Letter from Congressman Joe Wilson
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is pleased to share that we just received a letter from Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), the Chairman of the joint House-Senate Helsinki Commission, addressed to Jirayr Sefilian as a follow-up to his meeting with NDA leadership in Yerevan in November 2023. Referring to “The Honorable Jirayr Sefilian”—a title usually reserved […]
PRESS RELEASE
The Armenian people regrettably end 2023 with a demoralizing retreat that began with the defeat in the 44-day War in 2020. Over the last millennium, the Armenian people have experienced several waves of depopulation of Artsakh in varying degrees, but the Armenians with their well-known tenacity always eventually returned to their homes. While the latest […]
National Democratic Alliance’s Council Member Ara Papian Visits US, Meets with Politicians, Professional Groups
Ambassador Ara Papian (ret.), a member of the Governing Council of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), visited Washington, DC during December 13-15, 2023, to hold discussions with senior U.S. officials. The Livingston Group (TLG), a prominent Washington-based lobbying firm formally representing the NDA, facilitated the meetings, with TLG’s Elias Gerasoulis, former Director of Legislative Affairs […]
STATEMENT
On December 13, 2023, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft—a well-known Washington think-tank—published an extensive investigative report on “The Lobbying Battle for Nagorno-Karabakh.” This is a horrifying account of asymmetry between well-funded and strategically-placed Azeri lobbying effort and Armenian effort, which “did not even have a FARA–registered lobbying or public relations firm on its payroll […]
NDA Council Member Ara Papian and Dr. David Grigorian met with Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis
As part of regular policy consultations conducted by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with stakeholders in Washington, on December 13, NDA Council Member Ara Papian and Dr. David Grigorian met with Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus and Congressional Hellenic Caucus, in the United States House of Representatives. Parties enjoyed […]
ANNOUNCEMENT
On December 4th, 2023, The Livingston Group (TLG), the lobbying firm representing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), hosted Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) for a discussion about NDA at its Washington headquarters on Capitol Hill. Congressman Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights […]
PRESS STATEMENT
On November 19th, 2023, members of the Governing Council of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Jirayr Sefilian, Ara Papian, and Garo Yegnukian met with a delegation from the United States House of Representatives led by Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and included Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-IN) and the Executive Director of the Commission on Security and […]
STATEMENT
STATEMENT The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fully endorses the full passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the “Preventing Ethnic Cleansing and Atrocities in Nagorno-Karabakh Act of 2023 (HR 5686)”. This historic legislation, led by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), whom NDA has closely collaborated with for the past several months, will assist the long-term security […]
STATEMENT
STATEMENT We are pleased to share with you the letter distributed to a number of US Senators by The Livingston Group (TLG) urging them to secure the passage of NDA-endorsed legislation S. 2900 “Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023”.NDA Governing CouncilYerevan, ArmeniaSeptember 30, 2023The Livingston Group represents the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), […]
Statement
Statement on Senate Foreign Relation Full Committee Hearing The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) wishes to wholeheartedly thank the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—especially its Chairman, Senator Bob Menendez, who has been a stalwart champion of Armenia and Armenian issues for years—for holding Senate hearing on 09.14, 2023, to shed light on the devastating humanitarian crisis […]