Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown receives honorary Mesrobian Armenian School diploma in 1975
Birth name	Edmund Gerald "Jerry” Brown Jr.
Birthplace	San Francisco
Birth date	7 April 1938
Languages	English
Ethnicities	American

Aram I Discusses Armenian Community Issues With CA Governor

PanARMENIAN.Net October 18, 2011 - 14:29 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia met with California Governor Jerry Brown at the Beverly Hills Hilton to discuss issues of importance to the Armenian community as well as more broader topics of interests.

Asbarez reports that during the more than one hour meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of importance and concern to the Armenian community of California, as well as ecumenical matters, especially relations between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Given Gov. Brown's theological background, the aforementioned issued were addressed within that context.

The discussion also centered around developments in the Middle East as well relations between Christians and Muslims, as the Catholicos plays an important role in that realm.

The Catholicos said he was confident the governor, as the highest official of the state, was well acquainted with issues that concern the Armenian community of California. The governor said the he do his utmost to assist in the realization programs and activities of the community.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Catholicos presented Brown with a memento from Great House of Cilicia.

Accompanying the Catholicos at the meeting were Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian and community representatives Mardig Gaboudian and Levon Kirakosian.