Tatoul Markarian ( hy, Թաթուլ Խիկարի Մարգարյան; born April 1964) was appointed Armenian Ambassador to the United States on March 19, 2005, by President

Robert Kocharian Robert Sedraki Kocharyan ( hy, Ռոբերտ Սեդրակի Քոչարյան ; born 31 August 1954) is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from ...

. He holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He also represents Armenia in the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

, where Armenia has a status of observer.

Biography

Markarian was born on April 16, 1964, in

Kapan Kapan ( hy, Կապան) is a town in southeast Armenia, serving as the administrative center of the urban community of Kapan as well as the provincial capital of Syunik Province. It is located in the valley of the Voghji River and is on the nort ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

. He holds a master's degree in international relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at the

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

, and a PhD from the

London School of Economics and Political Science , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He graduated from the Yerevan University of National Economy in 1985, and completed a PhD in economics at the same university in 1989. Prior to assuming this position, Ambassador Markarian served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia since June 2000. In that capacity, his responsibilities included the Ministry's Departments of Politico-Military Affairs; International Organizations; CIS Countries; and Asia-Pacific and Africa. He was also the Armenian coordinator for the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue as well as the NATO-Armenia Political-Military Dialogue. In 2002–2003, Ambassador Markarian was also special representative of the president of Armenia for Nagorno Karabakh negotiations. In 1999–2000, he served as advisor to the foreign minister. Previous diplomatic assignments of Ambassador Tatoul Markarian included a term as deputy chief of mission and minister-counselor at the Armenian Embassy in Washington, D.C., from December 1994 to January 1999. Before joining the Armenian Foreign Service, Ambassador Markarian served in newly independent Armenia's legislative and executive branches. He was assistant to the vice chairman of the Armenian Parliament from 1990 to 1991, and assistant and then adviser to the vice president of Armenia from 1991 to 1994, also serving as acting chief of staff to the prime minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992. Markarian also served as the Head of the

Mission of Armenia to the European Union The Mission of Armenia to the European Union ( hy, Հայաստանի առաքելությունը Եվրամիությունում, translit=Hayastani arrak’elut’yuny Yevramiut’yunum) is the diplomatic mission of Armenia to the European Un ...

. In addition to his native

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * 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 ...

, Ambassador Markarian is fluent in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

. He is married and has three sons.

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