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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Countering Erdogan’s Propaganda In The New York Times
By Harut Sassounian For many years, the Turkish government has hired numerous American companies in Washington, D.C., to lobby and carry out public relations […]
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Turkey Pressures Non-Muslim Leaders Into Claiming that They are not Pressured!
In a recent article, I wrote about the U.S. State Department’s annual report on International Religious Freedom which stated that “all religious groups […]
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The Cult of Personality in Azerbaijan: Idolizing Former President Heydar Aliyev
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com The worship of former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev is so exaggerated that an American blogger Andreas […]
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Azerbaijan Organizes its Own Diaspora To Compete With the Armenian Diaspora
For many decades, the Turkish government has had an inflated image of the Armenian Diaspora, describing it as a giant worldwide force. In recent years, […]
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American Teacher Expelled from Turkey Wins Lawsuit in European Court
I recently became aware of the Turkish government’s expulsion of an American teacher, violating her freedom of expression. In an article […]
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State Department Exposes Azerbaijan’s False Image of ‘Religious Tolerance’
The government of Azerbaijan spends a large fortune each year to convince the world that Azeris are tolerant people who respect the human […]
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Countering Erdogan’s Propaganda In The New York Times
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Turkey Pressures Non-Muslim Leaders Into Claiming that They are not Pressured!
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The Cult of Personality in Azerbaijan: Idolizing Former President Heydar Aliyev
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Azerbaijan Organizes its Own Diaspora To Compete With the Armenian Diaspora
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American Teacher Expelled from Turkey Wins Lawsuit in European Court
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State Department Exposes Azerbaijan’s False Image of ‘Religious Tolerance’