Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) 2019
The Government of Armenia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The…
Statement by the President on Armenian Remembrance Day 2019
Today, we commemorate the Meds Yeghern and honor the memory of those who suffered in one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century. …
USAID Launches Rural Economic Development – New Economic Opportunities Program
Yerevan, Armenia – On April 22, 2019, USAID, the Center for Agribusiness & Rural Development (CARD), and partners marked the official launch of the new…
American Corners in Armenia celebrate National Library Week with Reading Marathon
On Friday, April 12, the U.S. Embassy’s five American Corners hosted a reading marathon in celebration of U.S. and Armenian National Library Weeks. The marathon…
U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan opened a new technological hub in Yereva
Today U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy, alongside the Mayor of Yerevan, HE Hayk Marutyan, officially opened TechnoLab – a new technological hub in Yerevan supported by…
The 27th group of Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Armenia
Last night, a new group of 37 Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Armenia. The Volunteers are all U.S. citizens, who have made a decision to…
INL Supports Trainings in Armenia
U.S. Embassy Yerevan’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) was proud to sponsor two trainings from February 25 to March 1 to improve…
Armenia’s International Community to Honour Rights Advocates
Yerevan, Armenia – The U.S. Embassy, the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, the United Nations, the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great…
INL Completes Project Assisting Prisoners and Staff at Armenia’s Only Prison for Women and Juveniles
The six-month project “Abovyan Prison: Establishing a Culture of Transparency, Efficiency and Rehabilitation,” implemented by Armenia’s Civil Society Institute NGO (CSI), officially concluded January 18. …
Treasury Designates Iran’s Foreign Fighter Militias in Syria along with a Civilian Airline Ferrying
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against two Syria-based Iranian militias composed of foreign nationals,…
Statement by Robert Palladino, Deputy Spokesperson
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Armenia’s 2018 Parliamentary Elections The United States congratulates the people of Armenia on the conduct of their…
Statement of Lynne Tracy Ambassadorial Nominee to Armenia
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Menendez, and distinguished Members of the Committee: I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump’s nominee to be…
Stories Beyond the Ruins
The New Website Presents Stories from the 1988 Armenian Earthquake and Beyond For the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Armenian earthquake, a group of Peace…
U.S. Delegation Commemorates Spitak Earthquake
This week the U.S. Embassy was pleased to welcome to Armenia a delegation from the U.S. state of Kansas headed by Governor Jeff Colyer and…
U.S. Embassy Officials Discuss Elections Assistance with Armenia’s Central Electoral Commissio
On November 21, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser met with Chairman of…
U.S. experts on Iran sanctions policy visit Armenia
An interagency team of subject matter experts from the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury visited Yerevan November 15-16 to discuss Iran sanctions policies with…
During Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Embassy supports Career and Entrepreneurship Fair in Yerev
In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour spoke at the opening of an Embassy-funded career and entrepreneurship fair at the…
Press Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
YEREVAN / BAKU, November 2, 2018 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and…
