According to the information at Azg newspaper’s disposal, former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Marshall Evans will be named 2010 Professional of the Year by Armenian Professional Society (APS) of Los Angeles, for his steadfast adherence to addressing the Armenian Genocide in a forthright manner.

He will accept the honor at this year’s annual APS banquet November 19. Evans will attend the ceremony with his wife Donna Evans, a former President of the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.

As to whether he regretted uttering the word “Genocide”, Evans said: “No, what I said was based on historical facts and Convention on Genocide in 1948. I knew it would have negative consequences. However, I regret this word has overshadowed many of my other words within recent years.”