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Ambassador


 

 

H.E. ARSEN AVAGYAN

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran

 

 

Date / place of birth: 31 October, 1972, Yerevan

 

EDUCATION

1989-1994                                           Bachelor of Arts, Yerevan State University

1994-1996                                           Doctorate, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University

1996-1998                                           Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Federation

 

Diplomatic courses

  • Arab Republic of Egypt (1994)
  • I.R.of Iran ( 1995)
  • Republic of Korea (2000)

Courses on International security

  • George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 2005
  • NATO Defense College (Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors’ Course /GFOAC), Rome, Italy, 2014
  • Strategic Leadership in a Changing Global Order, National Defense University, Washington D.C, USA

Courses on studies and prevention of genocides

  • Zoryan institute, Toronto, Canada, 2007
  • Raphael Lemkin Foundation Seminar for Genocide Prevention, Auschwitz, Poland,2011

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 1994-1996 Attaché, Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department Foreign Ministry of Armenia (MFA)
  • 1996- 1998 Third Secretary, Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department
  • 1998- 2001 Head of Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department
  • 2001-2005 Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
  • 2005-2007 Counselor, Policy Planning Department MFA
  • 2007-2009 Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • 2009-2010 Head of Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department
  • 2010-2014 Head of Turkey Desk, Bordering Countries Department (from 24.09.2012-17.02.2014 –    Acting Head of Bordering Countries Department )
  • 2014-2015 Acting Head of Bordering Countries Department
  • 2015-2019 Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
  • 2019-2021 Head of Bordering Countries Department

 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran since 8 October, 2021

 

DIPLOMATIC RANK

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • PhD (Candidate of Sciences) in History (National Academy of Science of Armenia, Institute of History), 1996
  • PhD (Doctor of Sciences) in History (Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African countries), 2002
  • Professor of History (Yerevan State University, 2013)
  • Teaching in faculty of International Relations and Oriental Studies of the State University of Yerevan since 1996
  • Teaching in Armenian- Russian (Slavonic) university since 2020
  • Simultaneously worked in National Strategic Studies Institute (later became University) of the Ministry of Defense of the R. of Armenia as expert analyzer, 2008-2018 and 2020-2021
  • Member of the board of advisors in periodical of Ministry of Defense in military science “Armenian Army”
  • Author of 9 monographs, published and re-published in Armenia, Turkey, Russia and Germany
  • Author of 47 academic essays, published in Armenia and abroad
  • Member in two councils of experts and three academic councils
  • Supervising of 17 PHD dissertations

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Russian, English, Turkish, Farsi

 

MARITAL STATUS

Married with one son and one daughter

 

 

 

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