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ubermenu-dynamic-term ubermenu-item-7000 ubermenu-item-7000-term-44 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-level-2 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-full ubermenu-has-submenu-tab-content-panel" data-ubermenu-trigger="mouseover" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-item-layout-default ubermenu-content-align-right ubermenu-item-layout-text_only" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/"><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Press Releases</span><i class='ubermenu-sub-indicator fas fa-angle-down'></i></a><ul class="ubermenu-tab-content-panel ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-3-4 ubermenu-submenu ubermenu-submenu-id-7000-term-44 ubermenu-submenu-type-tab-content-panel ubermenu-submenu-id-7000 ubermenu-submenu-retractor-top" ><li class="ubermenu-retractor ubermenu-retractor-desktop"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></li><li class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-27517 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/master-of-arts-in-multiplatform-journalism-program/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/MAMJ-1-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/MAMJ-1-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/MAMJ-1-350x207.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/MAMJ-1-1140x684.jpg 1140w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/MAMJ-1-750x450.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Master of Arts in Multiplatform Journalism Program</span></a></li><li class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-27339 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/achievements-of-u-s-exchange-alumni/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-1140x684.jpg 1140w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-750x450.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Achievements of U.S. Exchange Alumni</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-27322" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-27322 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-government-announces-20600000-support-to-armenia/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-768x461.jpg 768w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-1140x684.jpg 1140w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/Photo2-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">U.S. Government Announces $20,600,000 Support to Armenia</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-27051" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-27051 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-celebrates-independence-day/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/July-4-2024-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/July-4-2024-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/July-4-2024-1140x684.jpg 1140w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/July-4-2024-750x450.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">U.S. Embassy Celebrates Independence Day</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-item-7000-term-1740" class="ubermenu-tab ubermenu-has-submenu-drop ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-item-has-children ubermenu-dynamic-term ubermenu-item-7000 ubermenu-item-7000-term-1740 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-level-2 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-full ubermenu-has-submenu-tab-content-panel" data-ubermenu-trigger="mouseover" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-item-layout-default ubermenu-content-align-right ubermenu-item-layout-text_only" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/alert/"><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Alert</span><i class='ubermenu-sub-indicator fas fa-angle-down'></i></a><ul class="ubermenu-tab-content-panel ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-3-4 ubermenu-submenu ubermenu-submenu-id-7000-term-1740 ubermenu-submenu-type-tab-content-panel ubermenu-submenu-id-7000 ubermenu-submenu-retractor-top" ><li class="ubermenu-retractor ubermenu-retractor-desktop"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></li><li class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-27408 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/launch-of-the-new-smart-traveler-enrollment-program-step-re-enroll-now/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-350x210.png 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal.png 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-200x120.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Great Seal of the United States" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Launch of the New Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) – Re-Enroll Now!</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-26747" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-26747 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/voting-in-2024-u-s-federal-elections/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-350x210.png 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal.png 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-200x120.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Great Seal of the United States" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">VOTING IN 2024 U.S. FEDERAL ELECTIONS </span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-26680" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-26680 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-yerevan-armenia-february-2-2024/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-350x210.png 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal.png 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-200x120.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Great Seal of the United States" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Security Alert-U.S. Embassy Yerevan, Armenia</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-26232" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-26232 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/demonstration-alert-u-s-embassy-yerevan-armenia-september-19-2023/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-350x210.png 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal.png 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-200x120.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Great Seal of the United States" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Yerevan, Armenia</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-item-7000-term-4" class="ubermenu-tab ubermenu-has-submenu-drop ubermenu-current-menu-item ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-item-has-children ubermenu-dynamic-term ubermenu-item-7000 ubermenu-item-7000-term-4 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-level-2 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-full ubermenu-has-submenu-tab-content-panel" data-ubermenu-trigger="mouseover" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-item-layout-default ubermenu-content-align-right ubermenu-item-layout-text_only" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/"><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Ambassador</span><i class='ubermenu-sub-indicator fas fa-angle-down'></i></a><ul class="ubermenu-tab-content-panel ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-3-4 ubermenu-submenu ubermenu-submenu-id-7000-term-4 ubermenu-submenu-type-tab-content-panel ubermenu-submenu-id-7000 ubermenu-submenu-retractor-top" ><li class="ubermenu-retractor ubermenu-retractor-desktop"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></li><li class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-27339 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/achievements-of-u-s-exchange-alumni/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-1140x684.jpg 1140w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-750x450.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Achievements of U.S. Exchange Alumni</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-25731" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-25731 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom-reception/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Kristina Kvien, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Remarks as Prepared by Ambassador Kvien at World Press Freedom Day Reception May 4, 2023</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-24862" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-24862 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/july-4-2022/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-24779" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-24779 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/forum-for-democracy/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-175x105.png 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-350x210.png 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal.png 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/12/default-blog-seal-200x120.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Great Seal of the United States" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Ambassador Tracy’s Remarks at First Armenian Forum for Democracy</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-item-7000-term-54" class="ubermenu-tab ubermenu-has-submenu-drop ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-item-has-children ubermenu-dynamic-term ubermenu-item-7000 ubermenu-item-7000-term-54 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-level-2 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-full ubermenu-has-submenu-tab-content-panel" data-ubermenu-trigger="mouseover" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-item-layout-default ubermenu-content-align-right ubermenu-item-layout-text_only" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/"><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Speeches</span><i class='ubermenu-sub-indicator fas fa-angle-down'></i></a><ul class="ubermenu-tab-content-panel ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-3-4 ubermenu-submenu ubermenu-submenu-id-7000-term-54 ubermenu-submenu-type-tab-content-panel ubermenu-submenu-id-7000 ubermenu-submenu-retractor-top" ><li class="ubermenu-retractor ubermenu-retractor-desktop"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></li><li class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-25731 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom-reception/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Kristina Kvien, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Remarks as Prepared by Ambassador Kvien at World Press Freedom Day Reception May 4, 2023</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-7001-post-25595" class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-25595 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber-of-commerce-2/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news032923_750x450-175x105.jpg" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news032923_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news032923_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news032923_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news032923_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px" width="175" height="105" alt="Ambassador Kvien’s Remarks at American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia General Meeting" /><span class="ubermenu-target-title ubermenu-target-text">Ambassador Kvien’s Remarks at American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia General Meeting</span></a></li><li class="ubermenu-item ubermenu-item-type-custom ubermenu-item-object-ubermenu-custom ubermenu-dynamic-post ubermenu-item-7001 ubermenu-item-7001-post-24862 ubermenu-item-auto ubermenu-item-header ubermenu-item-level-4 ubermenu-column ubermenu-column-1-4" ><a class="ubermenu-target ubermenu-target-with-image ubermenu-item-layout-image_above ubermenu-content-align-left" href="https://am.usembassy.gov/july-4-2022/"><img class="ubermenu-image ubermenu-image-size-ubermenu-image" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-175x105.jpg" 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</div> <div class="container"> <div class="breadcrumbs"> <span vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="BreadcrumbList"> <span property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/" property="item" typeof="WebPage"> <span property="name"> Home </span> </a> <meta property="position" content="1"> </span> <span><span><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/">Home</a></span> | <span><a href="/news-events/">News & Events</a></span> | <span class="breadcrumb_last" aria-current="page">Ambassador</span></span> </span> </div> </div>   <div id="main" class="wrap container " role="document"> <div class="content row"> <div class="mo-wrapper"> <main class="main"> <div id="primary" class="site-content"> <div id="content" role="main"> <article class="post-27339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-art-and-culture category-education category-embassy category-news category-press-releases category-public-affairs category-scholarships-and-exchanges"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/achievements-of-u-s-exchange-alumni/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-1140x684.jpg 1140w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/DSC08645-175x105.jpg 175w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="DSC08645" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/achievements-of-u-s-exchange-alumni/">Achievements of U.S. Exchange Alumni</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For more details, follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/usembarmenia/,">Facebook</a> , <a href="http://instagram/">Instagram</a> , or <a href="https://twitter.com/usembarmenia">Twitter</a> . U.S. Embassy Yerevan and American Councils for International Education Armenia Celebrate the Achievements of U.S. Exchange Alumni Yerevan, September 30, 2024: U.S.Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien presented awards to 5 distinguished alumni of U.S. government exchange programs. Presented in partnership with American Councils for International …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/achievements-of-u-s-exchange-alumni/" aria-label="Read More Achievements of U.S. Exchange Alumni" title="Achievements of U.S. Exchange Alumni">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 2 October, 2024 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/art-and-culture/" title="Art & Culture">Art & Culture</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/education/" title="Education">Education</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/embassy/" title="embassy">embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/public-affairs/" title="Public Affairs">Public Affairs</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/scholarships-and-exchanges/" title="Scholarships and Exchanges">Scholarships and Exchanges</a></p> </article> <article class="post-25731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-ambassador-kvien tag-u-s-department-of-state tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom-reception/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Kristina Kvien, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/ambassador_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Kristina Kvien, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom-reception/">Remarks as Prepared by Ambassador Kvien at World Press Freedom Day Reception May 4, 2023</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Dear Guests, Good evening! It’s a pleasure to host this gathering to recognize World Press Freedom Day. A free, diverse, and independent press is a fundamental pillar of any successful democracy. A free press plays a role that is much deeper than just providing information, although that in itself is important. A free press holds …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom-reception/" aria-label="Read More Remarks as Prepared by Ambassador Kvien at World Press Freedom Day Reception May 4, 2023" title="Remarks as Prepared by Ambassador Kvien at World Press Freedom Day Reception May 4, 2023">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 5 May, 2023 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-kvien/" rel="tag">Ambassador Kvien</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-department-of-state/" rel="tag">U.S. Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-24862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases category-public-affairs category-speeches tag-department-of-state tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/july-4-2022/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news070122_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/july-4-2022/">Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/july-4-2022/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks" title="Ambassador Tracy’s July 4 Remarks">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 1 July, 2022 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/public-affairs/" title="Public Affairs">Public Affairs</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/department-of-state/" rel="tag">Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-24779 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases category-public-affairs tag-department-of-state tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/forum-for-democracy/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/forum-for-democracy/">Ambassador Tracy’s Remarks at First Armenian Forum for Democracy</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/forum-for-democracy/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Tracy’s Remarks at First Armenian Forum for Democracy" title="Ambassador Tracy’s Remarks at First Armenian Forum for Democracy">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 20 May, 2022 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/public-affairs/" title="Public Affairs">Public Affairs</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/department-of-state/" rel="tag">Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-23625 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-embassy category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/democracy-is-precious/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/white_house_grounds-2-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="White House" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/white_house_grounds-2.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/white_house_grounds-2-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/white_house_grounds-2-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/white_house_grounds-2-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="White House" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/democracy-is-precious/">“Democracy is Precious” by Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/democracy-is-precious/" aria-label="Read More “Democracy is Precious” by Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia" title="“Democracy is Precious” by Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 22 January, 2021 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/embassy/" title="embassy">embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-23490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-exclude category-exclude-all category-news category-press-releases tag-secretary-of-state tag-u-s-department-of-state tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador_met_president/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news11202020_750x450-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news11202020_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news11202020_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news11202020_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news11202020_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador_met_president/">U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan on November 19 to discuss the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the current political situation in Armenia. The Ambassador stressed the importance of democratic norms and values, condemned political violence, and encouraged all stakeholders to abide by the rule of law. The Ambassador emphasized that the United States …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador_met_president/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan" title="U.S. Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy met with the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 21 November, 2020 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/secretary-of-state/" rel="tag">Secretary of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-department-of-state/" rel="tag">U.S. Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-22491 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-department-of-state tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/armenian-and-turkish/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news012420_750x450-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="#BridgingStories II exhibit connects a second group of Armenian and Turkish photographers through shared stories" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news012420_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news012420_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news012420_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news012420_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="#BridgingStories II exhibit connects a second group of Armenian and Turkish photographers through shared stories" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/armenian-and-turkish/">#BridgingStories II exhibit connects a second group of Armenian and Turkish photographers through shared stories</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/armenian-and-turkish/" aria-label="Read More #BridgingStories II exhibit connects a second group of Armenian and Turkish photographers through shared stories" title="#BridgingStories II exhibit connects a second group of Armenian and Turkish photographers through shared stories">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 29 January, 2020 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-department-of-state/" rel="tag">U.S. Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-22340 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-american-councils tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-department-of-state tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/alumni-summit/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news121319_750x450-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="American Councils Announces USG Alumni Summit" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news121319_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news121319_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news121319_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news121319_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="American Councils Announces USG Alumni Summit" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/alumni-summit/">American Councils Announces USG Alumni Summit</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/alumni-summit/" aria-label="Read More American Councils Announces USG Alumni Summit" title="American Councils Announces USG Alumni Summit">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 December, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-councils/" rel="tag">American Councils</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-department-of-state/" rel="tag">U.S. Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-22173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-department-of-state tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/global-entrepreneurship/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news112219_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Global Entrepreneurship Week" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news112219_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news112219_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news112219_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news112219_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Global Entrepreneurship Week" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/global-entrepreneurship/">U.S. Embassy supports Third Annual Career and Entrepreneurship Fair in Yerevan During Global Entrepreneurship Week</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/global-entrepreneurship/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy supports Third Annual Career and Entrepreneurship Fair in Yerevan During Global Entrepreneurship Week" title="U.S. Embassy supports Third Annual Career and Entrepreneurship Fair in Yerevan During Global Entrepreneurship Week">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 23 November, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-department-of-state/" rel="tag">U.S. Department of State</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21988 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-ada tag-deputy-chief-of-mission"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american_dance/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news100319_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy Brings American Dancers to Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news100319_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news100319_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news100319_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news100319_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy Brings American Dancers to Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american_dance/">U.S. Embassy Brings American Dancers to Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>This evening at the Stanislavsky Theater in Yerevan, the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Christopher Smith launched the Embassy-sponsored American Dance Abroad (ADA) program “FOCUS: USA.” The U.S. Embassy contributed $50,000 to support the project, produced in cooperation with the High Fest International Performing Arts Festival, enabling the ADA to bring three stellar American …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american_dance/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy Brings American Dancers to Armenia" title="U.S. Embassy Brings American Dancers to Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 4 October, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ada/" rel="tag">ADA</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/deputy-chief-of-mission/" rel="tag">Deputy Chief of Mission</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21966 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/transatlantic-values/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news092519_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador Celebrates Shared Transatlantic Values between U.S. and Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news092519_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news092519_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news092519_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news092519_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador Celebrates Shared Transatlantic Values between U.S. and Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/transatlantic-values/">U.S. Ambassador Celebrates Shared Transatlantic Values between U.S. and Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/transatlantic-values/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador Celebrates Shared Transatlantic Values between U.S. and Armenia" title="U.S. Ambassador Celebrates Shared Transatlantic Values between U.S. and Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation/" rel="tag">Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/cultural-preservation/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news091719_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S.-Funded Meghri Cultural Preservation Project Complete" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news091719_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news091719_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news091719_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news091719_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S.-Funded Meghri Cultural Preservation Project Complete" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/cultural-preservation/">U.S.-Funded Meghri Cultural Preservation Project Complete</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/cultural-preservation/" aria-label="Read More U.S.-Funded Meghri Cultural Preservation Project Complete" title="U.S.-Funded Meghri Cultural Preservation Project Complete">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 19 September, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation/" rel="tag">Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21679 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases category-speeches tag-american-chamber-of-commerce tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber-of-commerce/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news051519_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Tracy: AmCham Policy Speech" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news051519_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news051519_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news051519_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news051519_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Tracy: AmCham Policy Speech" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber-of-commerce/">Ambassador Tracy: American Chamber of Commerce Policy Speech</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber-of-commerce/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Tracy: American Chamber of Commerce Policy Speech" title="Ambassador Tracy: American Chamber of Commerce Policy Speech">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-chamber-of-commerce/" rel="tag">American Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia tag-usaid tag-usasd"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/strategic-dialogue-2/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-1.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="USAID and Government of Armenia Extend Two Bilateral Agreements to Advance US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-1.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-1-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-1-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-1-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="USAID and Government of Armenia Extend Two Bilateral Agreements to Advance US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/strategic-dialogue-2/">USAID and Government of Armenia Extend Two Bilateral Agreements to Advance US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/strategic-dialogue-2/" aria-label="Read More USAID and Government of Armenia Extend Two Bilateral Agreements to Advance US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue" title="USAID and Government of Armenia Extend Two Bilateral Agreements to Advance US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/usaid/" rel="tag">USAID</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/usasd/" rel="tag">USASD</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia tag-usasd"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/strategic-dialogue/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news050819_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/strategic-dialogue/">U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/strategic-dialogue/" aria-label="Read More U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement" title="U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 8 May, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/usasd/" rel="tag">USASD</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21643 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation tag-dashtadem tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/dashtadem-fortress/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news043019_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S.-Funded Dashtadem Cultural Preservation Project Complete" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news043019_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news043019_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news043019_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news043019_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S.-Funded Dashtadem Cultural Preservation Project Complete" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/dashtadem-fortress/">U.S.-Funded Dashtadem Cultural Preservation Project Complete</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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. …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/dashtadem-fortress/" aria-label="Read More U.S.-Funded Dashtadem Cultural Preservation Project Complete" title="U.S.-Funded Dashtadem Cultural Preservation Project Complete">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 30 April, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation/" rel="tag">Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/dashtadem/" rel="tag">Dashtadem</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases category-us-agencies tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia tag-usaid"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/new-economic-opportunities/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news042219_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="USAID Launches Rural Economic Development - New Economic Opportunities Program" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news042219_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news042219_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news042219_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news042219_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="USAID Launches Rural Economic Development - New Economic Opportunities Program" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/new-economic-opportunities/">USAID Launches Rural Economic Development – New Economic Opportunities Program</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/new-economic-opportunities/" aria-label="Read More USAID Launches Rural Economic Development – New Economic Opportunities Program" title="USAID Launches Rural Economic Development – New Economic Opportunities Program">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 22 April, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/us-agencies/" title="U.S. Agencies">U.S. Agencies</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/usaid/" rel="tag">USAID</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21599 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-american-spaces category-news category-press-releases tag-american-corners tag-ray-bradbury tag-u-s-ambassador tag-yerevan-american-corner"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/national-library-week/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news041219_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news041219_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news041219_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news041219_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news041219_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/national-library-week/">American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/national-library-week/" aria-label="Read More American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon" title="American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 April, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/american-spaces/" title="American Spaces">American Spaces</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-corners/" rel="tag">American Corners</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ray-bradbury/" rel="tag">Ray Bradbury</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/yerevan-american-corner/" rel="tag">Yerevan American Corner</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-american-spaces category-news category-press-releases tag-american-corners tag-hayk-marutyan tag-technolab tag-u-s-ambassador tag-yerevan-american-corner"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/technological-hub-opening/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news040819_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yerevan" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news040819_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news040819_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news040819_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news040819_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yerevan" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/technological-hub-opening/">U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yerevan</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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. …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/technological-hub-opening/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yerevan" title="U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yerevan">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/american-spaces/" title="American Spaces">American Spaces</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-corners/" rel="tag">American Corners</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/hayk-marutyan/" rel="tag">Hayk Marutyan</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/technolab/" rel="tag">Technolab</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/yerevan-american-corner/" rel="tag">Yerevan American Corner</a></p> </article> <article class="post-21287 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-assistance tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia tag-u-s-senate"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/lynne-tracy-statement/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/LynneTracy.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Lynne Tracy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/LynneTracy.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/LynneTracy-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/LynneTracy-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/LynneTracy-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Lynne Tracy" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/lynne-tracy-statement/">Statement of Lynne Tracy Ambassadorial Nominee to Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/lynne-tracy-statement/" aria-label="Read More Statement of Lynne Tracy Ambassadorial Nominee to Armenia" title="Statement of Lynne Tracy Ambassadorial Nominee to Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-assistance/" rel="tag">U.S. Assistance</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-senate/" rel="tag">U.S. Senate</a></p> </article> <article class="post-20280 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-american-spaces category-news category-press-releases tag-u-s-ambassador tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia tag-yerevan-american-corner"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/yerevan-american-corner/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news030218_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador Mills unveils plans to expand Yerevan American Corner" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news030218_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news030218_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news030218_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news030218_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador Mills unveils plans to expand Yerevan American Corner" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/yerevan-american-corner/">U.S. Ambassador Mills unveils plans to expand Yerevan American Corner</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/yerevan-american-corner/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador Mills unveils plans to expand Yerevan American Corner" title="U.S. Ambassador Mills unveils plans to expand Yerevan American Corner">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 March, 2018 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/american-spaces/" title="American Spaces">American Spaces</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-ambassador/" rel="tag">U.S. