major General Lee Tafanelli. The delegation traveled to Armenia to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the devastating Spitak earthquake and to pay their respects to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Earthquake, Kansas, Kansas National Guard, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On November 21, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser met with Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia Tigran Mukuchyan. The parties discussed U.S. assistance and collaboration with the Government of Armenia ahead of the December 9 parliamentary elections, including the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Career and Entrepreneurship Fair, Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour spoke at the opening of an Embassy-funded career and entrepreneurship fair at the Marriott Hotel in Yerevan on Friday. Haykuhi Gevorgyan, a U.S. Embassy program alumna, coordinated the event, which featured workshops and discussion panels on topics including business startups, media literacy, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Career and Entrepreneurship Fair, Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
YEREVAN / BAKU, November 2, 2018 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America), together with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, visited the region October 29-November 2. The main purpose of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: OSCE, OSCE Minsk Group, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia October 25, 201 Harry Tamrazyan, RFE/RL: So, Mr. Bolton, we know that you just came up from the meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia. Can you share with us what has been discussed and what’s your impression of the new government? Ambassador Bolton: Well, we discussed a very wide range of subjects ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 26 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: John Bolton, RFE/RL, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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
A group of INL-sponsored Armenian investigators from the Investigative Committee (IC) and State Revenue Committee (SRC) attended the largest annual law enforcement gathering in the world – the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference – in Orlando from October 6-9. In addition to networking with U.S., Georgian, and Kosovar counterparts, the Armenian delegation held ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 19 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, INL, 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
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC September 20, 2018 On behalf of the government of the United States, it is my pleasure to congratulate the people of Armenia on the 27th anniversary of your historic vote to reclaim and restore your national independence. This year is especially important because it also ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, Secretary of State, 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
The global marketplace is constantly shrinking. To survive in any profession after graduation, today’s university students need to understand how to work across borders and in different cultures. This is why USA Study Abroad, a U.S. Department of State program, is working to expose young Americans to foreign cultures. This year, the U.S. Embassy in ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 8 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
English opens doors. With English language skills you can study in the United States, access academic research, talk to potential clients, and check a variety of news outlets to expand your horizons. That is why the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan has joined forces with the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science and the Children of ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COAF, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The United States and Armenia both share a love and passion for sports, and in the spirit of sports diplomacy the U.S. Embassy in Armenia brought two professional basketball legends, Ruthie Bolton and Shari Sam, to Armenia for a series of workshops and training camps to help Armenian youth and coaches improve their basketball skills ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 20 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Basketball, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, WNBA
To help Armenian experts extract, preserve, and analyze electronic forensic materials, ensuring fairer trials, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan recently donated more than $17,000 worth of digital evidence examination software and tools to the Republic of Armenia National Academy of Sciences National Bureau of Expertises (NBE). Organized by the Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 14 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
In June, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan brought instructors from the Colorado Department of Corrections’ International Corrections Management Training Center (ICMTC) to Armenia to share best practices on managing prisons. This is just the latest part of an on-going exchange of ideas between the authorities in Colorado and their peers in Armenia. In November-December 2017, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 9 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
This year, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan is celebrating U.S. Independence Day with a free, open-air concert at the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden on July 4th at 20:00 featuring the lively, unique sounds of Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers. Zydeco is a type of music that evolved in the bayous of Louisiana, as the French ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 6 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Mills, Independence Day, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Independence Day, zydeco
Yerevan, Armenia – On July 3, the U.S. Embassy celebrated the 242nd anniversary of the independence of the United States at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan with a summer evening of zydeco music, food, and fireworks. During the event, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. and guest of honor Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanian praised ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 3 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Mills, Independence Day, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Independence Day
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan launched a new project to provide managerial and specialized technical support to the Abovyan prison for women and juveniles. The six-month project titled “The Abovyan prison: Establishing the Culture of Transparency, Efficiency and Rehabilitation” will be implemented by Civil Society ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Juvenile, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
