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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Armenians Should Confront Pres. Obama During his California Visit Next Week
It is a shame that the largest Armenian community in the Diaspora has failed to take advantage of Pres. Obama’s visits to California to protest […]
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Cemal Pasha’s Grandson Says Genocide,
Morgenthau’s Great Granddaughter doesn’t By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Hundreds of Armenians turned out at UCLA last Thursday night to hear […]
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Armenian Attorneys Respond To Court Appeal of German Companies
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Attorneys for Armenian heirs of life insurance policyholders filed a powerful response last month to […]
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Sassounian’s column of March 17, 2011
Lawsuit Against U.S. Federal Reserve Seeks Armenian Gold Looted by Turkey Publisher, The California Courier The Glendale-based nonprofit Center for Armenian Remembrance (CAR) sued the […]
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Sassounian’s column of March 10, 2011
Who Rules Turkey: Erdogan or Aliyev? Publisher, The California Courier Turkish leaders often brag about their success in transforming Turkey from a country […]
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Istanbul Armenians Document Violations of Minority Rights in Turkey
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Two recent documents from Istanbul shed new light on violations of minority rights in Turkey. The authors of these […]
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Armenians Should Confront Pres. Obama During his California Visit Next Week
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Cemal Pasha’s Grandson Says Genocide,
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Armenian Attorneys Respond To Court Appeal of German Companies
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Sassounian’s column of March 17, 2011
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Sassounian’s column of March 10, 2011
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Istanbul Armenians Document Violations of Minority Rights in Turkey