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December 2006 events

• December 28, Today the Millennium Challenge Account–Armenia (MCA–Armenia) Has Received the Second Transfer of the Initial Disbursement. (Հայերեն)
• December 27, President Bush Extends Condolences, Mourns Loss of Gerald R. Ford (Հայերեն)
• December 20, U.S. Embassy Marks Human Rights Day (Հայերեն)
• December 20, Activities To Improve Maternal And Child Health Launched In Five Marzes (Հայերեն)
• December 15, Gyumri American Corner, in Partnership with U.S. Embassy, Launches Website (Հայերեն)
• December 14, White House Holds Summit on Malaria
• December 12, Millennium Challenge Corporation Approves Initial Disbursement of USD 1.4 Million to MCA-Armenia Program (Հայերեն)
• December 12, The Role of Microenterprises in Economic Development (Հայերեն)
• December 11, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' Statement on Nagorno-Karabakh Referendum (Հայերեն)
• December 8, Card And U.S. Embassy Hold Wine And Cheese Tasting (Հայերեն)
• December 7, U.S. Defense Department Conducts Training Course on "Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" (Հայերեն)
• December 6, USDA and Armenian Ministry of Agriculture hold workshop on "National Animal Health Program for Controlling Brucellosis and Foot and Mouth Disease"
• December 4, Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns at the 14th OSCE Ministerial Council
• December 1, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Anthony Godfrey Participates in UN Conference on World AIDS Day

November 2006 events

• November 29, National Democratic Institute President Kenneth Wollack Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• November 22, Peace Corps Armenia Holds 8^th Annual Development Fair (Հայերեն)
• November 21, U.S. Embassy Celebrates International Day of People with Disabilities Featuring the Paros Chamber Choir (Հայերեն)
• November 21, Project Harmony and the U.S. Embassy Hold Conference on "Exploring ICT Today for a Brighter Tomorrow" (Հայերեն)
• November 17, U.S. Government Grants Vehicles to Armenian Border Guards (Հայերեն)
• November 17, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Provides English Language Laboratory for Armenian Aviation Institute (Հայերեն)
• November 15, JFDP Alumna Co-authors “My Topic Encyclopedia” Book (Հայերեն)
• November 14, U.S. Military Officials in Iraq Meet with Defense Minister Serge Sargsian
• November 11, U.S. Embassy Expresses Deepest Concern For Armenian Soldier Injured In Iraq (Հայերեն)
• November 6, Festival of American and Armenian Music is Held in Yerevan (Հայերեն)
• November 3, Hot Club of Cowtown Band Performs in Armenia

October 2006 events

• October 30, Ministry of Nature Protection Basin Management Office Opens in the Akhuryan Basin (Հայերեն)
• October 30, U.S. Department of Justice Holds Training on European Court of Human Rights (Հայերեն)
• October 24, Yerevan State University Presents Armenian Translation of Public Administration Book as Part of U.S. Government Program (Հայերեն)
• October 19, U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Julie Finley Speaks at OSCE Trafficking in Persons Training Seminar
• October 17, U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Julie Finley Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• October 17, U.S. Defense Department and FBI Conduct Training at Emergency Management Academy (Հայերեն)
• October 13, United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Specialists Hold Seminars (Հայերեն)
• October 10, United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service Conduct Training in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• October 9, Statement by President Bush on the North Korean Nuclear Test (Հայերեն)
• October 5, Chargé d'Affaires Anthony Godfrey Speaks at ATHGO International Symposium (Հայերեն)

September 2006 events

• September 29, U.S. Government Donates Training Facility, IT Equipment and Office Furniture to Gugark Regional Office of State Customs Service in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• September 29, Armenia And U.S. Formally Inaugurate $235 Million Rural Development Program (Հայերեն)
• September 28, Cascade Credit Helps Develop Sound Securities Market with USAID Support (Հայերեն)
• September 27, USDA Participates in Second Annual ARMAGROFORUM (Հայերեն)
• September 26, U.S. Visa Applications to be Submitted Electronically (Հայերեն)
• September 24, U.S. Government Funded Teacher Training Programs Conclude after Eight Years of Activities (Հայերեն)
• September 21, National Day Message for Armenia (Հայերեն)
• September 20, General William Ward, Deputy Commander of U.S. EUCOM, Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• September 19, Future Leaders Exchange Program Accepts Applications for 2007/2008 (Հայերեն)
• September 15, USDA/CARD Dedicates Computer Center at the Armenian State Agrarian University
• September 14, Department of State Releases 2006 International Religious Freedom Report (Հայերեն)
• September 14, U.S. Embassy Invites Armenian-Americans to U.S. Assistance Presentation
• September 12, Freedom to Choose (Հայերեն)
• September 11, Proclamation by President George W. Bush on Septermber 11 (Հայերեն)
• September 10, Ambassador Evans’ Departure (Հայերեն)
• September 8, Two Studies Conducted on Trafficking in Persons in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• September 6, President Bush Gives Speech on Detainees in the War on Terror
• September 5, The United States Government Completes $30,000 of Renovations to the Armenian National Cinematheque (Հայերեն)
• September 1, U.S. Embassy Statement (Հայերեն)

