Accelerated Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 ....thats are a relief, I thought the US government had completelly gone loony... [ December 17, 2002, 02:45 AM: Message edited by: Accelerated ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QRISTINE Posted December 17, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 GREAT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Angel VenableDecember 16, 2002 (202) 393-3434 INS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE ARMENIAFederal Register Mistake Outrages Armenian Community Washington, DC — A spokesman from the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed reports today that Armenia is not on the list of countries whose non-immigrant male nationals over the age of 16 residing in the U.S. must register with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Armenia's name was mistakenly included in the Federal Register issued December 16. The Federal Register is the official daily public record charged with publishing such notices. The Armenian Assembly has been assured that this mistake will be corrected as soon as possible. “We are outraged that this mistake was made in the first place. This is a very serious matter and we pledge to seek full remediation of this deleterious action,” Assembly Board of Directors Chairman Peter Vosbikian said. “The Assembly’s Washington, Los Angeles and Armenia offices worked around the clock contacting state and federal officials to express our disbelief that such an action had been taken. We worked to resolve the situation quickly and quietly with as little publicity as possible in order to avoid any negative ramifications. We have succeeded in our effort and will now work with the administration and congress to rectify this misstep. We trust that such an egregious error will not occur again.” “We would like to thank those in the Administration, the diplomatic corps, our friends in Congress and all the Armenian-American community leaders who worked together with us to clarify this matter. When the community speaks with one voice, it is very powerful indeed,” he added. The Assembly has requested a meeting of Armenian-Americans with the White House to discuss the events of the past few days and to reiterate our commitment and full cooperation with the national security of our country. The Armenian Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues. It is a 501©(3) tax-exempt membership organization. NR# 2002-166bIndex of Press Releases Armenian Assembly of America122 C Street, NW, Suite 350Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 2002 Armenian Assembly of America Now I can go to sleep lolMAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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