YEREVAN, MAY 22, ARMENPRESS. According to the decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Vahagn Melikyan has been appointed secretary general of the ministry of foreign affairs of Armenia, Armenpress reports citing e-gov.am.

Date and place of birth

24 May, 1967, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

Education

1984-1991 Yerevan State University, Faculty of Oriental Studies Department of Arabic language and literature

1993         Diplomatic Academy of Cairo, Egypt 

Professional Experience

2015 -2018  Deputy Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia 

29.12.2012 - 30.12.14     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Chile /residence in Buenos Aires/

20.10.2012 - 30.12.14     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Paraguay /residence in Buenos Aires/

20.10.2012 - 30.12.14    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay /residence in Buenos Aires/

10.04.2012 - 30.12.14    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Argentine Republic

20.07.2010 - 12.03.12    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Qatar /residence in Abu Dhabi/

17.04.2007 - 12.03.12   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Bahrain /residence in Abu Dhabi/

17.04.2007 - 29.03.10   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Kuwait /residence in Abu Dhabi/

04.05.2006 - 12.03.12   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Arab Emirates

10.01.2001 - 04.05.06   Chief of the State Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

21.11.2000 - 10.01.01   Acting Chief of the State Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

27.08.1997 - 10.09.00   First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Federal Republic of Germany

15.04.1996 - 27.08.97   Chief of Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

17.12.1993 - 15.03.96   Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic

01.12.1993 - 17.12.93   Second Secretary, Eastern-European Division, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs   

16.08.1993 - 01.12.93   Third Secretary, Eastern-European Division, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

01.02.1993 - 16.08.93   Third Secretary, Foreign Missions Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

20.11.1992 - 01.02.93    Attaché, Foreign Missions Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16.09.1992 - 20.11.92    Attaché, Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1991 - 1992                  Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

05.08.1991 - 16.09.92   Desk Officer, Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic rank          Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Awards  

2001 - Commemorative Medal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

2011 - Golden Commemorative Coin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

2014 - Order of May Grand Cross Grade (Argentine Republic)

2015 - Medal of “Mkhitar Gosh” decorated by the President of the Republic of Armenia

Languages                   English, Russian, French, Arabic

Married, with two children