August 2006 events

• August 31, U.S. Assistance Projects for Lebanon (Հայերեն)
• August 26, Law Exam Surpasses High Bar (Հայերեն)
• August 25, Project Harmony Opens a Community Justice Center in Vanadzor Police Department (Հայերեն)
• August 22, U.S. Government Donates IT Equipment and Office Furniture to Border Guard Training Center (Հայերեն)
• August 16, IRD Armenia Renovates Local Schools (Հայերեն)
• August 21, President Bush Announces $230 Million in U.S. Assistance to Lebanon (Հայերեն)
• August 14, Swearing-In Ceremony Held for Peace Corps Armenia Volunteers and 45th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps (Հայերեն)
• August 14, Helping Lebanon Regain Control (Հայերեն)
• August 2, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen Release Statement (Հայերեն)

July 2006 events

• OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Matthew Bryza is Interviewed by RFE/RL

  On July 29, U.S. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Matthew Bryza participated in an interview with RFE/RL. Below please find links to RFE/RL's articles on this interview.

  U.S. Official Sees Democratic Change In Armenia

  U.S. Mediator Says Karabakh Peace Possible After 2006

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• July 29, U.S. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Matthew Bryza Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• July 30, Armenian Peacekeepers Return Home from Iraq (Հայերեն)
• July 27, Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan Visits U.S. Embassy (Հայերեն)
• July 23, Armenia Deploys Fourth Contingent of Troops to Iraq (Հայերեն)
• July 14, Rescuer 2006 Exercise Opens in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• July 14, U.S. Government Concludes Crime Scene Management Course and Donates Emergency Response Equipment to the Government of Armenia (Հայերեն)
• July 12, U.S. Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• July 10, The Continuing Challenge of the American Constitution (Հայերեն)
• July 10, United States Extends Condolences to Russian Government and Families of Victims of Plane Crash in Irkutsk (Հայերեն)
• July 7, The United States of America Celebrates Independence Day (Հայերեն)
• July 7, U.S. Ambassador John Evans Meets with President Robert Kocharian in Honor of U.S. Independence Day (Հայերեն)
• July 3, Statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Հայերեն)
• July 2, U.S. Government, International Organization for Migration, and Armenian Foreign Ministry Present "Trafficking: Current Issues" Manual (Հայերեն)

June 2006 events

• June 22, The Honorable Richard G. Stearns, U.S. Federal District Judge, Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• June 15, Letter from Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO John Danilovich to President Robert Kocharian (Հայերեն)
• June 5, Joint Statement of the Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group (Հայերեն)
• June 5, U.S. Department of State Releases 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (Հայերեն)
• June 6, The Fight Against Trafficking in Persons in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• June 9, U.S. Embassy Legal Attache Receives "Police Medal of the Republic of Armenia" (Հայերեն)
• June 3, Iran's Choice (Հայերեն)
• June 1, Dedication of the National Bureau of Expertises (Հայերեն)

May 2006 events

• May 23, Ambassador Richard Hoagland to be Nominated to Serve as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia (Հայերեն)
• May 22, IRI Poll Finds Armenians Want More Democratic Development (Հայերեն)
• "Yellow Bird Indian" Concerts (Հայերեն)

  Press Release (Հայերեն)

• May 18, U.S. Ambassador John Evans Opens Computer Lab for the Department of Library Science at Yerevan State Pedagogical University (Հայերեն)
• May 16, Contract Signed for Creating Integrated Police Computer Network (Հայերեն)
• May 10, On May 10, 2006 Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians Visited the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan (Հայերեն)
• May 3, Message of Condolence from U.S. Ambassador John Evans (Հայերեն)
• May 3, Press Freedom in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• May 2, Reforms and Assistance Discussed During USATF Meeting (Հայերեն)

