US President George Bush has nevertheless made the decision the Armenian Community in the USA had been expecting from him for a year; he withdrew Richard Hoagland's candidacy for the position of the US Ambassador to Yerevan. Only a few days ago the temporary Charge D'affaires of the USA to Armenia Rudolf Perina announced, that "The viewpoint of the White House regarding the issue of the candidacy of the Ambassador remains unchanged," however on August 3 the White House withdrew Richard Hoagland's candidacy.