President Serzh Sargsyan issued a decree appointing Grirgor Hovhannissian as Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States. Iravaban.net presents his biography.
Grigor Hovhannissian was bornon 26 January 1971, Yerevan, Armenia.
Education
2000-2001 The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, MA
1992-1993 Haigazyan University, Beirut, Middle East Politics
1987-1992 Yerevan State University, Department of Oriental Studies, Arab studies
Professional Experience
2009 –2013 Consul General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles (West Coast US)
2006 – 2009 Executive Director of the “Shushi Revival Fund”,
2006 August – October Armenia UN Emergency Mission to Lebanon, Field Coordinator, Saida region
2005 -2008 Visiting Lecturer, Middle East Politics at Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University
2004 United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq, (Jordan), Senior Advisor to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General
2002-2003 United Nations Field Coordinator in Palestinian territories, West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Ramallah and Gaza city);
2001–2003 Team Leader and Emergency Planner, Office of the UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) for the Middle East Peace Process, Jerusalem
1998-2000 UN Secretariat Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Head of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) Offices
1996-1998 UN Special Mission to the African Great Lakes region: Uganda, Zaire, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya. Assistant to the Special Coordinator, program and public information (Nairobi, Goma eastern 1994-1996 Zaire)
1994-1996 UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Yerevan Office. Coordinator of the “Shelter” program Marital Status
Married with two children