After receiving standing-room-only crowds last year, the U.S. Embassy is proud to bring back the American Film Showcase 2018. This year the film festival’s theme is “Inspire, Empower, and Encourage,” and it features a number of documentaries to showcase the power of individuals to change the world. Films will be screened for free June 4-10. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Bridget Brink, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, visited Armenia May 27-28 for meetings with the new government and civil society. In her first meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, DAS Brink congratulated him on the election and for a peaceful transition of government. She welcomed ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 29 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Bridget Brink, Department of State, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On April 23-24, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) sponsored an Armenian delegation of ten representatives from key stakeholder organizations to attend the 18thAlliance against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Conference organized by the OSCE in Vienna. This year’s event focused on promoting inclusive partnerships to further enhance the coherence ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
From April 17-20, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) sponsored a series of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) trainings, led by Homeland Security Investigations special agents, for Armenian investigators, Financial Intelligence Unit staff, prosecutors, and judges. The course focused on investigations and prosecutions of financial crimes, offering participants updates ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 20 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, 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
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON April 28, 2018 The United States continues to monitor closely the situation in Armenia. As a friend of Armenia, we urge all parties to engage in good faith negotiations on the formation of a new government in accordance with the Constitution, and to reach a resolution that reflects the interests ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 29 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The Office of the Acting Prime Minister and the U.S. Embassy regret that the quote attributed to Ambassador Mills in the press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office today was a mistranslation of the Ambassador’s comments and the views of the U.S. government. As the U.S. Embassy has said before, peaceful assembly of the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON April 24, 2018 The coming days represent a historic moment for the people of Armenia and its elected leaders, as they embark on the process of forming a new government. We urge all sides to engage constructively, within the legal framework of the Armenian constitution, to ensure a peaceful transition ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of State, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern, one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century, when one and a half million Armenians were deported, massacred, or marched to their deaths in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. We recall the horrific events of 1915 and grieve for the lives lost and the many ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 24 April, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: Donald J. Trump, POTUS, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy in Armenia strongly encourages police and protesters to adhere to peaceful, legal means for freedom of assembly as provided for by the Armenian constitution. We urge the government to show restraint to allow for peaceful protest and we urge those exercising their freedom of assembly to do so responsibly, to avoid violence, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan is pleased to be bringing to Armenia Nancy Bocskor, an internationally-known expert in applied democracy. She will be leading two all-day public lectures. The first on April 7 focuses on fundraising and is designed for professionals from civic, educational, and cultural organizations. The second, on April 8, will explore leadership ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 2 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Nancy Bocskor, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The head of the U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office, Dr. Shannon Behaj, recently presented a seminar at Armenia’s Justice Academy. She introduced the concepts of organizational psychology, including motivation, diversity, procedural justice, and leadership in organizations to leaders from the Justice Academy, Prosecutor General’s Office, Investigative Committee, Special Investigation Service, and ...
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By petrosyaak | 30 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan recently launched a new project to support sustainable curriculum development for training Armenia’s investigators, prosecutors, and judges. The one-year cooperative agreement, implemented by the U.S. National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) with Yerevan State University, will support the Armenian Justice ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 30 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy’s American Film Showcase 2018 “Inspire, Empower, Encourage” will feature free screenings of thirteen feature documentaries from April 27 to May 3 at the Moscow Cinema. Like last year, the film festival is about more than watching movies. It will also feature a master class for young Armenian filmmakers. This year, the workshop ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 30 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: American Film Showcase, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The budget agreement recently signed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump includes funding for foreign assistance programs, including those in Armenia. Recent reports that the funding plan eliminates all foreign assistance to Armenia are wrong and based on a misunderstanding of the U.S. budget process. Given the strong separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 28 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Budget, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Bureau recently sent a delegation of 10 Armenian women working in law enforcement to attend the 7th annual Women in Police Conference, hosted by the INL office at the U.S. Embassy in Georgia. This was an opportunity for female officers to network and exchange ideas ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 27 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
As prepared Yerevan, March 7, 2018 Thank you all for having me with you today. I wish I was able to play soccer half as well as the young women pictured in these photos. I can guarantee you that anyone seeing them play, seeing them be competitive on that field, will clearly be able to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 9 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: DCM, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The United States Embassy in Yerevan Armenia and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia Cooperate to Extradite a U.S. Fugitive U.S. and Armenian law enforcement authorities and prosecutors coordinated the capture and return of a U.S. citizen fugitive located in Yerevan, Armenia. United States Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Richard Mills, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 5 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Extradite, Fugitive, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
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
United States citizen Stella Boyadjian and Armenian citizens Diana Grigoryan aka “Dina Akopovna” and Hrachya Atoyan were recently indicted by a U.S. Federal Grand Jury for their alleged roles in a visa fraud operation that illegally brought Armenian citizens to the United States for profit. The indictment includes charges of conspiracy, visa fraud, money laundering, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 1 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, Visa Fraud