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/yerevan-american-corner/" rel="tag">Yerevan American Corner</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19799 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-ambassador tag-ambassador-mills tag-career-and-job-fair-job-fair-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/job-fair/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news111717_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Career and Job Fair launched with the support of U.S. Embassy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news111717_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news111717_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news111717_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news111717_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Career and Job Fair launched with the support of U.S. Embassy" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/job-fair/">Career and Job Fair launched with the support of U.S. Embassy</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>To cap off a busy Global Entrepreneurship Week, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, together with Haykuhi Gevorkyan of Career Lab and Araksia Martirosyan of International Academy of Business, connected job recruiters with job seekers at a career and entrepreneurship fair at the Marriott Hotel in Yerevan. The fair offered workshops on resume writing, panel discussions …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/job-fair/" aria-label="Read More Career and Job Fair launched with the support of U.S. Embassy" title="Career and Job Fair launched with the support of U.S. Embassy">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/career-and-job-fair-job-fair-u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">Career and Job Fair; Job Fair; U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-agriculture-sector tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia tag-u-s-foreign-commercial-service"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/agriculture-sector/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news110117_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Team Up to Support the Agriculture Sector in Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news110117_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news110117_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news110117_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news110117_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Team Up to Support the Agriculture Sector in Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/agriculture-sector/">U.S. Embassy and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Team Up to Support the Agriculture Sector in Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/agriculture-sector/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Team Up to Support the Agriculture Sector in Armenia" title="U.S. Embassy and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Team Up to Support the Agriculture Sector in Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 1 November, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/agriculture-sector/" rel="tag">Agriculture Sector</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-foreign-commercial-service/" rel="tag">U.S. Foreign Commercial Service</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-government-offices category-news tag-ministry-of-health"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ministry-of-health-dtra/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news101617_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy joins Ministry of Health to open regional disease prevention labs" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news101617_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news101617_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news101617_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/news101617_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy joins Ministry of Health to open regional disease prevention labs" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ministry-of-health-dtra/">U.S. Embassy joins Ministry of Health to open regional disease prevention labs</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Residents in Martuni, Kapan, and Vanadzor are safer today thanks to the construction of laboratories designed to track, monitor, and fight infections. The labs — constructed by the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, provided with new technology, and updated to meet modern seismic safety standards – are part of the Ministry of Health’s National Center for …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ministry-of-health-dtra/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy joins Ministry of Health to open regional disease prevention labs" title="U.S. Embassy joins Ministry of Health to open regional disease prevention labs">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 16 October, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/government-offices/" title="Government Offices">Government Offices</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ministry-of-health/" rel="tag">Ministry of Health</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19293 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-independence tag-independence-day tag-richard-mills tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-independence-day"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-remarks/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-remarks/">Remarks at Embassy Yerevan’s Independence Day Celebration</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-remarks/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Embassy Yerevan’s Independence Day Celebration" title="Remarks at Embassy Yerevan’s Independence Day Celebration">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/independence/" rel="tag">Independence</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/independence-day/" rel="tag">Independence Day</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-independence-day/" rel="tag">U.S. Independence Day</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19276 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-events category-news tag-25th-anniversary-ambassador tag-ambassador-mills tag-independence tag-independence-day"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-day/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news063017_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-day/">The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Yerevan, Armenia – On June 30, the U.S. Embassy celebrated the 241th anniversary of the independence of the United States at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan with a summer evening of jazz, food, and fireworks. During the event, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. and guest of honor Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan praised the …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-day/" aria-label="Read More The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day" title="The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 30 June, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/events/" title="Events">Events</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/25th-anniversary-ambassador/" rel="tag">25th anniversary. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/independence/" rel="tag">Independence</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/independence-day/" rel="tag">Independence Day</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-art-and-culture category-culture category-events tag-ambassador tag-ambassador-mills tag-michael-mayo tag-u-s-embassy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/america-on-the-road-tour/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news062917_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy Launches “America on the Road” Tour Celebrating 25 Years of Partnership with Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news062917_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news062917_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news062917_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news062917_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy Launches “America on the Road” Tour Celebrating 25 Years of Partnership with Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/america-on-the-road-tour/">U.S. Embassy Launches “America on the Road” Tour</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>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 …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/america-on-the-road-tour/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy Launches “America on the Road” Tour" title="U.S. Embassy Launches “America on the Road” Tour">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/art-and-culture/" title="Art & Culture">Art & Culture</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/culture/" title="Culture">Culture</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/events/" title="Events">Events</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/michael-mayo/" rel="tag">Michael Mayo</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19216 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-25th-anniversary tag-ambassador-mills tag-peace-corps tag-richard-mills tag-swearing-in"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/swearing-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/swearing-ceremony/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Peace Corps Swearing-in Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you. Let me say it is such an honor, such a joy, to be there today for the swearing in of the new volunteers. Nothing warms a U.S. Ambassador’s heart more than to see so many Americans eager to assist Armenia, to build a bridge between our two countries. And of course it is …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/swearing-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Peace Corps Swearing-in Ceremony" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Peace Corps Swearing-in Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 June, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/25th-anniversary/" rel="tag">25th anniversary</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/peace-corps/" rel="tag">Peace Corps</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/swearing-in/" rel="tag">Swearing-in</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19195 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-25th-anniversary-ambassador tag-peace-corps-volunteers tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/peace-corps-volunteers/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news060217_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/peace-corps-volunteers/">Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov"></a> Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Mr. Richard Mills, swore-in 42 new Peace Corps Volunteers, who will depart to communities across Armenia where they will serve for the next two years with local schools, universities, and non-governmental organizations, as English Teachers and Community and Youth Development Volunteers. The volunteers are American citizens, who come from …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/peace-corps-volunteers/" aria-label="Read More Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia" title="Peace Corps Celebrates the Swearing-In of 42 New Volunteers and the Program’s 25th Anniversary in Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 June, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/25th-anniversary-ambassador/" rel="tag">25th anniversary. Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/peace-corps-volunteers/" rel="tag">Peace Corps. Volunteers</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-ivlp tag-richard-mills tag-solar-energy"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-solar-energy/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news053017_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Solar Energy in Armenia IVLP Reception" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news053017_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news053017_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news053017_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news053017_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Solar Energy in Armenia IVLP Reception" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-solar-energy/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Solar Energy in Armenia IVLP Reception</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Yerevan May 25, 2017 Thank you all for joining me today. This month, the U.S. Embassy has been drawing attention to the work we do to promote environmentalism, to partner with Armenians to safeguard their resources. We’ve recorded podcasts at our American Corner with some of Armenia’s environmental experts. USAID has opened new …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-solar-energy/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Solar Energy in Armenia IVLP Reception" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Solar Energy in Armenia IVLP Reception">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 30 May, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ivlp/" rel="tag">IVLP</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/solar-energy/" rel="tag">Solar Energy</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19121 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-ambassador category-news tag-ambassador tag-ambassador-mills tag-renewable-energy tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-renewable-energy/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-1.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy brings U.S. and Armenian companies together to develop renewable energy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-1.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-1-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-1-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-1-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy brings U.S. and Armenian companies together to develop renewable energy" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-renewable-energy/">U.S. Embassy brings U.S. and Armenian companies together to develop renewable energy</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The future of energy is renewable. And it is a future that Armenia can take advantage of, for its pocketbook today and for future generations as well. That was the message of a day-long conference organized by the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the firm …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-renewable-energy/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy brings U.S. and Armenian companies together to develop renewable energy" title="U.S. Embassy brings U.S. and Armenian companies together to develop renewable energy">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 17 May, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/alumni/" title="Alumni">Alumni</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/renewable-energy/" rel="tag">Renewable Energy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-ambassador category-news tag-alumni tag-muskie tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-muskie-meeting/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador meets with Muskie Exchange Program alumni" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/05/news051717_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador meets with Muskie Exchange Program alumni" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-muskie-meeting/">U.S. Ambassador meets with Muskie Exchange Program alumni</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Saying he was humbled to join such a distinguished group of active Armenians, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr., welcomed to the Embassy in Yerevan some of the 450 Armenian alumni of the U.S. State Department’s Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program. “When you look around the atrium it is a wonderful site to …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-muskie-meeting/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador meets with Muskie Exchange Program alumni" title="U.S. Ambassador meets with Muskie Exchange Program alumni">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 16 May, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/alumni/" title="Alumni">Alumni</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/alumni/" rel="tag">Alumni</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/muskie/" rel="tag">Muskie</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19179 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news tag-green-team tag-icare tag-kharberd"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-green-team-helps-clean-kharberd-orphanage/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news051317_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy Green Team helps clean up Kharberd Orphanage" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news051317_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news051317_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news051317_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/06/news051317_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy Green Team helps clean up Kharberd Orphanage" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-green-team-helps-clean-kharberd-orphanage/">U.S. Embassy Green Team helps clean up Kharberd Orphanage</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Life is a little brighter at the Kharberd orphanage thanks to work done by the staff of the U.S. Embassy and members of the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE) and the Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD) who came together on May 13, 2017, to clean up the orphanage’s garden and …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-green-team-helps-clean-kharberd-orphanage/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy Green Team helps clean up Kharberd Orphanage" title="U.S. Embassy Green Team helps clean up Kharberd Orphanage">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 May, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/green-team/" rel="tag">Green Team</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/icare/" rel="tag">iCare</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/kharberd/" rel="tag">Kharberd</a></p> </article> <article class="post-19070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-op-ed tag-richard-mills tag-we-want-you-to-study-in-the-u-s"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-oped/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/ambassador.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/ambassador.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/ambassador-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/ambassador-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/ambassador-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-oped/">We want you to study in the U.S. – Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>This is the time of year when students all over the world, including here in Armenia, start making decisions and taking concrete steps that will have an enormous impact on their future. Undergraduate students may be wondering whether to pursue an advanced degree or enter the job market, while high school students are considering their …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-oped/" aria-label="Read More We want you to study in the U.S. – Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador" title="We want you to study in the U.S. – Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 4 May, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/op-ed/" rel="tag">Op-Ed</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/we-want-you-to-study-in-the-u-s/" rel="tag">We want you to study in the U.S.</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18975 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news tag-american-corners tag-u-s-embassy-in-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-corners-armenia-celebrate-national-library-week-reading-marathon/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news041807_1200x600-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with reading marathon" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news041807_1200x600-750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news041807_1200x600-175x105.jpg 175w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="news041807_1200x600" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-corners-armenia-celebrate-national-library-week-reading-marathon/">American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with reading marathon</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>On April 18, the five American Corners in Armenia – in Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Charentsavan, and Kapan – celebrated Armenia’s National Library Week by organizing a reading marathon of Mark Twain’s classic novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” with participants from throughout the country. Dozens of community leaders, literary figures, library patrons, and students joined …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-corners-armenia-celebrate-national-library-week-reading-marathon/" aria-label="Read More American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with reading marathon" title="American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with reading marathon">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 18 April, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-corners/" rel="tag">American Corners</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-embassy-in-armenia/" rel="tag">U.S. Embassy in Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-richard-mills tag-womens-mentoring"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/mills-womens-mentoring/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news040617_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s Mentoring Program Reception" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news040617_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news040617_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news040617_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news040617_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s Mentoring Program Reception" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/mills-womens-mentoring/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s Mentoring Program Reception</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for joining us tonight as we gather to shine a much-deserved spotlight on the U.S. Embassy’s Women’s Mentoring Program. With this final event, we mark the successful conclusion of the 2016-2017 program. This iteration of the program, which is now in its fourth year, was organized by the Embassy in partnership with the …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/mills-womens-mentoring/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s Mentoring Program Reception" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s Mentoring Program Reception">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/womens-mentoring/" rel="tag">Women's Mentoring</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-press-releases tag-ambassador-mills tag-gegharkunik tag-richard-mills tag-women"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/women-development/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news033117_750x450-1.