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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ANCA Honors Senate Majority Leader For Championing Armenian Causes
The Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region, honored Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on October 28 with the organization’s highest and most prestigious […]
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Neither Obama Nor Romney Deserve Armenian-Americans’ Votes
During my recent trip to Armenia, journalists repeatedly asked which US presidential candidate I supported in the November 6 elections. My […]
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Rival Congressmen Agree on Artsakh’s Independence, Aid to Syrian Armenians
In this third and final article on the debate organized by the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region, Congressmen Howard Berman […]
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Diaspora Scholar Advocates Push For ‘Justice’ Over Armenian Genocide
U.S. — Harut Sassounian, Naira Bulghadarian Հրապարակված է՝ 08.10.2012 A prominent Armenian American scholar believes the time has come for raising demands for justice instead […]
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Sassounian’s column of Oct. 11, 2012 (Part II)
Two Congressmen Battle Over Armenian-American Votes This is the second part of the debate between two Democratic Congressmen, Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, […]
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Two L.A.-Area Congressmen In Heated Debate over Armenian Issues
Cong. Howard Berman and Cong. Brad Sherman, both serving on the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee, are forced to run against each other in the […]
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ANCA Honors Senate Majority Leader For Championing Armenian Causes
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Neither Obama Nor Romney Deserve Armenian-Americans’ Votes
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Rival Congressmen Agree on Artsakh’s Independence, Aid to Syrian Armenians
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Diaspora Scholar Advocates Push For ‘Justice’ Over Armenian Genocide
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Sassounian’s column of Oct. 11, 2012 (Part II)
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Two L.A.-Area Congressmen In Heated Debate over Armenian Issues