Permanent Representative

Date and place of birth

October 09, 1975, Yerevan, Armenia

2003 Senior Course 102, NATO Defense College (Rome)

2001 John Smith Fellowship, (United Kingdom)

1999 Armenian Foreign Service Training Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (Boston)

1993 –1998 Higher National Diploma, Turkic and Islamic Studies, Yerevan State University

2024 January Appointed as Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (residence in Istanbul)

2023 – 2024 Counselor, Senior Advisory Group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (MFA RA)

2019 – 2023 Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative of the

Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN Office and Other International

Organizations in Geneva

2019 – 2019 Counselor, Department for International Organizations, MFA RA

2018 – 2019 Head of the Office of the Third President of Armenia, Government of the Republic of Armenia

2010 – 2018 Aide to the President of the Republic of Armenia

2009 – 2010 Spokesperson for the President of Parliament of the Republic of Armenia

2007 – 2008 Conference Officer, Head of the Meetings Assistance Unit at the

OSCE Secretariat (Vienna)

2004 – 2007 Second Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the OSCE (Vienna)

2003 – 2004 Head of the Media Relations Division, MFA RA

2001 – 2003 Head of the U.S. and Canada Division, MFA RA

2000 – 2001 Desk officer, Divison of Georgia, MFA RA

1998 – 2000 Public Information Officer, MFA RA

1997 – 1998 Desk Officer, Division of Turkey, MFA RA

1997 – 1997 Intern, Divison of Turkey, MFA RA

Author of a number of articles.

Participated in dozens of summits and international conferences as a member of delegations of Armenia.

Diplomatic rank

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia

Awards.

The Medal of Gratitude (2016)

Languages

English, Russian, Turkish

Marital status

Married, with a daughter.