Robert Markaryan (russian: Роберт Вартанович Маркарян, hy, Ռոբերտ Մարգարյան; born April 20, 1949, in
Baku) is a Russian diplomat. He has served as
ambassador of Russia to Syria, and
to Croatia. He has the federal state civilian service rank of
.
Biography
Markaryan was born on April 20, 1949, in
Baku to 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 ...
family. In 1978 he graduated at the
Institute of Asian and African Countries
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of the
Moscow State University
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. He gained a PhD in history.
In 1996 he became a diplomat. Between 1996 and 1998 he was director of the secretariat of the
Russian Foreign Ministry
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. During the time he was member of the ministry as well. Between 1999 and 2006 he was
Russian ambassador to Syria, after which he was named an ambassador for special matters of the Russian Foreign Ministry. In September 2009 he was appointed
Russian ambassador to Croatia.
[
He speaks ]Arabic
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and English language
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.[
He is married with one son.][
]
References
External links
Biography
(in Russian)
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Living people
1948 births
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation)
Diplomats from Baku
Moscow State University alumni
20th-century Russian historians
Russian people of Armenian descent
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians
Ambassadors of Russia to Syria
Ambassadors of Russia to Croatia