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Zograb MnatsakanyanArmenian diplomat
Date of Birth: 20.03.1966
Country:  Armenia |
Content:
- Zohrab Mnatsakanyan: A Seasoned Armenian Diplomat
- Diplomatic Career
- Embassy Assignments (1993-1997)
- - 1997: Appointed Assistant to the Prime Minister of Armenia.
- Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (2008-2011)
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2014)
- Permanent Representative to the UN (2014-2018)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018-2020)
- Post-Ministry Career
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan: A Seasoned Armenian Diplomat
Early Life and EducationZohrab Mnatsakanyan was born in 1966. He earned a degree in international economic relations from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1990. Subsequently, he completed a master's degree in Western European politics from the University of Manchester, Victoria in 1991.
Diplomatic Career
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1991-1997)- Held positions as Third and Second Secretary in the Europe Department of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Embassy Assignments (1993-1997)
- Served as Second and First Secretary at the Armenian Embassy in the United Kingdom.
- Simultaneously held the position of First Secretary at the Armenian Embassy to the Vatican, based in London.
Prime Minister's Assistant and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997-2002)
- 1997: Appointed Assistant to the Prime Minister of Armenia.
- Head of the First European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.- Head of the Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
External Relations of the Presidential Administration (1999-2002)
- Head of the External Relations Department, Office of the President of Armenia.
Permanent Representative to the UN and Ambassador to Switzerland (2002-2008)
- 2002-2008: Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland.
- 2002-2008: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Switzerland.
Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (2008-2011)
- Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2014)
- Held the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Armenia.
Permanent Representative to the UN (2014-2018)
- Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations in New York City.
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018-2020)
- Appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on May 12, 2018.
- Resigned from his post on November 16, 2020, following the Prime Minister's announcement of his decision to dismiss him.
Post-Ministry Career
Family- Married with two sons.
Languages
- Proficient in Russian, English, and French.
