recognition, and the Senate followed on 12 December 2019, passing an identical resolution unanimously. These identical resolutions (H.Res. 296 and S.Res. 150) state that it is the policy of the United States to recognize and officially commemorate the Armenian genocide, to deny association of the US government with denial of the genocide, encourage education and public understanding of the Armenian genocide and emphasize the humanitarian relief effort led by the United States in the form of the Near East Relief to the victims of genocide. On the 106th year of commemoration of the Armenian genocide, 46th President of the United States Joe Biden officially recognized the Armenian Massacres as genocide. Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The United States has not recognized Artsakh as an independent state. However, it has advocated for peace in the South Caucasus region as well as attempts to solve the problem between Armenia and Azerbaijan, an ally of Turkey. However, when the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war broke out, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blamed the United States of providing lethal weapons to Armenia in the war, which was denied by Washington. Subsequently, relations between Turkey and its ally Azerbaijan towards the United States worsened, and the United States imposed embargoes on Turkey in December the same year. Meanwhile, as tensions between Turkey and the United States grew, relations between Armenia and the U.S. improved. Principal embassy officials of the United States Ambassador of the United States to Armenia—Kristina Kvien Chargé d'affaires a.i.—Joseph Pennington Political/Economic Chief— Assistance Coordinator— Consular Officer— Management Officer—Robert Frazier Regional Security Officer—Gordon Goetz USDA Marketing Assistance Project Director—Sean Carmody USAID Director— Public Affairs Officer—Thomas Mittnacht Deputy Chief of Mission—Chip Laitinen Officials of Armenia Lilit Makunts - Current Ambassador of Armenia to the United States Arman Kirakossian – Former Ambassador of Armenia to the United States. Tatoul Markarian – Former Ambassador of Armenia to the United States. Tigran Sargsyan – Former Ambassador of Armenia to the United States. Grigor Hovhannissian – Former Ambassador of Armenia to the United States. Resident diplomatic missions Armenia maintains an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulate-general in Los Angeles and New York City. The United States maintains an embassy in Yerevan. See also Anti-Armenian sentiment in the United States Armenian Americans Artsakh–United States relations Foreign relations of Armenia Foreign relations of the United States Recognition of the Armenian genocide References "Statement by President Donald J. Trump on Armenian Remembrance Day 2017." The