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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Turkey Besieged by Armenian Successes Long Before the Genocide Centennial
Turkish leaders made a serious tactical error in 2011. They were so preoccupied with countering the upcoming tsunami of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide […]
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Congress Urges Turkey to Return Churches:
First Successful Attempt at Restitution Turkey suffered a major setback last week when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a landmark resolution […]
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Pres. Sargsyan Makes Major Strategic Shift in Armenia’s Demands from Turkey
Pres. Serzh Sargsyan delivered a major speech in Marseille, France, last week, during which he introduced a new strategy for the resolution of Armenia’s demands from Turkey. Until now, […]
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US Court to Rule on Turkish Banks’ Motion to Dismiss Armenian Lawsuits
Two separate lawsuits were filed last year in US Federal Court in Los Angeles against the Republic of Turkey and two of its major […]
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Sassounian’s column of Dec. 1, 2011
No one should be Fooled by Erdogan’s Empty Apology for Kurdish Massacres Turkish society was thrown into turmoil last week when Prime Minister […]
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Turkey Seeks to Monopolize Investments In American Indian Tribal Lands
Publisher, The California Courier In a few weeks, when high-priced Turkish lobbying firms file their mandatory reports with the Justice Department, important revelations will emerge about their behind […]
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Turkey Besieged by Armenian Successes Long Before the Genocide Centennial
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Congress Urges Turkey to Return Churches:
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Pres. Sargsyan Makes Major Strategic Shift in Armenia’s Demands from Turkey
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US Court to Rule on Turkish Banks’ Motion to Dismiss Armenian Lawsuits
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Sassounian’s column of Dec. 1, 2011
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Turkey Seeks to Monopolize Investments In American Indian Tribal Lands