Senator Robert Menendez honored as ANC-NJ man of the year

February 15, 2007 - 13:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - More than two hundred supporters of the Armenian National Committee of New Jersey (ANC-NJ) were on hand this weekend for the granting of the grassroots organization's prestigious Man of the Year award to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ). The ceremony took place on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at the Rockleigh Country Club in Rockleigh, New Jersey. The elegant program was attended by a cross-section of Armenian American leaders from the New York metropolitan area, Church leaders representing Armenian Apostolic, Evangelical, and Catholic communities, and, from the Republic of Armenia, a very special guest, the Honorable Vahan Hovhannisyan, Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament. ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian introduced the Senator, noting his long history of support for the democratic aspirations of the Garden State's Armenian community. Hamparian reviewed the Senator's strong support for expanded U.S.-Armenia ties, his devotion to the proper recognition of the Armenian Genocide, his energetic protests of the unfair firing of the former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Marshall Evans, for speaking truthfully about this crime. In accepting the award, Sen. Menendez offered heartfelt remarks, stating that, "despite denials by the Turkish Government, despite the current Administration's position, we know, we know, the atrocities committed between 1915 and 1923 constitute genocide." Noting that countless historians had characterized the events of 1915 to 1923 as genocide, he reminded those gathered of his unwavering support for truth and justice.
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