97% of Armenian Americans Oppose Richard Hoagland's Confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - 97% of Armenian Americans support opposition to the confirmation of Richard Hoagland as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, according to a new internet poll conducted by the Armenian National Committee of America -Western Region (ANCA-WR) over the past two weeks in nineteen Western U.S. states. 94% of the respondents said that they "strongly agreed" with this opposition. An additional 3% noted that they "somewhat agreed" with this opposition. One percent reported that they "somewhat disagreed" with opposing Hoagland, and 2% indicated that they "strongly disagreed" with the opposition to his confirmation. This viewpoint is aligned with the policy position of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). It is worth reminding that on September 7, 2006 thanks to Senator Robert Menendez's efforts Hoagland's candidacy was blocked in the Senate. On December 1st of last year the New Jersey legislator joined with Majority Leader Harry Reid in calling on the Administration to offer a new candidate for this post. The negative attitude towards Richard Hoagland's nomination is connected with his outright denial of the Armenian Genocide in response to questions posed during and after his June 2006 confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.