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador Highlights Role Women Play in Armenia’s Development During Trip to Gegharqunik" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news033117_750x450-1.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news033117_750x450-1-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news033117_750x450-1-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/04/news033117_750x450-1-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador Highlights Role Women Play in Armenia’s Development During Trip to Gegharqunik" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/women-development/">U.S. Ambassador Highlights Role Women Play in Armenia’s Development During Trip to Gegharqunik</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Yerevan, Armenia – To highlight the role women can and should play in the development of Armenia’s rural regions, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. traveled to Gegharqunik on March 30 and met with female farmers, civic activists and civil society leaders – all beneficiaries and partners of USAID development efforts. USAID promotes rural …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/women-development/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador Highlights Role Women Play in Armenia’s Development During Trip to Gegharqunik" title="U.S. Ambassador Highlights Role Women Play in Armenia’s Development During Trip to Gegharqunik">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 1 April, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/press-releases/" title="Press Releases">Press Releases</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/gegharkunik/" rel="tag">Gegharkunik</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/women/" rel="tag">Women</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news tag-ambassador-mills tag-it tag-richard-mills tag-women"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/women-information-technology/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032917_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Ambassador Mills Meets with women From Armenia’s IT Industry, Highlights Economic Benefits of Women’s Empowerment" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032917_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032917_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032917_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032917_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Ambassador Mills Meets with women From Armenia’s IT Industry, Highlights Economic Benefits of Women’s Empowerment" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/women-information-technology/">U.S. Ambassador Mills Meets with women From Armenia’s IT Industry, Highlights Economic Benefits of Women’s Empowerment</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Yerevan, Armenia – Increased female employment offers great potential to Armenia’s economy. Currently, women constitute 67 percent of Armenia’s economically non-active population and their unemployment rate is almost double that of male unemployment (51.5 percent female vs. 21.8 percent male). According to World Bank estimates, Armenia loses as much as 14 percent of its potential …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/women-information-technology/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador Mills Meets with women From Armenia’s IT Industry, Highlights Economic Benefits of Women’s Empowerment" title="U.S. Ambassador Mills Meets with women From Armenia’s IT Industry, Highlights Economic Benefits of Women’s Empowerment">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 31 March, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/it/" rel="tag">IT</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/women/" rel="tag">Women</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18761 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-donation tag-richard-mills"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/donation-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_3-amb.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Remarks at Donation Ceremony" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_3-amb.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_3-amb-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_3-amb-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_3-amb-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Remarks at Donation Ceremony" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/donation-ceremony/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Donation Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Masis Thank you for that warm welcome. Minister Tonoyan, Brigadier General Deskins, and distinguished guests, I am delighted to join you here today as the U.S. government honors the dedication and sacrifice of Armenian first responders and rescue personnel by presenting a gift of life-saving equipment to the Ministry and to the people …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/donation-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Donation Ceremony" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Donation Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/donation/" rel="tag">Donation</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-mfa tag-photo-exhibition tag-richard-mills"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/photo-exhibit/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750_450_2-amb.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="25th Anniversary Photo Exhibit with Armenian MFA" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750_450_2-amb.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750_450_2-amb-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750_450_2-amb-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750_450_2-amb-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="news032717_750_450_2-amb" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/photo-exhibit/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at 25th Anniversary Photo Exhibit with Armenian MFA</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Yerevan Deputy Prime Minister Gabrielyan, Your Excellency Minister Nalbandian, dear distinguished guests and friends: My staff and I are honored to join you today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of U.S.-Armenian diplomatic relations with this beautiful photo exhibit, curated from photos from the archives of the MFA and the U.S. Embassy. I think …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/photo-exhibit/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at 25th Anniversary Photo Exhibit with Armenian MFA" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at 25th Anniversary Photo Exhibit with Armenian MFA">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/mfa/" rel="tag">MFA</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/photo-exhibition/" rel="tag">Photo Exhibition</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador-mills tag-reception tag-richard-mills tag-women tag-womens-history-month"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/womens-history/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_1.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Women’s History Month Reception" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_1.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_1-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_1-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/03/news032717_750x450_1-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Women’s History Month Reception" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/womens-history/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s History Month Reception</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Yerevan As March – which we designate annually in the United States as “Women’s History Month” – comes to a close, we have gathered this evening to honor the many contributions that women, especially Armenian women, have made to society. Some people may find it odd that we continue to set aside a …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/womens-history/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s History Month Reception" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Women’s History Month Reception">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador-mills/" rel="tag">Ambassador Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/reception/" rel="tag">reception</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/women/" rel="tag">Women</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/womens-history-month/" rel="tag">Women's History Month</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18716 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news tag-disabilities tag-matcheli tag-unlimited-movement"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/unlimited-movement-project/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/unlimited-movement-project/">U.S.-Supported “Unlimited Movement” Project Showcases Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Over the past year, the “Unlimited Movement” project sought to demonstrate what can be achieved through the power of social inclusion by using dance, performance, and film. The three-pronged program began with a flashmob of professional and amateur dancers, some of whom had disabilities, on the steps of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/unlimited-movement-project/" aria-label="Read More U.S.-Supported “Unlimited Movement” Project Showcases Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities" title="U.S.-Supported “Unlimited Movement” Project Showcases Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 21 March, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/disabilities/" rel="tag">Disabilities</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/matcheli/" rel="tag">matcheli</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/unlimited-movement/" rel="tag">Unlimited Movement</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18640 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-groundbraking tag-training tag-zar"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/zar_groundbraking/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/zar_groundbraking/">Remarks at Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Zar Training Area Renovation Project</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for that warm welcome. Minister Sargsyan, distinguished guests, it is an honor to join you here today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Zar Training Area Renovation Project. This project is just the latest example of the close and enduring friendship between Armenia and the United States, including – and especially – our …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/zar_groundbraking/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Zar Training Area Renovation Project" title="Remarks at Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Zar Training Area Renovation Project">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 March, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/groundbraking/" rel="tag">Groundbraking</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/training/" rel="tag">Training</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/zar/" rel="tag">Zar</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18608 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news tag-american-film-showcase tag-film-festival tag-richard-mills"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-film-showcase/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news030617_750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Embassy Highlights Power of Filmmaking with “Mosaic of Human Stories” American Film Showcase" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news030617_750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news030617_750x450-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news030617_750x450-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news030617_750x450-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="U.S. Embassy Highlights Power of Filmmaking with “Mosaic of Human Stories” American Film Showcase" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-film-showcase/">U.S. Embassy Highlights Power of Filmmaking with “Mosaic of Human Stories” American Film Showcase</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>When the lights go down and a film flickers to life on the movie theater screen, we are quickly transported to a different time and place. Through film we can hear others’ stories and walk in their footsteps. Highlighting the transformative power of movies and filmmaking, the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan opened its “Mosaic of …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-film-showcase/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Embassy Highlights Power of Filmmaking with “Mosaic of Human Stories” American Film Showcase" title="U.S. Embassy Highlights Power of Filmmaking with “Mosaic of Human Stories” American Film Showcase">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 February, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-film-showcase/" rel="tag">American Film Showcase</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/film-festival/" rel="tag">film festival</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-amcham tag-american-chamber-of-commerce tag-richard-mills"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news020117-e1486064288761.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news020117-e1486064288761.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news020117-e1486064288761-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news020117-e1486064288761-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/02/news020117-e1486064288761-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>01As prepared Yerevan February 1, 2017 Dear Ministers and Deputy Ministers, dear President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia and Members of the AmCham Board of Directors, dear distinguished guests, thank you for joining me tonight. It is becoming a very pleasant tradition for me to deliver policy speeches before the AmCham, a …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/american-chamber/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks to American Chamber of Commerce">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 1 February, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/amcham/" rel="tag">AmCham</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/american-chamber-of-commerce/" rel="tag">American Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/richard-mills/" rel="tag">Richard Mills</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-bridgingstories tag-exhibit tag-remarks"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-remarks-bridgingstories-exhibit-opening/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/01/brdigingstories.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="#BridgingStories Exhibit Connects Armenian and Turkish Photographers through Shared Stories" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/01/brdigingstories.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/01/brdigingstories-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/01/brdigingstories-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2017/01/brdigingstories-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="#BridgingStories Exhibit Connects Armenian and Turkish Photographers through Shared Stories" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-remarks-bridgingstories-exhibit-opening/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at #BridgingStories Exhibit Opening</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Yerevan Barev dzez, merhaba, and hello to the Armenian and Turkish photographers who created the works featured in the exhibit we are opening today, to their mentors and trainers – John Stanmeyer, Anush Babajanyan, and Serra Akcan – and to our guests. Thank you for joining us here today as we open this …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-remarks-bridgingstories-exhibit-opening/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at #BridgingStories Exhibit Opening" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at #BridgingStories Exhibit Opening">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 24 January, 2017 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/bridgingstories/" rel="tag">#BridgingStories</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/exhibit/" rel="tag">Exhibit</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-corruption tag-media tag-tvapatum"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tvapatum-investigation/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/tvapatum.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Tvapatum Investigation: Media Against Corruption Conference" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/tvapatum.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/tvapatum-350x210.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/tvapatum-175x105.jpg 175w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/12/tvapatum-200x120.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Tvapatum Investigation: Media Against Corruption Conference" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tvapatum-investigation/">Tvapatum Investigation: Media Against Corruption Conference</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Ambassador Petrikas, Ms. Sarkissian, distinguished international guests, representatives of the local media industry, and conference participants: I am delighted to join you all here this morning. This Friday, December 9, we will mark International Anti-Corruption Day. That day is an important reminder for everyone around the globe to reflect seriously on the cost …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tvapatum-investigation/" aria-label="Read More Tvapatum Investigation: Media Against Corruption Conference" title="Tvapatum Investigation: Media Against Corruption Conference">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 December, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/corruption/" rel="tag">corruption</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/media/" rel="tag">Media</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/tvapatum/" rel="tag">Tvapatum</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18220 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-nato-week tag-yerevan-state-university tag-ysu"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/nato-week-discussion/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/nato-week-discussion/">Remarks at NATO Week Discussion, Yerevan State University</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In 2014, NATO celebrated its 65th anniversary. At the same time, the Alliance marked the five, ten, and fifteen-year anniversaries of its post-Cold War expansions. As Secretary Kerry has noted, each of these expansions strengthened NATO by opening doors for millions of people who, through the power of this Alliance, now are able to experience …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/nato-week-discussion/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at NATO Week Discussion, Yerevan State University" title="Remarks at NATO Week Discussion, Yerevan State University">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 18 November, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/nato-week/" rel="tag">NATO Week</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/yerevan-state-university/" rel="tag">Yerevan State University</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ysu/" rel="tag">YSU</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18218 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-mining"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/sustainable-mining/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/sustainable-mining/">Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Sustainable Mining Conference</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Minister Karayan, Minister Manukyan, CEO Edgar, distinguished representatives of local mining companies and U.S. corporations, and guests. It is a pleasure for me to join you today. Last year, in a speech I delivered to my friends at the American Chamber of Commerce, I outlined my four top priorities as ambassador – those areas where …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/sustainable-mining/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Sustainable Mining