Grigor Hovhannissian ( hy, Գրիգոր Յուրիի Հովհաննիսյան, born January 26, 1971) is an
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
diplomat, who served as Ambassador of Armenia to the
United States
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from 2016 to 2018, and as Ambassador of Armenia to
Mexico
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from 2013 to 2016.
Education
*2000–2001
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The School is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in it ...
,
Tufts University
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, MA
*1992–1993
Haigazyan University, Beirut, Middle East Politics
*1987–1992
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...
, Department of Oriental Studies, Arab Studies
Career
Prior to his appointment as ambassador to the United States Hovhannissian held several appointments in the
United Nations
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focusing on Africa and the Middle East. From 1994 1996 he was Coordinator of the "Shelter" program of
UN High Commissioner for Refugees. From 1996 until 1998 he was assistant to the Special Coordinator, program and public information of the UN Special Mission to the African Great Lakes region, which included
Uganda
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,
Zaire
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,
Burundi,
Rwanda,
Tanzania
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, and
Kenya
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. In 1998 he was appointed to the UN Secretariat Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as head of the
Kinshasa (
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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) and
Brazzaville (
Republic of the Congo) offices.
From 2001 to 2006 Hovhannissian served in UN assignments in the Middle East. From 2001 to 2003 he served at the Office of the UN Special Coordinator (
UNESCO
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) for the
Middle East
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Peace Process in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, which included the
United Nations
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Field Coordinator in the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Ramallah and Gaza City). In 2004 he was Senior Advisor to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General at the United Nations Assistance Mission to
Iraq
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(in
Jordan
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), and in 2006 he was Field Coordinator at the UN Emergency Mission to the Saida region of
Lebanon
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.
Hovhannissian was also a visiting Lecturer at Yerervan State University in Middle East Politics at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, and from 2006–2009 served as Executive Director of the "Shushi Revival Fund" in Armenia.
In 2009 Hovhannissian was appointed Consul General of Armenia in
Los Angeles
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, and in 2013 he was appointed Ambassador of Armenia to
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
On January 12, 2016 Hovhannissian was appointed Ambassador of Armenia to the United States by the President of Armenia.
On December 29, 2018 Hovhannissian was appointed deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
See also
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Lists of Armenians
References
External links
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Ambassadors of Armenia to Mexico
Living people
1971 births
Ambassadors of Armenia to the United States
Diplomats from Yerevan
The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni
Haigazian University alumni
Yerevan State University alumni