On July 13 the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee will discuss the appointment of John A. Heffern as a new US Ambassador to Armenia.
In this respect the Armenian Assembly of America released a message which says in the mid-1990s, Heffern worked for former Congressman Doug Bereuter (R-NE), who was consistently one of the most pro-Turkish and anti-Armenian Representatives to serve in Congress. Without pre-judging nominee Mr. Heffern personally, he will have a steep hill to climb in explaining and distinguishing his views from those of former Congressman Bereuter.
The Assembly expects a rigorous Senate confirmation process and calls upon Armenian-Americans to contact their Senator and urge them to press Mr. Heffern on his views regarding:
1. The US record on the Armenian 'genocide' versus those of his former employer, and in particular, the State Department cables from Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, the thousands of pages of documentation on the Armenian 'genocide' in the US National Archives, and the 1951 US Government filing with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that specifically lists the 1915 Armenian massacres as "outstanding examples of genocide;"
2. The illegal blockades imposed upon Armenia by its neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan, and what steps he will take to lift them;
3. Attempts by Armenia's neighbors to isolate her and discuss the Administration's plan to foster regional cooperation and economic integration; and
4. Strengthening the US-Armenia bilateral relationship.
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