Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to represent the US at Armenian Genocide centennial commemoration

US President Barack Obama will send Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to Armenia this week to represent the United States at a commemoration of the genocide, Politico.com reports.

US President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes confirmed to Armenian American leaders, during a White House meeting that the President has chosen against recognizing the Armenian Genocide in his April 24th statement marking the worldwide centennial of this crime.