"Armenian sources have suggested that the sudden dismissal of Evans was due to his outspoken support for the recognition of the 1915 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.”[4] 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.[5][6][7]..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall_Evans
