[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        COMMENDING HARRY GILMORE

  (Mr. RADANOVICH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Harry Gilmore, 
the first American Ambassador to Armenia who is the latest U.S. 
official to publicly acknowledge the Armenian genocide and call for 
international recognition.
  In an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the retired 
diplomat recently said, ``There is no doubt that the Armenian events 
were genocide.''
  Gilmore's comments followed those of the current U.S. Ambassador to 
Armenia, John Evans, who recently evoked the Armenian Genocide during 
his first stateside visit to Armenian communities across the country. 
During a series of public exchanges with Armenians late last month, 
Evans stated, ``The Armenian genocide was the first genocide of the 
twentieth century.''
  As a proud member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues and 
an ardent supporter of Fresno's Armenian American community, I thank 
the Ambassadors for their statements and pledge to continue my efforts 
for a full United States affirmation of the Armenian genocide.

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