Congressman Sherman Calls on President and Congress to Recognize Armenian Genocide

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of the anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on the Administration and Congress to recognize this tragic event properly:

In 1915 the Ottoman government began implementing its plans to expunge the Armenian people from its territory – an event which meets all the definitions of the word ‘genocide.' An estimated one and a half million people perished.

I have called on Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, and now call on President Trump and my colleagues in the House and Senate to recognize the genocide formally – we cannot afford to wait. I am disappointed that no recent President or Congress has given the Armenian genocide appropriate recognition.

Genocide denial is the last act of genocide and the first step in the next genocide. 102 years since the first acts of the Armenian genocide, it is our duty to honor and dignify those who lost their lives, to pay respect to their living relatives, and to ensure that these horrible events never happen again."

Today, Sherman signed a letter, along with 84 colleagues, to President Trump demanding that the Administration mark April 24 as a day of American remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.