The Armenian National Committee of America applauded the Los Angeles Times for publishing an editorial calling on the US Government to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. The editorial entitled "It was genocide" appeared in the March 22nd edition of the Los Angeles Times and highlighted reports that the US Ambassador to Armenia, John Marshall Evans, faced early termination of his post due to comments he made affirming the Armenian Genocide. The editorial explained that while the Armenian Genocide is a textbook example of genocide, the US Government has shied away from using the term genocide in describing the annihilation of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey due to its current-day political relations with the Turkish Government. The Los Angeles Times went on to praise countries that have passed resolutions acknowledging the genocide and expressed hope that the US Government would one day act in kind.

"We commend the LA Times for taking a principled stance on the Armenian Genocide, which is a crime against all humanity," commented Zanku Armenian, a member of the ANCA-WR Board of Directors. "The editorial position of the LA Times joins a growing list of prominent newspapers around the country that have taken similar positions including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and many others. This serves as a major blow to Turkey's genocide denial campaign and sends a clear message that it is time for the US Government to reaffirm the facts of the Armenian Genocide rather than persecute those who dare speak the truth."