White House has not named next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia yet
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.
"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.
