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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Turks and Azeris Alarmed that Tuvalu May Recognize Republic of Artsakh
March 16, 2012 was like any other day at the United Nations, when the representatives of Armenia and Tuvalu […]
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Why Does Pres. Obama Torture Himself And Armenians Every April 24?
For some unknown reason, the President of the most powerful nation on earth feels compelled to put himself through a strange and unnecessary ritual […]
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Clinton Should Resign for Making Offensive Remarks on Armenian Genocide
How many times can Secretary of State Hillary Clinton break her pledge and make insulting remarks on the Armenian Genocide before she is called […]
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Constitutional Council’s Scandalous Rejection of French Genocide Bill
Armenians in France and throughout the world reacted with utter indignation against the Constitutional Council’s scandalous decision rejecting the Genocide denial […]
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How to Counter Appeals Court’s Ruling Against Insurance Claims
The federal Court of Appeals issued a shocking decision last week. In a unanimous ruling, it struck down a […]
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Sassounian’s column of February 23, 2012
Egemen Bagish: Turkey’s Minister of Genocide Denial Even though all Turkish government officials routinely deny the Armenian Genocide, one particular minister has turned denial into […]
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Turks and Azeris Alarmed that Tuvalu May Recognize Republic of Artsakh
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Why Does Pres. Obama Torture Himself And Armenians Every April 24?
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Clinton Should Resign for Making Offensive Remarks on Armenian Genocide
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Constitutional Council’s Scandalous Rejection of French Genocide Bill
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How to Counter Appeals Court’s Ruling Against Insurance Claims
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Sassounian’s column of February 23, 2012