Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered an address at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts

September 18, 2022 On September 18, 2022, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, delivered an address at the Cafesjian Art Center. During the speech, she mentioned: "It’s a great honor as Speaker of the House, the highest-ranking American official to visit Armenia, to be standing here before you between the flags of our two countries.  With great pride in front of our American flag and its great partnership with the Armenian flag.  It is interesting, also, to be standing in front of this great presentation.  I told Vahagn when we were coming in that I believe it is appropriate we are here at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts, we had this discussion – because as my colleagues will tell you, I always say: ‘The arts will bring us together.’  A time where we forget our differences, we share the glory of – history of our countries, if its within a country, the art, the artists and others, maybe even journalists at that time in that final painting there.  Here, winning the war against the Persians for the democratic and Christian country that Armenia has been.  And then going way back in history, I should have started over here to the start of the alphabet.

Again, a work of art, a facilitator of writing and the arts.  But when we enjoy the arts, as we have coming in here – not completely because we haven’t seen the whole museum, but it inspires you.  It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and you forget your differences around the arts.  Thank you, Vahagn, for your hospitality here today."