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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Armenia’s 20th Anniversary: A Young Republic; an Ancient Nation
Armenians worldwide had many reasons to celebrate the month of September, as they observed the 20th anniversary of the twin Republics of Armenia and […]
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Visit to Nakhichevan Shows Why Armenians Can Never Again Live Under Azeri Rule
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Scottish researcher Steven Sim reported about his troubling experiences in Nakhichevan, a historic Armenian territory now occupied […]
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Book on Armenia-Turkey Protocols Warns Arabs not to Trust Turkish Friendship
Publisher of The California Courier I was privileged to attend a special program in Beirut last Friday, sponsored by the Armenian National […]
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Turkey Can Run, but Can’t Hide From the Long Arm of US Law
World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis once warned one of his opponents: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” This same warning now applies to […]
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Sassounian’s column of Sept. 1, 2011
Same old Turkish Trick: Make Promises, Get Praised, but Deliver Nothing Turkish leaders came up with a new ploy last week to impress world […]
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Senators Should Reject Pres. Obama’s Appointee as Ambassador to Turkey
Pres. Obama has an endless number of problems these days. Late last year, when Senators blocked several of his ambassadorial nominees, including the one to […]
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Armenia’s 20th Anniversary: A Young Republic; an Ancient Nation
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Visit to Nakhichevan Shows Why Armenians Can Never Again Live Under Azeri Rule
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Book on Armenia-Turkey Protocols Warns Arabs not to Trust Turkish Friendship
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Turkey Can Run, but Can’t Hide From the Long Arm of US Law
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Sassounian’s column of Sept. 1, 2011
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Senators Should Reject Pres. Obama’s Appointee as Ambassador to Turkey