White House has not named next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia yetMarch 28, 2008 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The White House has not named the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia yet, U.S. charge d'affairs Joseph Pennington told a news conference today. "According to the appointment procedure, the White House forwards the designation to the Senate, which approves or disapproves it after a hearing held with participation of the nominee," Mr Pennington said. Earlier, The California Courier publisher Harut Sassounian said the Bush Administration has submitted to the Armenian government the name of Marie L. Yovanovitch (currently serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic) as the next Ambassador to Armenia, according to several Armenian and American reliable sources. An earlier attempt to nominate Amb. Richard Hoagland to replace Amb. Evans was blocked by Sen. Robert Menendez (Dem.-N.J.), to protest the dismissal of Amb. Evans and to object to Amb. Hoagland's poor choice of words in responding to Senators' questions on the validity of the Armenian Genocide. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |