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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Amb. Ricciardone Finally Admits Most Churches not Operating in Turkey
Publisher, The California Courier After facing harsh criticism for covering up Turkey’s desecration and destruction of thousands of Christian churches, Amb. Francis Ricciardone, Pres. Obama’s […]
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Obama’s Lack of Credibility Undermines His Initiative on Genocide Prevention
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier If Pres. Obama ends up being a one-term President, he has no one to blame but himself. […]
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Erdogan Inadvertently Publicizes Armenian Territorial Claims from Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan’s hysterical outburst at Armenia’s President last week had the salutary effect of publicizing to a worldwide audience Armenian territorial demands […]
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Congressional Panel Urges Turkey to Return Church Properties to Christians
The House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a strongly-worded measure on July 20, pressing Turkey to return all Christian church properties “to their rightful owners.” By […]
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Armenians Must Counter UN Security Council Bids by Turkey and Azerbaijan
Diasporan political organizations and influential Armenians, in cooperation with the Armenian Foreign Ministry, should launch an international lobbying campaign to block Turkey and Azerbaijan […]
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Sassounian’s column of July 14, 2011
Prof. Akcam Reveals Turkish Plan to Pay Scholars to Deny the Armenian Genocide Prof. Taner Akcam dropped a bombshell during a lecture at the Glendale […]
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Amb. Ricciardone Finally Admits Most Churches not Operating in Turkey
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Obama’s Lack of Credibility Undermines His Initiative on Genocide Prevention
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Erdogan Inadvertently Publicizes Armenian Territorial Claims from Turkey
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Congressional Panel Urges Turkey to Return Church Properties to Christians
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Armenians Must Counter UN Security Council Bids by Turkey and Azerbaijan
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Sassounian’s column of July 14, 2011