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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No Respect for the Living or the Dead In Armenia; Case in point: Vahakn Dadrian
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Armenian Officials Falsify the Reason For Banning Papazian from Armenia
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Before Reconciling with Turks, Armenians Need to Reconcile with Each Other
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No Respect for the Living or the Dead In Armenia; Case in point: Vahakn Dadrian
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Armenia’s Leaders Continue Capitulating to Azerbaijan
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U.S. Publicizes its Strategy on Armenia Based Obviously on America’s Interests
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UN Official Deletes His Tweet on Armenian Genocide, After Pressure from Turkey
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Armenian Officials Falsify the Reason For Banning Papazian from Armenia