Ambassador

ARSEN AVAGYAN

(born 31.10.1972)

WORK EXPERIENCE

13.03.1994-05.01.1995 Attaché, Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department

05.01.1996-13.08.1998 Third Secretary, Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department (from 13.08.1998-16.10.1998 – Acting Head of Turkey Desk a.i.)

16.10.1998-03.09.2001 Head of Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department

03.09.2001-01.05.2005 Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

01.06.2005-01.10.2007 Counselor, Policy Planning Department

01.10.2007-08.10.2009 Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran

14.10.2009-22.03.2010 Head of Turkey Desk, Middle and Near East Department

22.03.2010-17.02.2014 Head of Turkey Desk, Neighboring Countries Department (from 24.09.2012-17.02.2014 – Acting Head of Neighboring Countries Department a.i.)

17.02.2014-01.06.2015 Acting Head of Neighboring Countries Department

01.06.2015-11.01.2019 Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

21.01.2019-08.10.2021 Head of Neighboring Countries Department

Since 8.10.2021 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran

DIPLOMATIC RANK

Since 04.03.2021 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

AWARDS

31.08.2011 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Memorial Medal for Diligent Work

02.03.2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Letter of Appreciation for 19 years of service

09.07.2018 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Medal of Honor II Class for Active and Exceptional Participation in Organizing the Meeting of the BSEC Committee of Senior Officials and of the Meeting of the BSEC Ministerial Council Within the Framework of Armenia’s Presidency at the BSEC

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

04.02.1997 PhD (Candidate of Sciences) in History

22.11.2002 PhD (Doctor of Sciences) in History (Russian Federation, recognized in the Republic of Armenia)

29.11.2013 Professor of History, Yerevan State University

DIPLOMATIC COURSES

16.01.2005-20.03.2005 George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

14.11.2011-18.11.2011 Raphael Lemkin Seminar for Genocide Prevention, Auschwitz, Poland

16.11.2014-20.11.2014 Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors’ Course (GFOAC), NATO Defense College, Brussels

02.12.2019-06.12.2019 Strategic Leadership in a Changing Global Order, Washington D.C., USA

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Russian, English, Turkish

MARITAL STATUS

Married with one son and one daughter

MFA RA
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Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

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