Harut Sassounian
Encyclopedia
Harut Sassounian is an Armenian-American writer, public activist and publisher of The California Courier
which is known for Sassounian's weekly opinion column. He served for 10 years as a non-governmental delegate on human rights at the United Nations
in Geneva
.
and an MBA from Pepperdine University
. In 1978-1982 he worked at Procter and Gamble, Geneva
, as an international marketing executive. He is the President of the United Armenian Fund of humanitarian assistance to Armenia
, the Vice Chairman of the Lincy Foundation which has funded the infrastructure projects in Armenia
.
He publishes The California Courier
, an English-language Armenian weekly newspaper in Glendale
since 1983.
Sassounian called for Madeleine Albright
and William Cohen
to resign from the new "Genocide Prevention Task Force" (and labelled them Holocaust deniers) because Albright (along with eight other former Secretaries of State) and Cohen opposed the United States resolution on Armenian genocide
, even though others have acknowledged the Armenian Genocide
while still opposing the resolution.
The California Courier
The California Courier is an English-language Armenian weekly newspaper published since 1958 in USA. The publisher of the weekly is Harut Sassounian.-External links:*...
which is known for Sassounian's weekly opinion column. He served for 10 years as a non-governmental delegate on human rights at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
.
Biography
Sassounian has a MA in International Affairs from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and an MBA from Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
. In 1978-1982 he worked at Procter and Gamble, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, as an international marketing executive. He is the President of the United Armenian Fund of humanitarian assistance to Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, the Vice Chairman of the Lincy Foundation which has funded the infrastructure projects in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
He publishes The California Courier
The California Courier
The California Courier is an English-language Armenian weekly newspaper published since 1958 in USA. The publisher of the weekly is Harut Sassounian.-External links:*...
, an English-language Armenian weekly newspaper in Glendale
Glendale
Glendale is the anglicised version of its gaelic name, Gleann Dail, which means valley of fertile, low-lying arable land. The name originates from Scotland.It may refer to:-Places:Australia*Glendale, New South Wales**Stockland, a shopping centre...
since 1983.
Sassounian called for Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Korbelová Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0...
and William Cohen
William Cohen
William Sebastian Cohen is an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as Secretary of Defense under Democratic President Bill Clinton.-Early life and education:...
to resign from the new "Genocide Prevention Task Force" (and labelled them Holocaust deniers) because Albright (along with eight other former Secretaries of State) and Cohen opposed the United States resolution on Armenian genocide
United States resolution on Armenian genocide
The proposed Armenian Genocide resolution is a measure currently under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives that would recognize the 1915 Genocide. It is officially called H. Res 106 or the Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution...
, even though others have acknowledged the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
while still opposing the resolution.
Books
- “The Armenian Genocide: The World Speaks Out, 1915-2005, Documents and Declarations,” 2005