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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Strangely, Turkey did not Publicize Correcting Signpost of Armenian Church
Harut Sassounian I just learned that the Turkish government has quietly corrected the signpost near the historic Holy Cross Church (Sourp Khach) on Akhtamar Island […]
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Why the UN Rejected Turkey’s Bid for a Security Council Seat?
The Turkish government got a big slap in the face last week when the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to turn down its application […]
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The West Must Offer Armenia Incentives Rather than Decry its Ties with Russia
On October 10, after lengthy heated debates, Armenia signed a treaty to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), composed of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. The […]
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UK Shifts Policy on Armenian Genocide After Jurist Robertson’s Report
Geoffrey Robertson, prominent British expert on international law, wrote a 40-page report in 2009, exposing the false and inaccurate statements on the Armenian Genocide by […]
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Genocide Conference in Romania Held Despite Turkish Protests
I just returned home from two hectic weeks of travel. First, I participated in the Armenia-Diaspora Conference in Yerevan, where I co-chaired a panel on […]
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Armenia Supports Catholicosate’s Lawsuit Against Turkey
Over 1,000 attendees of the Armenia-Diaspora Conference in Yerevan, organized by the Diaspora Ministry, cheered loudly when Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of […]
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Strangely, Turkey did not Publicize Correcting Signpost of Armenian Church
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Why the UN Rejected Turkey’s Bid for a Security Council Seat?
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The West Must Offer Armenia Incentives Rather than Decry its Ties with Russia
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UK Shifts Policy on Armenian Genocide After Jurist Robertson’s Report
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Genocide Conference in Romania Held Despite Turkish Protests
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Armenia Supports Catholicosate’s Lawsuit Against Turkey