Conference" title="Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at Sustainable Mining Conference">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/mining/" rel="tag">mining</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18165 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ayb tag-ayb-school tag-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-ayb-school/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-ayb-school/">Remarks at Ayb School</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As prepared Thank you for that introduction, Mr. Pakhchanian. I’m delighted to be here today; thank you so much for inviting me. You have a very impressive school and I appreciate this opportunity to talk with you, the next generation of Armenian leaders, for you are Armenia’s future. I believe that future can be bright …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-ayb-school/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Ayb School" title="Remarks at Ayb School">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 19 October, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ayb/" rel="tag">Ayb</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ayb-school/" rel="tag">Ayb school</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/speeches/" rel="tag">speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18129 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-ndi tag-womens-leadership"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-the-ndi-womens-leadership-program/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-the-ndi-womens-leadership-program/">Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Gegham thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you today. It is inspiring to see so many women leaders and future women leaders of Armenia in this room. When I thought about what I was going to say today, my first thought was, “Isn’t ‘women in leadership’ pretty much the same as …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-the-ndi-womens-leadership-program/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course" title="Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 12 October, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ndi/" rel="tag">NDI</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/womens-leadership/" rel="tag">Women's Leadership</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18163 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-marshall tag-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-george-marshall/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-george-marshall/">Remarks at George C. Marshall Center Alumni Event</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you all for joining us tonight. It is my pleasure to join with this extraordinary group of professionals working to contribute to Armenia’s strength, resilience, and sovereignty and participate in a unique discussion on “Corruption as a National Security Threat.” As we all know, the George C. Marshall Center is a special German-American partnership …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-george-marshall/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at George C. Marshall Center Alumni Event" title="Remarks at George C. Marshall Center Alumni Event">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 29 September, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/marshall/" rel="tag">Marshall</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/speeches/" rel="tag">speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18161 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-commemoration tag-september-11 tag-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/september-11-commemoration/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/september-11-commemoration/">Remarks at Embassy’s September 11 Commemoration</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Fifteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, the skies over Manhattan, Washington, D.C. and the fields of Pennsylvania were clear and blue. Much like today in Yerevan, the day seemed both picture perfect and very, very ordinary. Early that morning I don’t think anyone knew the terror that was about to strike; no one would …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/september-11-commemoration/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Embassy’s September 11 Commemoration" title="Remarks at Embassy’s September 11 Commemoration">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 9 September, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/commemoration/" rel="tag">commemoration</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/september-11/" rel="tag">September 11</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/speeches/" rel="tag">speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17970 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-anniversary tag-speeches tag-voa"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-voa-armenias-65th-anniversary/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-voa-armenias-65th-anniversary/">Remarks at reception for VOA-Armenia’s 65th Anniversary</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Dear guests, thank you for joining me today to mark the 65th anniversary of Voice of America’s Armenian service. I would especially like to welcome our guests from the VOA: Dr. Biberaj, director of VOA/Eurasia Division, and two senior members of his staff: Ms. Chakarian and Ms. Mkhitaryan. We also have with us tonight Mr. …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-voa-armenias-65th-anniversary/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at reception for VOA-Armenia’s 65th Anniversary" title="Remarks at reception for VOA-Armenia’s 65th Anniversary">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 12 August, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/anniversary/" rel="tag">anniversary</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/speeches/" rel="tag">speeches</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/voa/" rel="tag">VOA</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17987 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-aua tag-commencement"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-aua-commencement-speech/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-aua-commencement-speech/">Ambassador’s AUA Commencement Speech</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Vokshuin. I regret that will be my last word of Armenian in my remarks today. I hope the next time I speak at this beautiful campus to be able to say a few more words in Armenian. For now, I appreciate your patience. Your Grace Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian, Dr. Donald Fuller, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-aua-commencement-speech/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s AUA Commencement Speech" title="Ambassador’s AUA Commencement Speech">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 June, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aua/" rel="tag">AUA</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/commencement/" rel="tag">Commencement</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17891 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-cancer"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-conquering-cancer/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-conquering-cancer/">Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile”</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>I want to welcome you all — our visitors from America, our friends and partners from here in Armenia — welcome to Armenia and thank you for your efforts to fight, treat, and cure cancer and care for the health of those around you. Healing is a science, but I know for many of you …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-conquering-cancer/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile”" title="Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile”">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 18 May, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/cancer/" rel="tag">cancer</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17895 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-business"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-u-s-business-briefing/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-u-s-business-briefing/">Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at U.S. Business Briefing</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Minister Minasyan, distinguished representatives of international financial institutions and U.S. corporations, and our Armenian guests. It is a pleasure for me to join you today. As you may know, the first priority of my ambassadorship in Armenia is to deepen business and trade relations between our two countries. So it is encouraging for me to …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-u-s-business-briefing/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at U.S. Business Briefing" title="Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at U.S. Business Briefing">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 18 May, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16323 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-remarks tag-tavush"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-opening-tavush/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="350" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-750x350.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-350x163.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-200x93.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-opening-tavush/">Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Minister Muradyan, valued partners and guests; it is my pleasure to be here today with you to celebrate the opening of the Ministry of Health’s Tavush regional laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Today is a special day. Today a commitment by both governments to make Armenia safer and more secure …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-opening-tavush/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" title="Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 April, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/tavush/" rel="tag">Tavush</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16321 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-town-hall"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-town-hall/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="350" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-750x350.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-350x163.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-200x93.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-town-hall/">Remarks at Town Hall for U.S. Citizens</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you all for coming out tonight. I am delighted to be here because as the American ambassador it is always a pleasure to speak with my fellow American citizens, just as it was to speak to the various groups on my recent Armenian Diaspora tour of the U.S. I have served in Armenia for …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-town-hall/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Town Hall for U.S. Citizens" title="Remarks at Town Hall for U.S. Citizens">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 24 March, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/town-hall/" rel="tag">Town Hall</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18098 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-award tag-woman-of-courage"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-women-courage/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-women-courage/">Ambassador’s Remarks at Women of Courage Award Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Your Excellencies, Friends, Ms. Sukhudyan: It’s wonderful to see all of you here tonight. And I thank you for joining us on this special evening. The very first thing that I’d like to say is: Please join me in congratulating all the women in attendance on the occasion of International Women’s Day! Tonight’s event is …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-women-courage/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks at Women of Courage Award Ceremony" title="Ambassador’s Remarks at Women of Courage Award Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 10 March, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/award/" rel="tag">Award</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/woman-of-courage/" rel="tag">Woman of Courage</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-remarks tag-ysu"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-ysu/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="350" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-750x350.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-350x163.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-200x93.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-ysu/">Foreign Policy Remarks at YSU</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for your warm welcome, and for inviting me to join you today. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that this is my first visit to Yerevan State University. I’ll try to make up for it by visiting more frequently in the future, if you’ll have me. One of my top priorities as the …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-ysu/" aria-label="Read More Foreign Policy Remarks at YSU" title="Foreign Policy Remarks at YSU">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 23 February, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ysu/" rel="tag">YSU</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-aua tag-remarks"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-at-the-american-university-of-armenia/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="350" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-750x350.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-350x163.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-200x93.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-at-the-american-university-of-armenia/">Foreign Policy Remarks at the AUA</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for your warm welcome. It is always a pleasure to visit AUA, and I especially appreciate the opportunity to talk with young Armenian students. Unlike your parents, you have lived your entire lives in an independent Armenia. For you, Soviet Armenia – and the dark days following the breakup of the Soviet Union …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-at-the-american-university-of-armenia/" aria-label="Read More Foreign Policy Remarks at the AUA" title="Foreign Policy Remarks at the AUA">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 21 February, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aua/" rel="tag">AUA</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17892 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-cancer tag-remarks"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-reception-conquering-cancer-armenia-smile/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-reception-conquering-cancer-armenia-smile/">Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile”</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>I want to welcome you all — our visitors from America, our friends and partners from here in Armenia — welcome to Armenia and thank you for your efforts to fight, treat, and cure cancer and care for the health of those around you. Healing is a science, but I know for many of you …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-reception-conquering-cancer-armenia-smile/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile”" title="Remarks at reception for “Conquering Cancer in Armenia with a Smile”">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 18 February, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/cancer/" rel="tag">cancer</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-remarks tag-trndez"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-trndez-festival-proshyan-school-ashtarak/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="350" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-750x350.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-350x163.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-200x93.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-trndez-festival-proshyan-school-ashtarak/">Remarks at the Trndez Festival</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Governor Sahakyan, Deputy Governor Movsisyan, Mr. Mayor, National Institute of Education Director Karen Simonyan, Principal Shukhyan, Peace Corps Country Director Charles Enciso, Faculty and Students of Proshyan School, I am delighted to be here today for two reasons. First, to celebrate with you all the centuries-old festival of Te-ren-dez. And second, to see also the …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-trndez-festival-proshyan-school-ashtarak/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at the Trndez Festival" title="Remarks at the Trndez Festival">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 February, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/trndez/" rel="tag">Trndez</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16313 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-foreign-policy tag-remarks"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-yerevan-school-political-studies/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="350" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-750x350.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-350x163.jpg 350w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/04/ambmills-200x93.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at Opening of Ministry of Health’s Tavush Regional Laboratory of the National Center of Disease Control and Prevention" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-yerevan-school-political-studies/">Foreign Policy Remarks at the Yerevan School of Political Studies</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for your warm welcome, and for inviting me to join you today. You may have heard that one of my top priorities as the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia is to do my best to make sure that Armenians of all backgrounds have the opportunity to better understand U.S. foreign policy. For that reason, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-policy-remarks-yerevan-school-political-studies/" aria-label="Read More Foreign Policy Remarks at the Yerevan School of Political Studies" title="Foreign Policy Remarks at the Yerevan School of Political Studies">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 12 February, 2016 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/foreign-policy/" rel="tag">Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16311 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-opening-of-armavir-penitentiary/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-opening-of-armavir-penitentiary/">Remarks at Opening of Armavir Penitentiary</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Minister Hovhannisyan, Ambassador Switalski, penitentiary staff and other guests. Thank you for inviting me to join you here today. I want to congratulate the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Corrections for completing another construction phase here at Armavir Penitentiary, and for taking another important step forward in penitentiary reform in Armenia. Armavir Penitentiary …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-opening-of-armavir-penitentiary/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Opening of Armavir Penitentiary" title="Remarks at Opening of Armavir Penitentiary">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 15 December, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16309 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-concert tag-melody-for-harmony"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-melody-harmony-concert/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-melody-harmony-concert/">Remarks at Melody for Harmony Concert</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Deputy Minister of Culture Nerses Ter-Vardanyan, Archbishop Aram Ateshian of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, distinguished guests and friends, let me warmly welcome you all, and thank you for joining us tonight for what I believe will be an unforgettable and unique concert filled with wonderful music. Let me start by quoting the popular American …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-melody-harmony-concert/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Melody for Harmony Concert" title="Remarks at Melody for Harmony Concert">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 14 December, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/concert/" rel="tag">Concert</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/melody-for-harmony/" rel="tag">Melody for Harmony</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16307 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-people-with-disabilities"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/day-people-disabilities/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/day-people-disabilities/">Remarks