PRESS RELEASE                                                      
October 2, 2006

Embassy of Armenia Hosts National Day Reception in Washington

The Republic of Armenia National Day was celebrated in Washington, D.C. with a traditional reception held at the Embassy on September 29, 2006. More than 150 U.S. government officials, foreign Ambassadors and high-rank diplomats, U.S. and foreign military officers and Embassy’s counterparts from Washington-based think tanks and private organizations, and representatives of the Armenian-American political organizations joined the Embassy staff to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the independence. CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation John Danilovich also attended the reception, extending his warm congratulations on the Armenian Independence Day.