Alexander M. Haig, Jr., George P. Shultz, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Madeleine K. Albright, Henry A. Kissinger, James A. Baker III, Warren Christopher, Colin L. Powell
Former U.S. Secretaries of State
The following is excerpted from a September 25, 2007, letter from eight former U.S. secretaries of state to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. We are writing to express concern that H. Res. 106 could soonbe put to a vote. Passage of the resolution would harm our foreign policyobjectives to promote reconciliation between Turkeyand Armenia.It would also strain our relations with Turkeyand would endanger our national security interests in the region, including thesafety of our troops in Iraqand Afghanistan. We do notminimize or deny the enormous significance of the horrible tragedy suffered byethnic Armenians from 1915 to 1923. During…
