Sources within both the Administration and Congress confirmed the withdrawal of Richard Hoagland's nomination as America's next Ambassador to Armenia, reports the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Applicants within Armenia who wish to apply for nonimmigrant visas to visit the United States may now make visa interview appointments online at the website: www.usa.am.

U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Anthony Godfrey will mark Earth Day and Arbor Day in a ceremonial tree planting initiated by the Armenia Tree Project Charitable Foundation (ATP). U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Anthony Godfrey and honored guests will plant evergreens on a specially prepared plot at ATP's nursery in Karin village (Aragatsotn region of Armenia).