  U.S. Secretary of State extends her gratitude to Cafesjian Center for Arts  August 6, 2010 - 20:34 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - In a letter to Director of Administration, Acting Executive Director of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts Vahagn Marabyan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thanked the Center for hosting her meeting with Armenian civil society leaders. “The center is a magnificent landmark and a wonderful symbol of Armenian-American cooperation. Our tour of the Cafesjian sculpture garden and the Chihuly gallery was one of the highlights of my visit to Yerevan”, reads the letter of Hillary Clinton. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Cafesjian Center for the Arts on July 5, 2010. In her honor, a glass sculpture by Sidney Hutter was placed on exhibit – similar to the one by the same artist, added to the White House Craft Collection in 1993. The sculpture, known as the White House Vase, is now in the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. Secretary Clinton was delighted to see the sculpture from the Cafesjian Collection and commented to Mr. Marabyan on the wonderful exhibition space and how proud the Center must be for what it achieved. Sidney Hutter’s sculpture remains on exhibit at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts and can be viewed in Gallery One at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Yerevan through August. Following a tour of the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden and Gallery One, Mrs. Clinton met with civil society representatives at the Khanjyan Hall.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |
