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'''Richard E. Hoagland''' is a foreign [[ambassador]] in the [[United States Department of State]], appointed to serve as ambassador to [[Tajikistan]] on [[October 16]], [[2003]] to a term which ended on [[August 31]], [[2006]]. |
'''Richard E. Hoagland''' is a foreign [[ambassador]] in the [[United States Department of State]], appointed to serve as ambassador to [[Tajikistan]] on [[October 16]], [[2003]] to a term which ended on [[August 31]], [[2006]]. |
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He was nominated for the United States's ambassadorship to [[Armenia]] on May 23, 2006. His predecessor [[John Marshall Evans]] was recalled from his position in [[May]] of 2006 after publicly speaking about the [[Armenian Genocide]]<ref name="boston">''The Boston Globe'', August 30, 2006: [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/30/armenians_try_to_stall_appointment_of_us_envoy/ “Armenians Try to Stall Appointment of U.S. Envoy”]</ref>. On [[September 12]], 2006, [[New Jersey]] [[Senator]] [[Bob Menendez]] issued a hold on the confirmation vote for Hoagland, stating that "if the Bush Administration continues to refuse to acknowledge the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide, then there is certainly cause for great alarm, which is why I am placing a hold on this nominee." <ref name="anca">Armenian National Committee of America, September 12, 2006: [http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=994 “ANCA Welcomes Menendez ‘Hold’ on Hoagland Nomination”]</ref><ref name=" |
He was nominated for the United States's ambassadorship to [[Armenia]] on May 23, 2006. His predecessor [[John Marshall Evans]] was recalled from his position in [[May]] of 2006 after publicly speaking about the allegations of [[Armenian Genocide]]<ref name="boston">''The Boston Globe'', August 30, 2006: [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/30/armenians_try_to_stall_appointment_of_us_envoy/ “Armenians Try to Stall Appointment of U.S. Envoy”]</ref>. On [[September 12]], 2006, [[New Jersey]] [[Senator]] [[Bob Menendez]] issued a hold on the confirmation vote for Hoagland, stating that "if the Bush Administration continues to refuse to acknowledge the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide, then there is certainly cause for great alarm, which is why I am placing a hold on this nominee." <ref name="anca">Armenian National Committee of America, September 12, 2006: [http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=994 “ANCA Welcomes Menendez ‘Hold’ on Hoagland Nomination”]</ref><ref name="rferl">Radio Free Europe, September 13, 2006: [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/09/543074CD-F93D-4956-B68A-4642464EB039.html “Genocide Issue Blocks Naming Of U.S. Ambassador To Armenia”]</ref> |
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With the new congress in January of 2007, the stalled nomination had expired, and on [[January 9]] [[2007]] Richard Hoagland was renominated as ambassador to [[Armenia]]<ref>''Yerkir'', January 10, 2007: [http://www.yerkir.am/eng/index.php?sub=news_arm&id=28500 White House Repeatedly Offered Hoagland’s Candidacy as US Ambassador to Armenia]</ref>. |
With the new congress in January of 2007, the stalled nomination had expired, and on [[January 9]] [[2007]] Richard Hoagland was renominated as ambassador to [[Armenia]]<ref>''Yerkir'', January 10, 2007: [http://www.yerkir.am/eng/index.php?sub=news_arm&id=28500 White House Repeatedly Offered Hoagland’s Candidacy as US Ambassador to Armenia]</ref>. |
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Revision as of 21:58, 8 August 2007
Richard E. Hoagland is a foreign ambassador in the United States Department of State, appointed to serve as ambassador to Tajikistan on October 16, 2003 to a term which ended on August 31, 2006.
He was nominated for the United States's ambassadorship to Armenia on May 23, 2006. His predecessor John Marshall Evans was recalled from his position in May of 2006 after publicly speaking about the allegations of Armenian Genocide[1]. On September 12, 2006, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez issued a hold on the confirmation vote for Hoagland, stating that "if the Bush Administration continues to refuse to acknowledge the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide, then there is certainly cause for great alarm, which is why I am placing a hold on this nominee." [2][3]
With the new congress in January of 2007, the stalled nomination had expired, and on January 9 2007 Richard Hoagland was renominated as ambassador to Armenia[4]. The nomination was withdrawn by the White House on August 3, 2007 [5]
A poll from end of December, start of January 2007, conducted by the Armenian National Committee of America showed that 97% of American Armenians oppose Hoagland's appoitment[6].
References
- ^ The Boston Globe, August 30, 2006: “Armenians Try to Stall Appointment of U.S. Envoy”
- ^ Armenian National Committee of America, September 12, 2006: “ANCA Welcomes Menendez ‘Hold’ on Hoagland Nomination”
- ^ Radio Free Europe, September 13, 2006: “Genocide Issue Blocks Naming Of U.S. Ambassador To Armenia”
- ^ Yerkir, January 10, 2007: White House Repeatedly Offered Hoagland’s Candidacy as US Ambassador to Armenia
- ^ The White House August 03, 2007: "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate"
- ^ Armenian National Committee of America, January 8, 2007: NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF ARMENIAN AMERICANS OPPOSE HOAGLAND NOMINATION
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