Harut Sassounian
Harut Sassounian is the Publisher of The California Courier, founded in 1958. His weekly editorials, translated into several languages, are reprinted in scores of U.S. and overseas publications and posted on countless websites.<p>
He is the author of “The Armenian Genocide: The World Speaks Out, 1915-2005, Documents and Declarations.”
As President of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, he has administered the procurement and delivery of $970 million of humanitarian assistance to Armenia and Artsakh during the past 34 years. As Senior Vice President of Kirk Kerkorian’s Lincy Foundation, he oversaw $240 million of infrastructure projects in Armenia.
From 1978 to 1982, Mr. Sassounian worked as an international marketing executive for Procter & Gamble in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a human rights delegate at the United Nations for 10 years. He played a leading role in the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the U.N. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities in 1985.
Mr. Sassounian has a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
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Sassounian’s column of Dec. 30, 2010
Resolute Response Required to Pelosi’s Failure on Genocide Resolution Armenians worldwide are justifiably outraged by the refusal of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leadership […]
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Armenians Sue Turkey Claiming U.S. Air Base Land
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier- + Over the years, Armenians have gradually shifted their attention from the recognition of the Genocide to the […]
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Sassounian’s column of Dec. 16, 2010
US Court of Appeals Hands A Major Victory to Armenians By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier In a stunning development, a federal appeals court […]
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Armenians should stay away from Turkey until assassination plot is investigated
By Harut Sassounyan The Turkish Cihan wire service made a sensational revelation last week – a Turkish hit squad had planned to assassinate a visiting […]
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Sassounian’s column of Dec. 2, 2010
California Officials Honor Republic of Artsakh and its President By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Bako Sahakyan, President of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno […]
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Sassounian’s column of Nov. 25, 2010
Conference Participants Enthusiastically Support Elective Diaspora Leadership By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier After much anticipation and lengthy preparations, the Institute of Armenian Studies […]