Eduard Hodzhoyan

Eduard Hodzhoyan

Armenian diplomat.
Date of Birth: 16.03.1938
Country: Armenia
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Diplomatic Career in the USSR
  3. 1965-1968: Foreign Assignment in Algeria
  4. 1971-1975: Vice-Consul in Lebanon
  5. 1979-1982: First Secretary, Embassy in France
  6. Post-Soviet Armenian Diplomatic Career
  7. 1990-1992: Vice President, Baregoertyun Foreign Economic Association
  8. 1999-2004: Ambassador to Spain and Portugal
  9. Later Career and Honors
  10. 2006-2007: Advisor to Chairman of National Assembly
  11. 2007-Present: Honorary Consul of Spain in Armenia

Early Life and Education

Armenian diplomat [insert name]was born in [insert year]. He pursued his undergraduate studies at the Yerevan State University, majoring in French from 1956 to 1961.

Diplomatic Career in the USSR

1962-1965: Senior Specialist, State Committee on External Economic Relations

After graduating, Mr. [insert name] served as a senior specialist at the State Committee on External Economic Relations.

1965-1968: Foreign Assignment in Algeria

He embarked on his diplomatic career with a foreign assignment in Algeria from 1965 to 1968, representing the State Committee on External Economic Relations.

1968-1971: Attaché and Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR

Upon returning to the USSR, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an attaché and later a third secretary in the Second African Department.

1971-1975: Vice-Consul in Lebanon

Mr. [insert name] then received a foreign assignment to Lebanon, serving as vice-consul at the Soviet Embassy in Beirut from 1971 to 1975.

1975-1979: Second Secretary, Latin American Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR

After his assignment in Lebanon, he returned to the USSR and served as the second secretary in the Latin American Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1979-1982: First Secretary, Embassy in France

In 1979, Mr. [insert name] was assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Paris as the first secretary.

1982-1986: First Secretary, Department of Cultural Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR

Upon completing his assignment in France, he assumed the role of first secretary in the Department of Cultural Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Post-Soviet Armenian Diplomatic Career

1987-1988: Head of Personnel Department, Ministry of Local Industry, Armenian SSR

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Mr. [insert name] returned to Armenia and served as the head of the personnel department at the Ministry of Local Industry.

1989-1990: Leading Specialist, Armenian Branch of State Committee on Computer Technology and Informatics, USSR

He then moved to the private sector, working as a leading specialist for the Armenian branch of the State Committee on Computer Technology and Informatics.

1990-1992: Vice President, Baregoertyun Foreign Economic Association

Mr. [insert name] returned to diplomacy as the vice president of the Baregoertyun Foreign Economic Association.

1992-1993: Head of Department, Diplomatic Missions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

He joined the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the head of the department for diplomatic missions.

1993-1999: Director, European Department, Advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. [insert name] went on to serve as the director of the European department and advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

1999-2004: Ambassador to Spain and Portugal

He was appointed as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Armenia to Spain and Portugal, serving from 1999 to 2004.

Later Career and Honors

2005-2006: Head of External Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Upon returning to Armenia, Mr. [insert name] assumed the role of head of external relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2006-2007: Advisor to Chairman of National Assembly

He then served as an advisor to the chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia.

2007-Present: Honorary Consul of Spain in Armenia

In September 2007, Mr. [insert name] was appointed as the honorary consul of the Kingdom of Spain in Armenia.