MosJan Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Please forward this message only to friends and family, who you know would be interested in this issue. Please note that sending unsolicited e-mail is considered "spam" and is illegal. ***************************************************************** ANCA Action AlertCongressional Committee Hearing10/8/2001 ENCOURAGE KEY CONGRESSIONAL PANEL TO SUPPORT SECTION 907 - Caspian Oil Lobby Appears Set to Use October 10th Hearing as a Platform for Renewed Attacks on Armenian American Issues - Watch the Webcast of the Hearing Live at 1:30pm on 10/10/01 Visit http://www.house.gov/international_relatio...ns/schedule.htm ** Click on the "(live video coverage)" link following the Subcommittee on Europe section. ================================================================Situation:================================================================ On Wednesday, October 10th, the U.S. House International Relations Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. interests and policies in the Caucasus and Caspian regions. Unfriendly members of this panel, including Rep. Dan Burton, are expected to attempt to use this hearing as a platform to advocate the repeal of Section 907 and to promote other anti-Armenian issues. In addition, at least one of the witnesses, Brenda Shaffer, is on record as a vocal opponent of this provision of U.S. law. First enacted in 1992 as part of the Freedom Support Act, Section 907 restricts certain types of direct U.S. aid to the government of Azerbaijan until it has lifted its blockades and ceased the offensive use of force against Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh. ================================================================Action:================================================================ 1) Contact the members of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Europe and urge them to speak out forcefully during this hearing in support of 1) Section 907, 2) self-determination for Nagorno Karabagh, 3) stronger U.S.-Armenia relations, and; 4) Turkish acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide. Please stress that you will be watching the webcast of the hearing live on the International Committee's website: http://www.house.gov/international_relatio...ns/schedule.htm ** Click on the "(live video coverage)" link following the Subcommittee on Europe section. 2) Continue sending free ANCA WebFaxes to Congress by visiting: http://www.anca.org ----------------------------------------------------------------Sample phone script:---------------------------------------------------------------- [The phone will be answered by a receptionist. Ask to speak to the staff member who works on international relations. If he or she is not available, please leave a written or voice-mail message indicating that you strongly support allocating at least $90 million for Armenia.] Hello, my name is _________________.(Give your address if you are a constituent) I am calling to ask the Representative to speak out forcefully in support of Armenia and Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act during the October 10th hearing of the Europe Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee. Specifically, I want to encourage you to: * Oppose any effort to weaken or repeal Section 907 * Support self-determination for Nagorno Karabagh * Promote stronger U.S.-Armenia relations * Call for Turkish acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide. Along with Armenian Americans in your district and around the nation, I will be watching the webcast of this hearing on the website of the International Relations Committee. Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------Members of the Int'l Relations Subcommittee on Europe:---------------------------------------------------------------- CHAIRMAN: Elton Gallegly (R-CA, 23)Staff: Vincent MorelliTel: 225-1100Fax: 225-5811 REPUBLICANS: Doug Bereuter (R-NE, 1)Alicia O'DonnellTel: 225-5686Fax: 225-4806 Richard Burr (R-NC, 5)Staff: Amy MeliTel: 225-2995Fax: 225-2071 Dan Burton (R-IN, 6)Staff: Scott FreeneyTel: 225-0016Fax: 225-2276 Eric Cantor (R-VA, 7)Staff: Matt MandelTel: 225-0011Fax: 225-2701 John Cooksey (R-LA, 5)Staff: Baird WebelTel: 225-5639Fax: 225-8490 Benjamin Gilman (R-NY, 20)Staff: Hillel WeinbergTel: 225-2541Fax: 225-3776 Peter King (R-NY, 3)Staff: Kevin FogartyTel: 226-2279Fax: 225-7896 Jim Leach (R-IA, 1)Staff: Amy ButlerTel: 226-1278Fax: 225-6576 Nick Smith (R-MI, 7)Staff: Kurt SchmautuzTel: 225-6281Fax: 225-6276 DEMOCRATS: Joseph Crowley (D-NY, 7)Staff: Jody LiebermanTel: 225-1909Fax: 225-3965 James Davis (D-FL, 11)Staff: John PiskadloTel: 225-5652Fax: 225-3376 William Delahunt (D-MA, 10)Staff: Cliff StammermanTel: 225-5658Fax: 225-3111 Eliot Engel (D-NY, 17)Staff: Jason SteinbaumTel: 225-5513Fax: 225-2464 Earl Hilliard (D-AL, 7)Staff: Foreign Affairs LATel: 226-0772Fax: 225-2665 Barbara Lee (D-CA,9)Staff: Lynnette FarhadianTel: 225-9817Fax: 225-2661 Brad Sherman (D-CA, 24)Staff: Don McDonaldTel: 225-5879Fax: 225-5911 Robert Wexler (D-FL, 19)Staff: Jonathan KatzTel: 225-5974Fax: 225-3001 ================================================================Watch the Live Webcast of the Hearing:================================================================ To watch this hearing live over the internet, on Wednesday, October 10th, at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern U.S.), visit the International Relations Committee website: http://www.house.gov/international_relatio...ns/schedule.htm ** Click on the "(live video coverage)" link following the Subcommittee on Europe section. ================================================================Hearing Notice:================================================================ COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESWASHINGTON, DC 20515 Subcommittee on EuropeElton Gallegly, California, Chairman October 3, 2001 TO: MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS You are respectfully requested to attend the following OPEN hearing of the Subcommittee on Europe to be held in Room 2172 Rayburn: DATE: Wednesday, October 10, 2001TIME: 1:30 PM SUBJECT: The Caucasus and Caspian Region: Understanding U.S. Interests and Policy WITNESSES: Charles H. Fairbanks, Ph. D. Director, Central-Asia Caucasus Institute School of Advanced Int'l Studies Johns Hopkins University Brenda Shaffer, Ph. D. Research Dir, Caspian Studies Program Harvard University Ms. Zeyno Baran Director, Georgia Forum Center for Strategic and Int'l Studies ************************************************************** The above message was distributed to the "ANCA News" list. If you received this message in error or would like to be removed from the list, send an e-mail with "Please Remove" in the subject heading to anca@anca.org. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please forward this message only to friends and family, who you know would be interested in this issue. Please note that sending unsolicited e-mail is considered "spam" and is illegal. 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