WASHINGTON—The United States Embassy in Yerevan announced on Dec. 30 that Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland will be replacing James Warlick as the U.
S. Co-Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group on an interim basis. The embassy also announced that Warlick’s permanent replacement will be announced at a future date. Ambassadro Richard Hoagland (Photo: AAD) “A seasoned diplomat,Ambassador Hoagland brings a broad array of experiences dealing with the Caucasus, including, and most notably,his denial of the Armenian Genocide during his Senate confirmation process, which lead to bi-partisan Senate opposition, or a ‘hold’ on his appointment,and the eventual withdrawal of his nomination as U.
S. Ambassador to Armenia,” said Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian, or reacting to the Ambassador Hoagland’s appointment. While we certainly remain mindful of this unlucky episode and others,including his role in the flawed and ultimately failed Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission, we expect a constructive relationship with Ambassador Hoagland and search for forward to working with him as he engages with American civil society and other stakeholders in the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh/NKR) peace process, and ” added Hamparian. In 2006,Hoagland was nominated as U.
S. Ambassador to Armenia, in the wake of the controversial [...]
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