The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) is a grassroots public affairs organization devoted to advancing issues of concern to the Armenian American community. For nearly a century, the ANCA-ER has served to educate, motivate and activate the Armenian American community in the Eastern United States on a wide range of issues. With its main office based in Watertown, MA, the ANCA ER enjoys broad-based community support through an extensive network of cultural, educational, athletic, charitable and youth organizations. With chapters throughout the East Coast and in over a dozen other eastern states, the ANCA-ER works in cooperation with its national headquarters in Washington, DC, and its Western Region counterpart in Los Angeles, to promote the concerns of Armenian Americans. The ANCA-ER is joined in these efforts by far-reaching network of international affiliates in Europe, Russia, South America, the Middle East, Australia, Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Whether the focus is ensuring our community's voice and opinions are heard, the drive for recognition, restitution and justice for the Armenian Genocide, educating the public on local, state, and federal legislation concerning issues in their local communities and the Republic of Armenia or advocating the legitimate right of self-determination for the people of Artsakh, the ANCA-ER is a robust force in advancing the Armenian Cause in the greatest democracy on earth – the United States of America. The main goals of the ANCA ER are: To foster public awareness in support of a free, independent and united Armenia; To influence and guide U.S. policy on matters of interest to the Armenian American community; To empower and represent the collective Armenian American viewpoint on matters of public policy, while serving as liaison between the community and their elected officials and government institutions.