Armenian sources have suggested that the sudden dismissal of Evans was due to his outspoken support for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide . Evans said as much in an oral history interview , in which he recalled that State Department Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried had accused him of " jamming the President " on the Armenian Genocide issue and because of that , Fried said " You 're going to have to leave . " It has been suggested that Turkey , an important U.S. ally in the Middle East , pressured the Department of State to remove Evans for his personal beliefs and statements
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
John Marshall Evans