at International Day of People with Disabilities</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Deputy Minister Asryan, Special Olympics National Director Israelyan, Special Olympics President Shahverdyan, other esteemed guests, and, most important, the young athletes, thank you all for being here today. We are here because we believe, if you will bear with my Armenian, յուրաքանչյուր կյանք կարեւոր է – every life is important. Humans are all different. Some …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/day-people-disabilities/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at International Day of People with Disabilities" title="Remarks at International Day of People with Disabilities">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 December, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/people-with-disabilities/" rel="tag">People with Disabilities</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16305 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-agriculture tag-college tag-technical"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-agriculture-technical-college/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-agriculture-technical-college/">Remarks at the Agriculture Technical College</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Minister Karapetyan, distinguished guests, and students; it is a pleasure for me to be here today. I enjoy opportunities like this to speak with students. Because you are the next generation. You will soon enter the business world and contribute to making Armenia a prosperous secure country. I am always very pleased to visit here …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-agriculture-technical-college/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at the Agriculture Technical College" title="Remarks at the Agriculture Technical College">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 1 December, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/agriculture/" rel="tag">Agriculture</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/college/" rel="tag">College</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/technical/" rel="tag">Technical</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16303 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-lunch tag-my-armenia"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-launch-armenia/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-launch-armenia/">Remarks at Launch of “My Armenia”</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Your Excellency Prime Minister Abrahamyan, Minister of Economy Chshmaritian, Minister Poghosyan, Deputy Minister of Economy Avetisyan, Ms. Butvin from the Smithsonian Institution, Embassy colleagues, and distinguished guests, Your presence here today is a testament to the value and importance that the Government of Armenia places on the ground-breaking cultural tourism initiative that we have the …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-launch-armenia/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Launch of “My Armenia”" title="Remarks at Launch of “My Armenia”">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 20 November, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/lunch/" rel="tag">Lunch</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/my-armenia/" rel="tag">My Armenia</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16301 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-nato-week/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-nato-week/">Remarks at NATO Week Event, Armenian State Pedagogical University</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In 2014, NATO celebrated its 65th anniversary. At the same time, the Alliance marked the five, ten, and fifteen-year anniversaries of its post-Cold War expansions. As Secretary Kerry has noted, each of these expansions strengthened NATO by opening doors for millions of people who, through the power of this Alliance, now are able to experience …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-nato-week/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at NATO Week Event, Armenian State Pedagogical University" title="Remarks at NATO Week Event, Armenian State Pedagogical University">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 5 November, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16299 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-farm-service tag-vardenis"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-farm-service-center-opening-vardenis/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-farm-service-center-opening-vardenis/">Remarks at Farm Service Center Opening in Vardenis</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Minister Karapetyan, Deputy Minister Terteryan, Governor Grigoryan, valued partners and guests; it is my pleasure to be here today to celebrate the opening of the new Farm and Veterinary Service Center here in beautiful Vardenis. The U.S. government is committed to partnering with all economic sectors of Armenia. And the agriculture sector is one of …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-farm-service-center-opening-vardenis/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Farm Service Center Opening in Vardenis" title="Remarks at Farm Service Center Opening in Vardenis">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 30 October, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/farm-service/" rel="tag">Farm Service</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/vardenis/" rel="tag">Vardenis</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16297 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-andreasyan tag-ombudsman tag-sorokin tag-switalski"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-armenian-ombudsman/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-armenian-ombudsman/">Remarks at Armenian Ombudsman’s “Human Rights in New Draft Constitution”</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Ombudsman Andreasyan, Ambassador Sorokin, Ambassador Switalski and other distinguished guests, I am pleased to join you today as you discuss the important topic of enshrining and protecting human rights in a possibly revised Armenian constitution, should the Armenian people chose to revise their constitution in December’s referendum. The current constitutional reform process underway in Armenia …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-armenian-ombudsman/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Armenian Ombudsman’s “Human Rights in New Draft Constitution”" title="Remarks at Armenian Ombudsman’s “Human Rights in New Draft Constitution”">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 23 October, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/andreasyan/" rel="tag">Andreasyan</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ombudsman/" rel="tag">Ombudsman</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/sorokin/" rel="tag">Sorokin</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/switalski/" rel="tag">Switalski</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16295 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-fulbright tag-reception"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/program-participants-welcome-reception/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/program-participants-welcome-reception/">Remarks at Fulbright Program Participants’ Welcome Reception</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Tonight we are here to say a warm Bari galu’st Hayastan — Welcome to Armenia — to the four dedicated Fulbright program participants who will be helping build a stronger relationship between America and the Armenian people, not just by helping teach English but by building strong, personal bridges between our countries. And of course, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/program-participants-welcome-reception/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at Fulbright Program Participants’ Welcome Reception" title="Remarks at Fulbright Program Participants’ Welcome Reception">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 16 September, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/fulbright/" rel="tag">Fulbright</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/reception/" rel="tag">reception</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16293 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-anti-corruption tag-corruption"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-anti-corruption-gathering/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-anti-corruption-gathering/">Remarks at his Anti-Corruption Gathering</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you all for joining me here today. I wanted to bring you all together tonight because we are part of a common struggle: the fight against corruption. I and my staff wanted an opportunity to hear from you how you are fighting corruption and building a culture of accountability in Armenia. I know each …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-anti-corruption-gathering/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at his Anti-Corruption Gathering" title="Remarks at his Anti-Corruption Gathering">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 15 September, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/anti-corruption/" rel="tag">Anti-Corruption</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/corruption/" rel="tag">corruption</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16291 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-america-on-the-road tag-cultural tag-reception"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/america-road-cultural-tour-reception/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/america-road-cultural-tour-reception/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the opening reception for The “America on the Road” cultural tour</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>I want to thank you all for coming tonight and warmly welcome you to my house this evening as we launch our “America on the Road 2015” cultural tour. Arvest ev mshakuyt – slowly but surely I’m working on my Armenian and these two words – art and culture – are very important, indeed key …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/america-road-cultural-tour-reception/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the opening reception for The “America on the Road” cultural tour" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the opening reception for The “America on the Road” cultural tour">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 9 September, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/america-on-the-road/" rel="tag">America on the Road</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/cultural/" rel="tag">cultural</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/reception/" rel="tag">reception</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16289 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-graduation tag-peacekeeping"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/armenian-peacekeeping-brigade-medics/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/armenian-peacekeeping-brigade-medics/">Remarks at the graduation ceremony for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade medics</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Shnorakalutyun — Thank you for that warm welcome. First Deputy Minister Tonoyan, distinguished guests, and future military medical instructors, it is an honor to join you all here this afternoon to celebrate this milestone, the completion of this valuable training. You have endured three months of challenging coursework, not only learning new medical techniques and …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/armenian-peacekeeping-brigade-medics/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at the graduation ceremony for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade medics" title="Remarks at the graduation ceremony for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade medics">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 28 August, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/graduation/" rel="tag">graduation</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/peacekeeping/" rel="tag">peacekeeping</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16287 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-tour tag-turkish"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/turkish-armenian-tour-operators-network/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/turkish-armenian-tour-operators-network/">Remarks at a meeting of the Turkish & Armenian Tour Operators Network</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to be with you today. I would like to thank the Turkish & Armenian Tour Operators Network and its members for tackling the difficult task of cross-border cooperation. As you know, one of the most effective drivers of cooperation is common business interests. Your association’s goal of promoting business …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/turkish-armenian-tour-operators-network/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at a meeting of the Turkish & Armenian Tour Operators Network" title="Remarks at a meeting of the Turkish & Armenian Tour Operators Network">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 26 August, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/tour/" rel="tag">tour</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/turkish/" rel="tag">Turkish</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16285 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-amulsar tag-lydian"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/lydian-internationals-amulsar-site/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/lydian-internationals-amulsar-site/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks during visit to Lydian International’s Amulsar Site and Community Development Projects</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>It is a privilege to be here today, in the company of Prime Minister Abrahamyan and the Minister of Energy, Yervand Zakharyan, to visit the Amulsar project and meet with its staff. This project represents the largest international investment in Armenia, with a bulk of institutional investors from the United States. The opening of this …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/lydian-internationals-amulsar-site/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks during visit to Lydian International’s Amulsar Site and Community Development Projects" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks during visit to Lydian International’s Amulsar Site and Community Development Projects">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 15 August, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/amulsar/" rel="tag">Amulsar</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/lydian/" rel="tag">Lydian</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16283 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-guard tag-kansas"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/kansas-national-guard/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/kansas-national-guard/">Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the Appreciation Ceremony for the Kansas National Guard</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for that warm welcome. First Deputy Minister Terteryan, First Deputy Minister Tonoyan, Deputy Minister Baghdasaryan, and distinguished guests, it is an honor to join you here this afternoon to celebrate the completion of not just one, but three renovation projects by the Kansas National Guard. The first is the renovation of the Operations …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/kansas-national-guard/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the Appreciation Ceremony for the Kansas National Guard" title="Ambassador Richard Mills Remarks at the Appreciation Ceremony for the Kansas National Guard">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 August, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/guard/" rel="tag">Guard</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/kansas/" rel="tag">Kansas</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16281 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-abduction tag-child"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/child-abduction-adoption/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/child-abduction-adoption/">Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the Conference on the International Aspects of Child Abduction</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Good morning. During my first six months in Armenia, there are many things that I have come to admire about this nation and its people. Among them is how safe and supportive Armenia is for children. In every place that I travel, I see children lovingly doted on by parents, grandparents, family, and friends. At …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/child-abduction-adoption/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the Conference on the International Aspects of Child Abduction" title="Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks at the Conference on the International Aspects of Child Abduction">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 29 July, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/abduction/" rel="tag">Abduction</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/child/" rel="tag">Child</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16279 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-independence tag-independence-day"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-independence-day/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-independence-day/">Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks on the occasion of U.S. Independence Day</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Prime Minister Abrahamyan, Foreign Minister Nalbandian, Deputy Prime Minister Gabrielyan, other ministers, fellow diplomatic colleagues, and good friends thank you for joining us from all over Armenia this evening as we celebrate the 239th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America. You honor us with your presence at this event that also …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/u-s-independence-day/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks on the occasion of U.S. Independence Day" title="Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks on the occasion of U.S. Independence Day">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 30 June, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/independence/" rel="tag">Independence</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/independence-day/" rel="tag">Independence Day</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16277 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-women-enterpreneurs"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-international-conference-of-women-entrepreneurs-opening-remarks/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-international-conference-of-women-entrepreneurs-opening-remarks/">Ambassador Richard Mills, International Conference of Women Entrepreneurs, Opening Remarks</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you for that warm welcome, Lilit. Mr. Prime Minister, distinguished guests, it’s an honor to join you here this morning to celebrate the contribution women entrepreneurs have made to Armenia’s economic progress and explore ways to expand that contribution. Events like these enable business people, startups, and academics to establish the strong working relationships …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-international-conference-of-women-entrepreneurs-opening-remarks/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills, International Conference of Women Entrepreneurs, Opening Remarks" title="Ambassador Richard Mills, International Conference of Women Entrepreneurs, Opening Remarks">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 8 June, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/women-enterpreneurs/" rel="tag">Women Enterpreneurs</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16275 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/aua-commencement-speech/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/aua-commencement-speech/">Ambassador Richard Mills’ AUA Commencement Speech</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Vokshuin. I regret that will be my last word of Armenian in my remarks today. I hope the next time I speak at this beautiful campus to be able to say a few more words in Armenian. For now, I appreciate your patience. Your Grace Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian, Dr. Donald Fuller, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/aua-commencement-speech/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills’ AUA Commencement Speech" title="Ambassador Richard Mills’ AUA Commencement Speech">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 June, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16273 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-agribusiness-teaching-center-graduation-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-agribusiness-teaching-center-graduation-ceremony/">Ambassador