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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Pashinyan’s Six-Month Roadmap:What’s Included and What is Left out?
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Ceasefire or Capitulation?Artsakh Agreement Should be Amended
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Putin: Armenia Not RecognizingArtsakh was ‘a Significant Factor’
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‘Statement’ on Artsakh War by Armenia,Azerbaijan & Russia Should be Rejected
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Pres. Trump Loses Reelection;Our Four-Year Nightmare is Over
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Putin Finally Reveals His Solution to the Artsakh Conflict