Yerevan, Armenia — The U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office sponsored an advanced narcotics investigation course led by officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Yerevan on February 5-9, 2018. Representatives from four Armenian law enforcement agencies participated in this five-day course, which included case studies and tabletop exercises on ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 26 February, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: DEA, INL, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
BAKU / YEREVAN, 11 February 2018 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America), together with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, met with President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on 7 February and President ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 12 February, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: co-chairs, Minsk Group, OSCE, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office, together with a visiting delegation of U.S. Homeland Security agents, trained Armenian judges, prosecutors, and investigators on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection and investigation November 27 – December 1, 2017. The training highlighted the link between IPR and transnational organized crime and national security, with ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 25 January, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Intellectual Property Rights, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, on November 13, 2017, launched a new project to support juvenile justice. The one-year Legal Education and Active Participation (LEAP) cooperative agreement, implemented by Project Harmony, will support community-oriented social justice through positive interactions between youth and law enforcement officials. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 9 January, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Juvenile Justice, LEAP, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
U.S. Embassy Yerevan wishes to alert Syrian refugees in Armenia of an ongoing attempted immigration fraud. Several Syrian families seeking to relocate to the United States from Armenia have fallen victim to a scam which consists of an individual promising relocation and refugee travel document services from U.S. Embassy Yerevan in return for a fee ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 4 January, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Syrian refugees, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan selected four Armenian participants for an Open World Exchange Program focused on the Judicial System in the United States. INL also helped develop the program, which took place in Washington, DC, and Norfolk, Virginia. The delegation included a public defender, the ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 28 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, judicial exchange, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
From October 22 to 27, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan sponsored the participation of two representatives from the Armenian Ministry of Justice to attend the 19th Annual International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Conference in London. The annual conference is the largest international gathering of its ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 22 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, Prisons Association, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
A U.S. Embassy-sponsored concert, “Holiday Magic,” dazzled the Armenian public with American and Armenian Christmas music performed by talented up-and-coming Armenian bands and musicians. The festive event marked the end of a year long celebration of America’s 25 years of partnership and friendship with an independent and sovereign Republic of Armenia, using song, verse, dancing, ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 20 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 25 Years of U.S.-Armenian Friendship, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
An expert from the U.S. Forest Service concludes a working visit to Armenia today. Together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Nature Protection, applied fire ecologist Jennifer Croft supported an assessment of wildfire fighting capabilities that will help the Armenian government further improve its ability to fight wildfires in the future. ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 15 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Nature Protection, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Forest Service
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan organized a three-day training on social media and open source investigations for investigators from the Special Investigative Service, Investigative Committee, and National Security Service, and for representatives from the Ministry of Justice. This collaborative effort utilized Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 14 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: INL, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia – The U.S. Embassy, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Embassy of the Republic of France, the United Nations, and the Council of Europe honoured individuals working to promote human ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Honour Rights Advocates, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On this, the International Day of People with Disabilities, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan would like to recognize the achievements and contributions of Armenians with disabilities to create a more just and equal society. People with disabilities have contributed to Armenian society in numerous ways. They are parliamentarians, civil society leaders, teachers, lawyers, artists and ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 4 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: International Day of People with Disabilities, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
On November 1, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and HSBC Bank Armenia, organized business conference focused on Armenia’s agriculture sector. The goal was to connect Armenian companies involved in the sector with the expertise, products, and technology of well-known U.S. companies Valmont and Monsanto. The conference aimed to ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 1 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Agriculture Sector, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Mr. Prime Minister, other members of the Cabinet, distinguished guests, and dear friends: thank you for joining us tonight as we celebrate the 241st anniversary of the independence of the United States of America. With this summer evening of jazz, food, and fireworks, we hope to recreate and share with you, right here in this ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Mills, Independence, Independence Day, Richard Mills, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Independence Day
The U.S. Embassy is hitting the road for two weeks in July to connect with Armenians across the country and to showcase the many areas of enduring partnership and shared interests between Armenia and the United States. The “America on the Road” tour is the centerpiece of our year-long commemoration of the 25th anniversary of ...
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By U.S. Mission Armenia | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Events | Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Mills, Michael Mayo, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