Richard Mills, Agribusiness Teaching Center – Graduation Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Deputy Minister Karine Harutunyan, Deputy Minister Armen Harutunyan, Mr. Tarverdyan, Mr. Oorootyan, Mrs. Gaas-Paryan, Chairman Nichols, members of the faculty, very proud friends and family, and most importantly, the bachelor and master of agribusiness classes of 2015, it is my great pleasure to be with you today. The Agribusiness Teaching Center (ATC) of the Armenian …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-richard-mills-agribusiness-teaching-center-graduation-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills, Agribusiness Teaching Center – Graduation Ceremony" title="Ambassador Richard Mills, Agribusiness Teaching Center – Graduation Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 June, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17985 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-agribusiness-teaching-center tag-atc"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-atc-graduation-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-atc-graduation-ceremony/">Remarks at ATC – Graduation Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Deputy Minister Karine Harutunyan, Deputy Minister Armen Harutunyan, Mr. Tarverdyan, Mr. Oorootyan, Mrs. Gaas-Paryan, Chairman Nichols, members of the faculty, very proud friends and family, and most importantly, the bachelor and master of agribusiness classes of 2015, it is my great pleasure to be with you today. The Agribusiness Teaching Center (ATC) of the Armenian …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-atc-graduation-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at ATC – Graduation Ceremony" title="Remarks at ATC – Graduation Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 June, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/agribusiness-teaching-center/" rel="tag">Agribusiness Teaching Center</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/atc/" rel="tag">ATC</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16271 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-world-intellectual-property-day"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-intellectual-property-day/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-intellectual-property-day/">Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks marking World Intellectual Property Day Microsoft Innovation Center, Yerevan</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>“Bari or bolorin” (Good day everyone). I am pleased to join you all here today at this wonderful facility. The Microsoft Innovation Center is a true public/private partnership between USAID, Microsoft and the Government of Armenia. The MIC in Armenia represents the ideal model of a public-private partnership, uniting a multinational corporation, governments, an educational …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-intellectual-property-day/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks marking World Intellectual Property Day Microsoft Innovation Center, Yerevan" title="Ambassador Richard Mills’ Remarks marking World Intellectual Property Day Microsoft Innovation Center, Yerevan">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 5 May, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/world-intellectual-property-day/" rel="tag">World Intellectual Property Day</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17983 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassdor tag-intellectual tag-world-intellectual-property"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-intellectual-property-day-2/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-intellectual-property-day-2/">World Intellectual Property Day</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>“Bari or bolorin” (Good day everyone). I am pleased to join you all here today at this wonderful facility. The Microsoft Innovation Center is a true public/private partnership between USAID, Microsoft and the Government of Armenia. The MIC in Armenia represents the ideal model of a public-private partnership, uniting a multinational corporation, governments, an educational …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-intellectual-property-day-2/" aria-label="Read More World Intellectual Property Day" title="World Intellectual Property Day">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 5 May, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassdor/" rel="tag">Ambassdor</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/intellectual/" rel="tag">Intellectual</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/world-intellectual-property/" rel="tag">World Intellectual Property</a></p> </article> <article class="post-16268 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/swearing-ambassador-richard-mills/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/swearing-ambassador-richard-mills/">As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Richard Mills</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Swearing-in Ceremony, February 6, 10:00 am Thank you, Eric for your generous remarks. I am so pleased, as the new U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, to be working with you again as a member of the outstanding team that Assistant Secretary Nuland leads in the Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs. And my heartfelt thanks to …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/swearing-ambassador-richard-mills/" aria-label="Read More As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Richard Mills" title="As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Richard Mills">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 7 February, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a></p> </article> <article class="post-17980 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-swearing"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/prepared-remarks-ambassador-mills/" class="darken suggest-link"><img width="750" height="450" src="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/08/news020715_500x375-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Richard Mills" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/08/news020715_500x375-750x450.jpg 750w, https://am.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2016/08/news020715_500x375-175x105.jpg 175w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" title="news020715_500x375" /></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/prepared-remarks-ambassador-mills/">As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Mills</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Swearing-in Ceremony, February 6, 10:00 am Thank you, Eric for your generous remarks. I am so pleased, as the new U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, to be working with you again as a member of the outstanding team that Assistant Secretary Nuland leads in the Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs. And my heartfelt thanks to …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/prepared-remarks-ambassador-mills/" aria-label="Read More As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Mills" title="As Prepared Remarks by Ambassador Mills">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 February, 2015 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/swearing/" rel="tag">swearing</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18025 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-award-ceremony"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-hefferns-remarks-u-s-embassy-award-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-hefferns-remarks-u-s-embassy-award-ceremony/">Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>“Thanks Michael very much, it is really an exciting day for all of us here. And Christi and the HR team, everybody who has done so much work, the awards committee, thanks to all of you for the hard work. But most of all congratulations and thanks to the award recipients. This year’s recipients, last …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-hefferns-remarks-u-s-embassy-award-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony" title="Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 21 May, 2013 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/award-ceremony/" rel="tag">Award Ceremony</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18003 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-awards"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/embassy-award-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/embassy-award-ceremony/">Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Ambassador: “Thanks Michael very much, it is really an exciting day for all of us here. And Christi and the HR team, everybody who has done so much work, the awards committee, thanks to all of you for the hard work. But most of all congratulations and thanks to the award recipients. This year’s recipients, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/embassy-award-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony" title="Ambassador Heffern’s Remarks at U.S. Embassy Award Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 21 May, 2013 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/awards/" rel="tag">awards</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18041 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-stories"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/five_armenian_stories/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/five_armenian_stories/">Five Armenian Stories (Ambassador Heffern’s Town Hall Remarks)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>I want to tell everyone a few stories of wonderful things that have happened here in the last few weeks. It is because of partners and events like these that I love this job and believe we can do something useful in Armenia. 1. Armenian Geological Museum The first story is about the Armenian Geological Museum. …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/five_armenian_stories/" aria-label="Read More Five Armenian Stories (Ambassador Heffern’s Town Hall Remarks)" title="Five Armenian Stories (Ambassador Heffern’s Town Hall Remarks)">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 28 September, 2012 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/stories/" rel="tag">Stories</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18038 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news tag-ambassador tag-mission"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/address_mission_employees/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/address_mission_employees/">Ambassador Heffern’s address to mission employees</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Award Ceremony (as prepared) Thanks, Amanda, and thanks to everyone for joining us for this event. Embassy Yerevan has a first rate team – in every section, in every way. The place always looks great. Our visitors always have smooth and productive visits. We are succeeding in pushing our message domestically and regionally in many …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/address_mission_employees/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Heffern’s address to mission employees" title="Ambassador Heffern’s address to mission employees">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 28 June, 2012 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/mission/" rel="tag">mission</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18034 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-twenty-years"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks/">Ambassador’s Remarks on the U.S.-Armenian Relationship: The Next Twenty Years (as prepared)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>John A. Heffern, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia April 2, 2012 Hrazdan Hotel Yerevan, Armenia   Thanks to the Hrazdan Hotel for hosting us here today to talk about U.S.-Armenian relations. We chose this location for a specific reason. Twenty years ago, in February 1992, the United States opened its first Embassy in four rooms up …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks on the U.S.-Armenian Relationship: The Next Twenty Years (as prepared)" title="Ambassador’s Remarks on the U.S.-Armenian Relationship: The Next Twenty Years (as prepared)">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 2 April, 2012 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/twenty-years/" rel="tag">Twenty Years</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18010 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-elections tag-heffern"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/free-fair-elections-conference/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/free-fair-elections-conference/">Remarks by Ambassador John Heffern at the Free and Fair Elections Conference</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you Prime Minister Sargsian for your remarks and Prosecutor General Hovsepyan for initiating this conference. The U.S. and Armenia have much to be proud of in the twenty-year history of our bilateral relations. The U.S.-Armenia relationship is strong and getting stronger. The U.S. has long supported Armenia’s transition to democracy – through assistance projects …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/free-fair-elections-conference/" aria-label="Read More Remarks by Ambassador John Heffern at the Free and Fair Elections Conference" title="Remarks by Ambassador John Heffern at the Free and Fair Elections Conference">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 23 March, 2012 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/elections/" rel="tag">elections</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/heffern/" rel="tag">Heffern</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18007 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-aua"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-hefferns-speech-aua-prepared/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-hefferns-speech-aua-prepared/">Ambassador Heffern’s speech at AUA (As prepared)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you, it’s great to be at the American University of Armenia to talk about U.S.-Armenia relations. Twentieth Anniversary February 2012 was a very important month for us. It was the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Embassy here in Yerevan. We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of our partnership with Armenia. Bilateral …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-hefferns-speech-aua-prepared/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador Heffern’s speech at AUA (As prepared)" title="Ambassador Heffern’s speech at AUA (As prepared)">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 March, 2012 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aua/" rel="tag">AUA</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18077 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-swearing"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-swearing/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-swearing/">Ambassador John Heffern’s Swearing In Ceremony Remarks</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you Deputy Secretary Burns for those kind remarks. I also want to thank President Obama and Secretary Clinton for nominating me for this position and the Senate for confirming me. I am excited to be here. I am especially excited to have so many family members, including Kit, Kathy and Katie who came in …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-swearing/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador John Heffern’s Swearing In Ceremony Remarks" title="Ambassador John Heffern’s Swearing In Ceremony Remarks">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 October, 2011 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/swearing/" rel="tag">swearing</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18070 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-hovik-abrahamyan tag-u-s-independence-day"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-day-remarks/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-day-remarks/">U.S. Independence Day Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Chairman Abrahamian, Friends: Thank you for joining us to celebrate the birthday of the United States of America. July 4th is not for a few weeks, but the legacy of America’s independence is worth celebrating every day of the year. On Independence Day, Americans reconnect with family, friends and community, remember our history, and renew our …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/independence-day-remarks/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Independence Day Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch" title="U.S. Independence Day Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 7 June, 2011 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/hovik-abrahamyan/" rel="tag">Hovik Abrahamyan</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-independence-day/" rel="tag">U.S. Independence Day</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18066 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-world-press-freedom-day"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom/">Ambassador’s Remarks at World Press Freedom Day Concert and Reception</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Tonight we celebrate your work and the work of journalists around the world and reflect upon one of the core values of every democracy: freedom of expression. Freedom of expression, for members of the media and citizens alike, is a universal human right and the cornerstone of a democratic society. Governments must protect the right …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-remarks-world-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks at World Press Freedom Day Concert and Reception" title="Ambassador’s Remarks at World Press Freedom Day Concert and Reception">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 6 May, 2011 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/world-press-freedom-day/" rel="tag">World Press Freedom Day</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18054 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-civil-society"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-ombudsman-media-forum-1/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-ombudsman-media-forum-1/">Ambassador’s Remarks at Ombudsman Andreasian’s “Media Forum 1”</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Media freedom is one of the cornerstones of liberty. Without freedom of the press, countries simply cannot achieve their full economic and democratic potential. Indeed, freedom of media, and its corollary, the freedom of expression, underlie many other freedoms essential to democracy: the freedoms of conscience, of assembly, of religion, and of choosing one’s government. …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-ombudsman-media-forum-1/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks at Ombudsman Andreasian’s “Media Forum 1”" title="Ambassador’s Remarks at Ombudsman Andreasian’s “Media Forum 1”">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 30 April, 2011 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/civil-society/" rel="tag">Civil Society</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18051 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-civil-society"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-civil-society/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-civil-society/">Ambassador’s Speech on Civil Society in Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Ladies and gentlemen, friends. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today for a conversation on the role of civil society in Armenia. You may be wondering why I – as a representative of a government – come here today to talk about the importance of civil society, in other words, the importance of …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-civil-society/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Speech on Civil Society in Armenia" title="Ambassador’s Speech on Civil Society in Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 28 February, 2011 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/civil-society/" rel="tag">Civil Society</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18047 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-civicus tag-counterpart"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/counterpart_international/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/counterpart_international/">Ambassador’s Remarks at Counterpart International’s CIVICUS Presentation</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Honorable guests, ladies and gentlemen: Good Morning. I congratulate Counterpart International and all Civicus’ implementing partners for developing the Armenia case study of the 2010 Civil Society Index. The cooperation undertaken for its production was exemplary, involving civil society organizations, representatives of the international community, numerous government agencies, academia, media and the business community – …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/counterpart_international/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks at Counterpart International’s CIVICUS Presentation" title="Ambassador’s Remarks at Counterpart International’s CIVICUS Presentation">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 22 February, 2011 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/civicus/" rel="tag">CIVICUS</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/counterpart/" rel="tag">Counterpart</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18114 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-4478 tag-ambassador tag-commemoration"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-diaspora-tour/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-diaspora-tour/">Remarks by Ambassador Yovanovitch | 2010 Armenian-American Diaspora Tour</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Good evening. Thank you very much for coming this evening. Tonight, I’m seeing some old friends, and I hope that I’ll have the opportunity to meet more of you later tonight. This evening, I’d like to update you on our work to strengthen the U.S.