The Honorable Antony J. BlinkenSecretaryU.S. Department of State2201 C Street NWWashington, DC 20520 August 10, 2023 Dear Secretary Blinken: Time has run out for diplomatic statements, public denouncements, lofty resolutions, negotiations, and talking points. A...
Few names in modern Armenian academia carry as much authority, popularity and esteem among Armenians of all backgrounds as that of Armenian-American Professor Richard Gable Hovannisian. His passing at age 90 on July 10,...
AGBU Central Board members and AGBU France board members meet in Paris. Paris, June 26, 2023 – The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)—the world’s largest Armenian nonprofit — finally had the opportunity to commemorate...
May 26, 2023 Yesterday, the Republic of Armenia’s leadership met with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia to continue advancing the process of securing a regional peace agreement. Citing its rationale of making it...
Dr. Patapoutian admires his caricature portrait, gifted by the Gala Committee. Photo Credit: ARKA Photography April 15, 2023 was an evening to remember for the Patapoutian family, as 600 guests assembled at the Beverly...
AGBU and Creative Armenia launch Artsakh (Karabakh) awareness and education campaign amid ongoing humanitarian crisis In light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Artsakh – with Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor creating a deepening...
“Armenians in Film” at Lincoln Center, New York. Photo by Harout Barsoumian After two years of virtual screenings, eager film enthusiasts around the globe joined AGBU’s creative young artists for in-person showings and discussions...
December 15, 2022 AGBU is deeply concerned by the humanitarian crisis unfolding for the people of Artsakh, outraged by the brazen actions of Azerbaijan and stunned by the inaction of many in the...
Over 250 music aficionados gathered at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York to celebrate the next generation of Armenian talent at the 11th AGBU Performing Artists in Concert. Organized by the AGBU...
Official session of the AGBU 92nd General Assembly emceed by AGBU Central Board Member Arda Haratunian AGBU 92nd General Assembly Held in Armenia in a Show of Unity and Resilience Over 200 AGBU delegates...
The Honorable Antony J. BlinkenSecretaryU.S. Department of State2201 C Street NWWashington, DC 20520 August 10, 2023 Dear Secretary Blinken: Time has run out for diplomatic statements, public denouncements, lofty resolutions, negotiations, and talking points. A 21st century Armenian Genocide is imminent and the free world’s continued inaction will allow the...
Few names in modern Armenian academia carry as much authority, popularity and esteem among Armenians of all backgrounds as that of Armenian-American Professor Richard Gable Hovannisian. His passing at age 90 on July 10, 2023 in Los Angeles marks the end of the seminal age in post-Genocide scholarship—an era...
AGBU Central Board members and AGBU France board members meet in Paris. Paris, June 26, 2023 – The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)—the world’s largest Armenian nonprofit — finally had the opportunity to commemorate the 110th Anniversary of its presence in France three years after the fact, due to...
May 26, 2023 Yesterday, the Republic of Armenia’s leadership met with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia to continue advancing the process of securing a regional peace agreement. Citing its rationale of making it possible for the citizens of Artsakh to be “guaranteed their security and rights,” Armenia has...
Dr. Patapoutian admires his caricature portrait, gifted by the Gala Committee. Photo Credit: ARKA Photography April 15, 2023 was an evening to remember for the Patapoutian family, as 600 guests assembled at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to formally congratulate the first Nobel Prize winner of Armenian descent Ardem Sarkis Patapoutian,...
AGBU and Creative Armenia launch Artsakh (Karabakh) awareness and education campaign amid ongoing humanitarian crisis In light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Artsakh – with Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor creating a deepening food, health, and humanitarian crisis for the 120,000 Armenians now trapped in the republic – the...
“Armenians in Film” at Lincoln Center, New York. Photo by Harout Barsoumian After two years of virtual screenings, eager film enthusiasts around the globe joined AGBU’s creative young artists for in-person showings and discussions of the past, present, and future of Armenian independent films. The first screening took place...
December 15, 2022 AGBU is deeply concerned by the humanitarian crisis unfolding for the people of Artsakh, outraged by the brazen actions of Azerbaijan and stunned by the inaction of many in the international community. Following the playbook of dictators and war criminals before him, Ilham Aliyev and...
Over 250 music aficionados gathered at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York to celebrate the next generation of Armenian talent at the 11th AGBU Performing Artists in Concert. Organized by the AGBU New York Special Events Committee (NYSEC), it was their first concert programmed with exclusively Armenian...
Official session of the AGBU 92nd General Assembly emceed by AGBU Central Board Member Arda Haratunian AGBU 92nd General Assembly Held in Armenia in a Show of Unity and Resilience Over 200 AGBU delegates from 25 countries gathered on October 8, 2022 at the AGBU Armenia Headquarters for the...
