Zareh John Sinanyan is an Armenian-American politician currently serving as the High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs of Armenia.
14 Facts About Zareh Sinanyan
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On June 14,2019 Sinanyan was appointed High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs of Armenia by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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Zareh Sinanyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1973 and attended the local school No 172.
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Zareh Sinanyan's father was born in Istanbul, Turkey and settled in Armenia in 1946.
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Zareh Sinanyan attended the John Muir Middle School in Burbank and went on to graduate from Burbank High School.
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Zareh Sinanyan then attended law school at the University of Southern California, where he obtained his Juris Doctor.
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Zareh Sinanyan was appointed to the Parks, Recreation and Community Service's Commission of Glendale in 2006 and held this position until 2008.
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Zareh Sinanyan served as chairman to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee from 2009 to 2011.
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Zareh Sinanyan was a commissioner to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee from 2008 to 2013.
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Zareh Sinanyan ran for one of three Glendale City Council seats in the April 2013 election and finished third out of twelve candidates.
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Zareh Sinanyan is the first Armenian-born politician to hold a seat on the Glendale City Council.
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In July 2013 Zareh Sinanyan supported the establishment of a memorial to Korean comfort women in the Glendale Central Park, over the objections of the government of Japan and dozens of Japanese-Americans.
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Zareh Sinanyan met with Lee Koon-hyon, Secretary General of the Saenuri Party.
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Zareh Sinanyan endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2016 presidential election.