  White House has not named next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia yetMarch 28, 2008 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The White House has not named the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia yet, U.S. charge d'affairs Joseph Pennington told a news conference today. "According to the appointment procedure, the White House forwards the designation to the Senate, which approves or disapproves it after a hearing held with participation of the nominee," Mr Pennington said. Earlier, The California Courier publisher Harut Sassounian said the Bush Administration has submitted to the Armenian government the name of Marie L. Yovanovitch (currently serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic) as the next Ambassador to Armenia, according to several Armenian and American reliable sources. An earlier attempt to nominate Amb. Richard Hoagland to replace Amb. Evans was blocked by Sen. Robert Menendez (Dem.-N.J.), to protest the dismissal of Amb. Evans and to object to Amb. Hoagland's poor choice of words in responding to Senators' questions on the validity of the Armenian Genocide.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
