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Head of Mission

H.E. Mr. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN 

 Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OSCE

 

 

 

 

Date and Place of Birth

06 April 1976, Yerevan, Armenia

 

Education

2000               Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston, USA

1998-2001       PhD studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University

1996-1997       Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Cairo, Egypt

1993-1998       Department of Arabic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University

 

Work experience

Since November 18, 2024   Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and to the International Organizations in Vienna

Since October 25, 2024      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Austria  

2023-2024       Member of the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council

2022                Vice President of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations

2019-2024       Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Swiss Confederation (residence in Geneva)

2019-2024       Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva

2014-2019       Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

2012-2014       Deputy Chief of Mission, Counsellor, Embassy of Armenia to the USA, Washington

2010-2012       Head of the OSCE Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (MFA RA)

2009-2010       First Secretary, Council of Europe Division, MFA RA

2006-2009       Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the OSCE, Vienna

2004-2006       Third Secretary, Arms Control and International Security Department, MFA RA

2000-2004       Attaché, Embassy of Armenia to Syria, Damascus

1999-2000       Attaché, Information and Public Affairs Department, MFA RA

 

Diplomatic rank

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

 

Academic degree

Ph.D. in history, Yerevan State University

 

Languages

Armenian, English, Russian, Arabic

 

Marital status

Married, with two sons and two daughters

 

 
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