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U.S. EMBASSY SPONSORS VISIT BY U.S. 9/11 COMMISSION STAFF
- Three distinguished American experts who formerly participated in the U.S. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (more commonly known as the 9/11 Commission) will visit Armenia October 5-11. The visiting experts will consult with relevant Armenian officials examining the March 1-2 events in Yerevan, and especially the National Assembly\'s Ad Hoc Commission of Inquiry into March 1-2 Events. The idea for such a visit was first proposed to Armenian officials by Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer during his June 2008 visit to Yerevan. The visit is sponsored by the United States Embassy and is funded by USAID. The three visiting experts will be Christopher Kojm, John Farmer, and Michael Hurley. The purpose of this visit is for the U.S. experts to share with their Armenian counterparts the experiences and lessons learned from the U.S. 9/11 Commission experience. The experts will share their knowledge about the management, operations, successes, and difficulties that the 9/11 Commission faced, and provide these insights both to the Ad Hoc Commission and to officials involved in organizing the independent experts group that will supplement the parliamentary inquiry. The delegation will also consult with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia about the criminal investigation work. The visiting U.S. 9/11 Commission experts will not directly assist in any inquiry or investigation concerning events in Armenia. They will not conduct an assessment or report about the efforts underway in Armenia. The sole purpose of this visit is to convey information and insights about the lessons learned from the U.S. experience with the 9/11 Commission. About the 9/11 Commission: The 9/11 Commission was created as an independent, bipartisan special commission of inquiry into the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States. Many Americans believed at that time that U.S. Government agencies might have been negligent or incompetent in failing to anticipate, detect, and prevent the attacks. The U.S. public demanded that a special commission be established to examine all evidence to assess this allegation. The 9/11 Commission had ten members, five Republicans and five Democrats -- all of whom were retired senior officials of U.S. federal and state government. The 9/11 Commission reviewed thousands of pages of government records and other evidence and interviewed hundreds of government officials and other witnesses. The ten Commissioners were assisted in this massive work by 75 professional staff members. The delegation visiting Armenia is comprised of three of the most senior of these staff members. They are distinguished experts in law, legislative oversight, and national security matters. About the Visiting Experts: Christopher Kojm: Christopher Kojm was the Deputy Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission. Working under the Executive Director, Mr. Kojm directed the overall management and organization of the 9/11 Commission\'s work. Mr. Kojm is currently Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He served as a Congressional staff member for the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee from 1984-1998, in positions of increasing seniority. He also has served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. He served as president of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project -- a program to educate the American public about the September 11 events and the work of the 9/11 Commission -- from September 2004-December 2005. Michael Hurley: Michael Hurley served as Senior Counsel (attorney) and Director of Counterterrorism Policy Investigation for the 9/11 Commission from May 2003-July 2004. He has more the thirty years experience as a U.S. government expert on national security and counter-terrorism. He worked in the White House National Security Council staff under President Clinton, and more recently as a senior special adviser to the State Department\'s ambassador-at-large for counter-terrorism. He is currently president of an international consulting firm, Team 3i LLC, and serves part time as a special adviser to President Bush\'s Special Envoy for Middle East Security, retired General James Jones, focusing on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Mr. Hurley began his professional career as a trial attorney in Minnesota. John Farmer: John Farmer served as Senior Counsel (attorney) on the 9/11 Commission from 2003-2004, with a focus on emergency response to the terrorist attacks. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Arsenault, Whipple, Farmer, Fasset, and Azzarello. He served as Attorney General of the State of New Jersey (population 8.7 million) from 1999-2002, a position which in the American system combines the functions of both Prosecutor General and Minister of Justice. He also served as a Commissioner on the New Jersey State Commission of Investigations, which oversees investigations into political corruption and organized crime. Previously, he served as Chief Counsel and before that Deputy Chief Counsel to the Governor of the State of New Jersey. Before moving to New Jersey state government, Mr. Farmer served as an Assistant United States Attorney (U.S. federal prosecutor) for the federal judicial district of New Jersey, prosecuting organized crime, kidnapping, bank robberies, and financial fraud cases. He also serves as a special adviser to Special Envoy for Middle East Security James Jones, and teaches law at the Rutgers University Law School.
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