{"id":15212,"date":"2018-12-05T06:42:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T06:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15212"},"modified":"2018-12-05T06:42:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T06:42:35","slug":"senators-menendez-and-markey-press-armenia-ambassadorial-nominee-on-u-s-genocide-policy-praise-armenias-peaceful-political-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15212","title":{"rendered":"Senators Menendez and Markey Press Armenia Ambassadorial Nominee on U.S. Genocide Policy; Praise Armenia\u2019s Peaceful Political Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; ANCA Encourages Administration to Prioritize Concrete Bilateral Economic Initiatives<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Democrat Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), during questioning today of President Trump\u2019s nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Lynne Tracy, pressed her on the deeply flawed U.S. policy regarding the Armenian Genocide, praised Armenia\u2019s political transition, and encouraged her, if confirmed, to take concrete steps to grow the U.S.-Armenia relationship \u2013 starting with a bilateral tax treaty, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15212 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15215'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_LynnTracy_72011803.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_LynnTracy_72011803.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_LynnTracy_72011803-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_LynnTracy_72011803-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15216'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Markey_72011804.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Markey_72011804.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Markey_72011804-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Markey_72011804-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?attachment_id=15217'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Menendez_72011802.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Menendez_72011802.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Menendez_72011802-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/120418_Menendez_72011802-580x436.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThe Trump Administration and I personally acknowledge the historical facts of what took place at the end of the Ottoman Empire \u2013 of the mass killings, the forced deportations and marches that ended 1.5 million lives and a lot of suffering.  And I will, if confirmed, do everything in my power to acknowledge and respect the losses and the suffering and commit myself to participating in any remembrance activities,\u201d responded Ms. Tracy to the first of a series of questions, this one posed by Senator Markey on U.S. policy dealing with the Armenian Genocide.  Sen. Markey responded, \u201cIt\u2019s time for us just to stand up and call it what it was. It helps us in the future to have credibility.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568  &rarr;--><\/p>\n<p>Video of Ms. Tracy\u2019s exchange with Senator Markey is available here:<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Sen. Markey Questions Ambassador Designate Lynn Tracy on Armenian Genocide\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kvkhgmKdXyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>ca<\/p>\n<p>After a series of historical questions about the Armenian Genocide, Sen. Menendez asked: \u201cwould you punish a U.S. Embassy official in Armenia for an honest remembrance of the Armenian Genocide?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Tracy responded, \u201cSenator, I would expect that, as with myself, we follow the policy of the Administration.  And, the policy is that we acknowledge the historical facts of the events of 1915 as a mass atrocity and that we participate in any remembrance activities.  And, I\u2019ll just say, as a senior leader in the Foreign Service, I am always open to debate on my team.  I don\u2019t punish people for expressing their viewpoints.  But, as members of the Executive Branch, at the end of the day, we support the President\u2019s policy,\u201d concluded Ms. Tracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the problem with nominees who come before us, and it\u2019s not you particularly,\u201d followed up Sen. Menendez.  \u201cIn fact, we have a historical reality: 1.5 million people were massacred.  That\u2019s Genocide.  And yet, we send an Ambassador to a country and have them go to a memorial of a holocaust of the Armenian people and they won\u2019t be able to call it genocide.  It\u2019s pretty ironic.  If we are not able to acknowledge the past, we are destined to relive it,\u201d stressed Sen. Menendez.<\/p>\n<p>Video of Ms. Tracy\u2019s exchange with Sen. Menendez is available here:<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Sen. Bob Menendez Questions U.S. Ambassador Nominee Lynn Tracy on the Armenian Genocide\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mFfn3FAKvlc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe regret that Ambassador-designate Tracy, in her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was so very publicly reduced to using euphemistic and evasive language to avoid proper condemnation of the Armenian Genocide,\u201d said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. \u201cShe is, sadly, yet another victim of the lack of will on the part of successive U.S. administrations to reject Ankara\u2019s open and arrogantly enforced gag-rule forbidding proper American remembrance of this crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling attention to Armenia\u2019s democratic transition earlier in the year, Sen. Markey asked what the U.S. is doing to support reform, either diplomatically or through U.S. assistance.  Ms. Tracy responded that the U.S. focus has been on three areas \u2013 fighting corruption, strengthening civil society and supporting an independent media.  \u201cThese are the areas that help maintain accountability, buttress the checks and balances that are necessary in a democratic society.  Those are the areas that we are going to work to support the democratic aspirations of the Armenian people,\u201d explained Ms. Tracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we certainly appreciate the spirit of Ambassador-designate Tracy\u2019s support for \u2018fighting corruption, strengthening civil society and supporting an independent media,\u2019 the fact is that Armenia has already made remarkable progress on all three of these fronts, far outpacing neighboring Azerbaijan and leading much of the region and even the world in terms of democratic development,\u201d noted ANCA\u2019s Hamparian. \u201cAmerica\u2019s priority now should be leveraging Armenia\u2019s progress to materially upgrade bilateral ties \u2013 through a Tax Treaty, Social Security Totalization Agreement, non-stop U.S.-to-Armenia flights, trade missions, export promotion, and other mutually beneficial initiatives,\u201d added Hamparian.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Menendez encouraged Ms. Tracy to promote and support a new U.S.-Armenia Double Tax Treaty.  \u201cSenator, if confirmed, I will be very pleased to look further into this issue.  My understanding is that the lead federal agency is the Treasury Department\u2019s Office of Tax Policy.  But I will certainly be very happy to look into this issue further with the Treasury,\u201d noted Ms. Tracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank Senators Menendez and Markey for their constructive lines of questioning, and appreciate Ambassador-designate Tracy\u2019s words of support for Armenia\u2019s remarkable political transition,\u201d said Hamparian. \u201cIn the coming days, we look forward to the Committee learning more \u2013 through her written responses &#8211; about how she intends to strengthen Armenia\u2019s aid-to-trade transition, materially elevate U.S.-Armenia political, economic, and military relations, and drive actual progress on key deliverables, starting with a long overdue U.S.-Armenia Double Tax Treaty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her testimony submitted for the record, Ms. Tracy noted, \u201cthe overall goal of our Armenia policy remains an independent, democratic, and prosperous Armenia, at peace with its neighbors.  Situated astride a geographic and cultural crossroads, Armenia has always balanced competing interests, and we continue to affirm our commitment to a sovereign Armenia, free to choose its own partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her complete testimony is available here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/anca.org\/assets\/pdf\/120418_Tracy_Testimony.pdf\">http:\/\/anca.org\/assets\/pdf\/120418_Tracy_Testimony.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump Administration nominated Ms. Tracy as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia on September 21st.  Ms. Tracy is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, currently serving as Senior Advisor for Russia Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and Principal Officer at the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Astana, Kazakhstan. Additionally, Ms. Tracy served as the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, where she was awarded the Secretary\u2019s Award for Heroism. She is the recipient of the State Department\u2019s Distinguished Honor Award. Ms. Tracy earned her B.A. from the University of Georgia and J.D. from the University of Akron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; ANCA Encourages Administration to Prioritize Concrete Bilateral Economic Initiatives WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Democrat Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. 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