U.S. new Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch to arrive in Armenia in September
On August 1, 2008, Marie L. Yovanovitch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Armenia. She is expected to arrive in Armenia in September, U.S. Embassy spokesperson Taguhi Jahukian told PanARMENIAN.Net.
Senate confirmation came after a delay by lawmakers who were displeased with Ms. Yavonovitch's refusal to use the term 'genocide' to describe the mass slaughter of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
Prior to her appointment to Armenia, Ms. Yovanovitch was Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic from 2005 to 2008.
Senate confirmation came after a delay by lawmakers who were displeased with Ms. Yavonovitch's refusal to use the term 'genocide' to describe the mass slaughter of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
Prior to her appointment to Armenia, Ms. Yovanovitch was Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic from 2005 to 2008.
