Commemoration this year of the centenary of one of the 20th century’s worst atrocities is one of the issues of special importance for newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills.

In his address during the swearing-in ceremony in Washington, Mills said he understood the special responsibility this anniversary places on Embassy Yerevan in the coming months.

Ambassador Mills addressed the community in Armenian: “This year, 1915, has great and special significance for the entire world.  The U.S. embassy in Yerevan will work to demonstrate that the United States and American people stand in solidarity with the Armenian people at this solemn time and will never, never forget this tragedy, in which more than a million Armenians were killed”.