-Armenia partnership. I also want to talk about some of the …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassador-diaspora-tour/" aria-label="Read More Remarks by Ambassador Yovanovitch | 2010 Armenian-American Diaspora Tour" title="Remarks by Ambassador Yovanovitch | 2010 Armenian-American Diaspora Tour">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 12 October, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/911/" rel="tag">9/11</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/commemoration/" rel="tag">commemoration</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18112 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-4478 tag-ambassador tag-commemoration"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-911-commemoration/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-911-commemoration/">Ambassador’s Remarks at 9/11 Commemoration Event</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Governor, Mayor Babayan, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you. And thank you all for gathering together at this lovely memorial to honor the lives of those who were taken from us on September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania. Nine years ago, in the wake of devastating acts of terrorism, brave firefighters, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-911-commemoration/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks at 9/11 Commemoration Event" title="Ambassador’s Remarks at 9/11 Commemoration Event">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 10 September, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/911/" rel="tag">9/11</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/commemoration/" rel="tag">commemoration</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18110 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-noratus"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-noratus/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-noratus/">Remarks on the Completion of Noratus Medieval Cemetery Preservation Project</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Barev Dzez. Minister, Governor, Mayor, Tim, other distinguished guests and donors. I am delighted to be with you today to announce the completion of the Noratus Medieval Cemetery preservation project. We gather today at an ancient site that is home to the largest collection of cross stones in the world. It has been an honor, …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-noratus/" aria-label="Read More Remarks on the Completion of Noratus Medieval Cemetery Preservation Project" title="Remarks on the Completion of Noratus Medieval Cemetery Preservation Project">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 7 September, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/noratus/" rel="tag">Noratus</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18108 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-aua"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-peace-corps/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-peace-corps/">Ambassador’s Speech at the Peace Corps Swearing-In Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>I am honored to participate in the Swearing-in Ceremony of the 18th group of volunteers ready to serve Peace Corps Armenia. Forty-eight years ago, the man who created the Peace Corps, President John F. Kennedy, called Peace Corps Volunteers: Our Ambassadors of Peace. Ambassadors who would go forth and help the people of other countries …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-speech-peace-corps/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Speech at the Peace Corps Swearing-In Ceremony" title="Ambassador’s Speech at the Peace Corps Swearing-In Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 5 August, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aua/" rel="tag">AUA</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18104 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-aua"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-aua-speech/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-aua-speech/">U.S. Ambassador’s Speech at AUA</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Barev Dzez! Thank you for your warm welcome. And thank you to the American University of Armenia for inviting me here to speak with all of you. Today, I’d like to talk about the bilateral relationship between Armenia and the United States. And then I’d like to hear from you, so I’ll leave plenty of …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/world-aua-speech/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Ambassador’s Speech at AUA" title="U.S. Ambassador’s Speech at AUA">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 2 June, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aua/" rel="tag">AUA</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18100 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-press-freedom"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-press-freedom/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-press-freedom/">World Press Freedom Day 2010</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>I’d like to welcome each one of you to this exhibit to mark World Press Freedom Day. And I would like to thank Shushan and FOICA for inviting me to be part of this important event. In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed May 3rd as the day the international community sets aside to …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read More World Press Freedom Day 2010" title="World Press Freedom Day 2010">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 May, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/press-freedom/" rel="tag">Press Freedom</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18092 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-peace-corps tag-remarks"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-sports-envoys/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-sports-envoys/">Ambassador’s Remarks Welcoming Sports Envoys</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Bari yereko Minister Petrosyan hargeli teeknike yev paronike (Good evening ladies and gentlemen). Distinguished guests. I am pleased to welcome you to my home this evening to meet Amber Stackhouse and Erin Comstock, two talented professional American snowboarders and sports filmmakers, and now, U.S. Department of State “Sports Envoys.” Working with national sports leagues and …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ambassadors-remarks-sports-envoys/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks Welcoming Sports Envoys" title="Ambassador’s Remarks Welcoming Sports Envoys">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 March, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/peace-corps/" rel="tag">Peace Corps</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18089 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-peace-corps tag-remarks"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-the-peace-corps/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-the-peace-corps/">Ambassador’s Remarks at Peace Corps Volunteer Award Ceremony</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Peace Corps Week commemorates the week that John F. Kennedy outlined his idea for a program that would send thousands of young Americans overseas. Less than a year later the first Peace Corps Volunteers were sent to Ghana and Nigeria. Peace Corps week is not just a week to celebrate the accomplishments of Peace Corps …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-at-the-peace-corps/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks at Peace Corps Volunteer Award Ceremony" title="Ambassador’s Remarks at Peace Corps Volunteer Award Ceremony">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 1 March, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/peace-corps/" rel="tag">Peace Corps</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/remarks/" rel="tag">Remarks</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18084 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-combined-heat-and-power"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/handover-ceremony/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/handover-ceremony/">Handover Ceremony of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Unit</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Deputy Minister Hakobyan, Mr. Babloyan, partners, ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to be here today to mark the handover of the USAID-funded Combined Heat and Power equipment to the Arabkir Medical Center. For over a decade, the U.S. Government has been assisting Armenia to restructure its energy sector and put it onto a sustainable …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/handover-ceremony/" aria-label="Read More Handover Ceremony of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Unit" title="Handover Ceremony of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Unit">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 5 February, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/combined-heat-and-power/" rel="tag">Combined Heat and Power</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18081 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-news category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-william-wolke"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/redefining-american-democracy/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/redefining-american-democracy/">“Redefining American Democracy” Winter School</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Media freedom is one of the cornerstones of liberty. Without freedom of the press, countries simply cannot achieve their full economic and democratic potential. Indeed, freedom of media, and its corollary, the freedom of expression, underlie many other freedoms essential to democracy: the freedoms of conscience, of assembly, of religion, and of choosing one’s government. …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/redefining-american-democracy/" aria-label="Read More “Redefining American Democracy” Winter School" title="“Redefining American Democracy” Winter School">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 27 January, 2010 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/news/" title="News">News</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/william-wolke/" rel="tag">William Wolke</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18120 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-black-sea"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-black-sea/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-black-sea/">Remarks for Opening Ceremony of Harvard Black Sea Security Conference</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Good morning. I would like to welcome Deputy Minister of Defense Nazaryan, Dr. Boghdasarian, General Kotanjian, Dr. Konoplyov, Mr. Mkrtchyan, excellencies and participants. I would especially like to welcome those of you here to Armenia, who may be making your first visit to this country. As some of you may know, I myself have only …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-black-sea/" aria-label="Read More Remarks for Opening Ceremony of Harvard Black Sea Security Conference" title="Remarks for Opening Ceremony of Harvard Black Sea Security Conference">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 27 October, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/black-sea/" rel="tag">Black Sea</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18141 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-u-s-assistance"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-diaspora/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-diaspora/">Ambassador’s Remarks to Armenian Diaspora in U.S.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Barev Dzez. Bari Yereko Good Evening. Thank you for your warm welcome. In so many ways, the Armenian-American community represents the foundation and the strength of our bilateral partnership with Armenia, so I´d like to thank the organizers for making it possible for me to be here tonight. One of the many joys of being in Armenia is …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-diaspora/" aria-label="Read More Ambassador’s Remarks to Armenian Diaspora in U.S." title="Ambassador’s Remarks to Armenian Diaspora in U.S.">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 9 June, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-assistance/" rel="tag">U.S. Assistance</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18139 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-u-s-assistance"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/us-assistance/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/us-assistance/">U.S. Assistance to Armenia 2010</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In response to news reports carried recently by several media outlets regarding assistance from the United States for Armenia, I would like to inform you of the following: Since international assistance to Armenia began over twenty years ago with the relief effort following the 1988 earthquake, the U.S. government has provided almost two billion dollars …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/us-assistance/" aria-label="Read More U.S. Assistance to Armenia 2010" title="U.S. Assistance to Armenia 2010">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 14 May, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-assistance/" rel="tag">U.S. Assistance</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18135 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-world-press-freedom"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-world-pess-freedom/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-world-pess-freedom/">Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at World Press Freedom Day Event</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Yesterday, on May 3, the international community celebrated World Press Freedom Day. Every year on this important occasion, the United States recognizes the essential contribution of a free press to the institution of democracy, and honors the sacrifices of those who are working to establish an independent media in Armenia and throughout the world. Freedom …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-world-pess-freedom/" aria-label="Read More Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at World Press Freedom Day Event" title="Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at World Press Freedom Day Event">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 3 May, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/world-press-freedom/" rel="tag">World Press Freedom</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18133 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-aaa tag-ambassador tag-nato"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-osi/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-osi/">Remarks at OSI Conference on Human Rights in Armenia</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you Lusig, Larissa, and thanks to OSI for hosting this conference and inviting me here to participate. Today, I thought that I would focus my remarks on one of the most basic rights in any democracy – freedom of the press. Thomas Jefferson once said, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/remarks-osi/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at OSI Conference on Human Rights in Armenia" title="Remarks at OSI Conference on Human Rights in Armenia">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 19 March, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aaa/" rel="tag">AAA</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/nato/" rel="tag">NATO</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18131 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-aaa tag-ambassador tag-nato"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/aaa-youth-seminar/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/aaa-youth-seminar/">Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at AAA International Youth Seminar</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you, Tevan. Head of NATO Division of the MFA, Mr. Isaraelyan, Ambassador Lonsdale, members of the South Caucasus Youth Forum. The title of your seminar is “NATO at 60, a New Start” and, coincidentally, it was only a few days ago that our new Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, called for a “fresh start” …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/aaa-youth-seminar/" aria-label="Read More Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at AAA International Youth Seminar" title="Remarks by Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch at AAA International Youth Seminar">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 13 March, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/aaa/" rel="tag">AAA</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/nato/" rel="tag">NATO</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18127 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-ndi tag-womens-leadership"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ndi-leadership/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ndi-leadership/">Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Gegham thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you today. It is inspiring to see so many women leaders and future women leaders of Armenia in this room. When I thought about what I was going to say today, my first thought was, “Isn’t ‘women in leadership’ pretty much the same as …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/ndi-leadership/" aria-label="Read More Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course" title="Remarks at The NDI Women’s Leadership Program Training Course">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 17 February, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ndi/" rel="tag">NDI</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/womens-leadership/" rel="tag">Women's Leadership</a></p> </article> <article class="post-18124 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ambassador category-speeches tag-ambassador tag-mikael-danielyan"> <header> <div class="mo-featured-image"> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/reception-in-honor-of-mikhail-danielyan/" class="darken suggest-link"><img src="/wp-content/themes/cms3/assets/images/default-blog-seal.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="Great Seal of the United States" title="Great Seal of the United States"></a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/reception-in-honor-of-mikhail-danielyan/">Reception in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and Mikhail Danielyan</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Thank you all for joining me tonight during this inspiring and historic week. On Monday, we celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., who committed – and ultimately gave — his life to the struggle for justice, racial equality and human rights. On the same day, we remembered with sadness, the second anniversary of …</p> <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/reception-in-honor-of-mikhail-danielyan/" aria-label="Read More Reception in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and Mikhail Danielyan" title="Reception in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and Mikhail Danielyan">Read More»</a> </div> <p class="byline author vcard bottom-topics">By <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/author/usmissionarmenia/" rel="author" class="fn">U.S. Mission Armenia</a> | 22 January, 2009 | Topics: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/ambassador/" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/category/speeches/" title="Speeches">Speeches</a> | Tags: <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/ambassador/" rel="tag">Ambassador</a>, <a href="https://am.usembassy.gov/tag/mikael-danielyan/" rel="tag">Mikael Danielyan</a></p> </article> <div class="centmore"> <div class="loadmore">Show More ∨</div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <div 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