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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How Azerbaijan Distorts UN Security Council Resolutions
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International Legal Expert Affirms Artsakh’s Right of Self-Deter mination
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Terminated Armenia-Turkey Protocols Should be a Lesson for Armenia’s Leaders
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Pres. Erdogan, a Menace to the World,Should be Stopped Before it ’s Too Late
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Sassounian: ‘ANCA & US Armenians Should Sue The Daily Caller and Forbes Magazine
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Mikoyan’s Surprising Comments to Nixon In 1959 About Armenian Rights in Turkey
Recently I came across a document from the U.S. archives that describes the fascinating conversation between Anastas Mikoyan, First Deputy Chairman of the […]
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How Azerbaijan Distorts UN Security Council Resolutions
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International Legal Expert Affirms Artsakh’s Right of Self-Deter mination
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Terminated Armenia-Turkey Protocols Should be a Lesson for Armenia’s Leaders
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Pres. Erdogan, a Menace to the World,Should be Stopped Before it ’s Too Late
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Sassounian: ‘ANCA & US Armenians Should Sue The Daily Caller and Forbes Magazine
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Mikoyan’s Surprising Comments to Nixon In 1959 About Armenian Rights in Turkey