Former US Ambassador to Armenia J. Heffern temporarily assumes Victoria Nuland’s post in US State Department

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. John A. Heffern, former US Ambassador to Armenia, has temporarily assumed the post of Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairsat theUnited States Department of State after Victoria Nuland’s resignation, the US State Department reported.

John A. Heffernwas theUnited States Ambassador to Armeniafrom 2011 to 2014.After being nominated in May 18, 2011 by United States PresidentBarack Obama,Heffern was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 26, 2011and sworn in as Ambassador on October 6, 2011. He was replaced by AmbassadorRichard M. Mills, Jr.in early 2015.