ANCA submits testimony in support of U.S. Senate confirmation of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
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The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has submitted testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee supporting Senator Marco Rubio’s nomination as U.S. Secretary of State. Authored by ANCA Policy Director Alexander Galitsky, the testimony underscores the urgency of addressing critical human rights issues, including Azerbaijan’s genocidal ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the enforcement of sanctions against Azerbaijani war criminals, the right of Artsakh Armenians to return to their homeland, and the protection of vulnerable minority communities in Syria.
In its testimony, ANCA stressed that Senator Rubio’s confirmation as Secretary of State presents a pivotal opportunity for the United States to align its foreign policy with justice and accountability. “While the previous Trump-Pence and current Biden-Harris administrations failed to prevent Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the incoming Trump-Vance Administration has an unprecedented opportunity to reverse it—by promoting a just, durable, and dignified peace in the region grounded in accountability for war crimes and aligned with the right of Artsakh’s Armenians to a collective and protected return to their homeland,” Galitsky stated.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene Senator Rubio’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday, January 15. The ANCA is urging committee members to endorse his nomination while emphasizing the importance of the outlined policy priorities.
The full text of the ANCA testimony is available at:
https://anca.org/assets/pdf/011325_ANCATestimony_SenateRubioConfirmation.pdf