Richard E. Hoagland

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Richard E. Hoagland is a foreign ambassador in the United States Department of State, appointed to serve as ambassador to Tajikistan on October 16, 2003 to a term which ended on August 31, 2006.

He is currently the nominee for the United States's ambassadorship to Armenia. Many groups, perhaps most prominently the Armenian National Committee of America, have put pressure on the U.S. Senate not to confirm Hoagland because he allegedly does not sympathize with Armenian causes. His predecessor John Marshall Evans was recalled from his position in May of 2006 after publicly speaking about the Armenian Genocide^[1]. As of September 2006, Hoagland has not been confirmed. On September 12, 2006, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez issued a hold on the confirmation vote for Hoagland, stating that "if the Bush Administration continues to refuse to acknowledge the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide, then there is certainly cause for great alarm, which is why I am placing a hold on this nominee." ^[2]^[3]

With the new congress in January of 2007, the stalled nomination had expired, and on January 9, 2007 Richard Hoagland was renominated as ambassador to Yerevan^[4].

A poll from end of December, start of January 2007, conducted by the Armenian National Committee of America showed that 97% of American Armenians oppose Hoagland's appoitment^[5].

[edit] References

^ The Boston Globe, August 30, 2006: “Armenians Try to Stall Appointment of U.S. Envoy”
^ Armenian National Committee of America, September 12, 2006: “ANCA Welcomes Menendez ‘Hold’ on Hoagland Nomination”
^ Radio Free Europe, September 13, 2006: “Genocide Issue Blocks Naming Of U.S. Ambassador To Armenia”
^ Yerkir, January 10, 2007: White House Repeatedly Offered Hoagland’s Candidacy as US Ambassador to Armenia
^ Armenian National Committee of America, January 8, 2007: NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF ARMENIAN AMERICANS OPPOSE HOAGLAND NOMINATION

Preceded by Franklin Huddle	United States Ambassador to Tajikistan 2003-2006	Succeeded by Tracey Ann Jacobson

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