WASHINGTON — On Monday November 17, St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church pastor, Fr. Hovsep Karapetyan, and the Parish Council, welcomed the newly appointed ambassador of Armenia to the US, former prime Minister Tigran Sargisian, with a reception in the church hall. Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian travelled from New York especially on this occasion. In the picture, Mr. and Mrs. Sargisian are surrounded by Archbishop Barsamian, Fr. Karapetyan and members of Knights and Daughters of Vartan of the Washington community.