U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern donated blood under the voluntary donor action «Have a heart - save a life». The action was organised on February 6 by Armenian gematological center in the US Embassy in Armenia.

“Giving blood is a normal part of life in the United States”, said John Heffern, adding, that in Armenia it is the first time he is doing that. The Ambassador safely checked his hemoglobin and blood pressure, and then courageously gave a a large amount of blood, and before that jokingly asked the operators to turn off their cameras if he suddenly bursts into tears.

At the action the director of Hematology center Smbat Dadbashyan and the Prime Minister of health Sergey Khachatryan were present. The latter also gave blood voluntary.