April 2006 events

• April 24, April 24 Presidential Statement (Հայերեն)
• April 21, U.S. Ambassador John Evans and Armenia Tree Project Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day (Հայերեն)
• April 21, U.S. Government Donates Over $2 Million for Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement to the Government of Armenia (Հայերեն)
• April 14, Ambassador John Evans Meets with Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• April 13, Appointments for U.S. Visa Interviews Now Made by Phone (Հայերեն)
• April 11, Congressman Jim Kolbe, Congressman Scott Garrett, and MCC CEO John Danilovich Visit Armenia (Հայերեն)
• April 8, 5th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month (Հայերեն)
• April 7, U.S. Department of States Releases "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005-2006" Report (Հայերեն)

  The full text of the report can be found at: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/shrd/2005/

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• April 7, U.S. Embassy Continues its Close Cooperation with the Armenian Police (Հայերեն)
• April 6, Strengthening Cooperation Between the National Assembly and Civil Society in the Fight Against Corruption. (Հայերեն)
• April 4, Ambassador Evans Speaks at a Press Conference on the Community Self Help Program (Հայերեն)

March 2006 events

• March 31, U.S. Embassy Holds Last in Series of Concerts for Exchange Program Alumni (Հայերեն)
• March 29, Ambassador Steven Mann is Interviewed Via Digital Video Conference (Հայերեն)
• March 27, Millennium Challenge Corporation Signs Five Year, $235 Million Compact with Armenia (Հայերեն)
• March 27, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried Addresses the Armenian Assembly of America (Հայերեն)
• March 24, U.S. Department of State Donates Physical Techniques Equipment to Armenian Police (Հայերեն)
• March 22, Dedication of Border Guard Training Center (Հայերեն)
• March 16, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried Visits Armenia 

  Transcript of the Press Conference Հայերեն

• March 13, Regarding U.S. Ambassador John Evans (Հայերեն)
• March 13, U.S. Government Donates Personal Protective Equipment to Support Armenia's Preparedness to Combat Avian Influenza (Հայերեն)
• March 9, Statement by Ambassadors and Heads of Intergovernmental Organizations in Yerevan (Հայերեն)
• March 8, U.S. Department of State Releases 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

  The full report can be found at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/index.htm.(Հայերեն)

• March 8, Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
• March 8, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice Honors International Women’s Day (Հայերեն)
• March 7, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• March 3, Memorandum on U.S. Government Funded Educational Exchanges (Հայերեն)
• March 1, Department of State Releases 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

February 2006 events

• February 24, U.S. Embassy Holds Second Winter Concert for UGRAD and FLEX Alumni (Հայերեն)
• February 17, Reforms and Assistance discussed during USATF Mid-Term Review February 17 (Հայերեն)
• February 15, U.S. Embassy turns over new heating system to maternity hospital in Yerevan. (Հայերեն)
• February 6, U.S. Embassy Holds First Winter Concert for Exchange Program Alumni (Հայերեն)
• February 4, U.S. Embassy Publishes Winter Edition of the U.S. Government Assistance to Armenia Newsletter
• February 3, U.S. Embassy Grants Equipment to the Armenian State Customs Committee (Հայերեն)
• February 3, Ambassador John Evans Holds Press Conference on the State of the Union Address

  State of the Union Address (Նախագահի ամենամյա ուղերձը ԱՄՆ կոնգրեսին)

  Press Release (Մամլո հաղորդագրություն)

• February 2, Department of State Releases 2005 Trafficking in Persons Interim Assesment (Հայերեն)
• February 1, Journalists Participate in English Language Class at the U.S. Embassy (Հայերեն)
• February 1, USAID Funds Opening of Farm Store in Armavir (Հայերեն)

January 2006 events

• January 31, The U.S. and Armenia Welcome Armenian Peacekeepers Home from Iraq (Հայերեն)
• January 31, Launch of Community Connections Program in Armenia (Հայերեն)
• January 31, Pokr Mher Foundation School Celebrates Completion Of Renovation Project (Հայերեն)
• January 26, U.S. Ambassador John Evans Meets with Glendale, California Police Officers (Հայերեն)
• January 25, U.S. Government Avian Influenza Delegation Visits Armenia (Հայերեն)
• January 24, U.S. Embassy Contributes to Armenia's Energy Conservation Efforts (Հայերեն)
• January 23, Millennium Challenge Corporation Responds to Armenia's President and Foreign Minister (Հայերեն)
• January 22, Armenia Deploys Third Contingent of Troops to Iraq (Հայերեն)
• January 20, "Warm Hearth" Halfway House is Opened By Former Peace Corps Volunteer (Հայերեն)
• January 17, U.S. Ambassador John Evans Meets with President Kocharian (Հայերեն)
• January 17, Keeping Doha Alive (Հայերեն)
• January 13, USAID Helps Fund Opening of New School in Aparan (Հայերեն)