Tigran Balayan (

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 around the ...

: Տիգրան Բալայան; born October 29, 1977, in

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) is an

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

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and

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

. He served as the Ambassador of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the

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. , Balayan serves as the Head of the Mission of Armenia to the European Union and the ambassador of Armenia to

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Career timeline

* 1994–1999 - Student in the International Relations department of the YSU with a degree in history and international relations. * 1999–2002 - PhD student in the International Relations department of the YSU. PhD in History (2002). The topic of the dissertation was "

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issue and the international diplomacy in 1991–1994". * 2000–2002 - Student in the International Relations department of the diplomatic academy of the MFA of the

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. * 1997–2000 - Assistant of the Permanent Representative of the NKR in Armenia, responsible for the public relations. * 2000–2002 - Assistant of the Head of the Political department in the Embassy of Armenia in

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. * 2002–2004 - Lecturer in the

Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University Russian-Armenian University (RAU) (, РАУ; ) is an intergovernmental university being under the joint authority of the Russian Federation and Armenia. The languages of instruction and communication at the university are Russian and Armenian. ...

. * 2002–2003 - Attaché in the department of the Information and Public Relations of the MFA of the Republic of Armenia. * 2003–2004 - Attaché in the

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division of the Arms Control and International Security Department of the MFA. * 2004–2007 - Third, later Second Secretary in the Embassy of Armenia in the

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. * 2007–2008 - Acting head of the Media Relations division of the Press and Information department of the MFA. * 2007–2018 - Lecturer in the YSU International Relations department, since 2013 has the academic rank of Associate Professor. * 2008–2010 - Acting spokesperson, as well as acting head of Press and Information department of the MFA. * 2010–2018 - Spokesperson of the MFA. * 2016–2018 - Acting Head of Information and Public Diplomacy Department of the MFA. * 2018–2023 - Ambassador of Armenia to

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. * 2020–present - Ambassador of Armenia to

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. * 2023–present - Ambassador of Armenia to the

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and

. Balayan is also the author of multiple scientific articles, as well as the monograph entitled "

issue and international diplomacy in 1991–1994", as well as collection of lectures on "Multilateral Diplomacy" and "Information support of Foreign Policy".

Awards

* By the Decree of the

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as of 2 March 2015 has been awarded with the Diplomatic Rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia. * Recipient of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Medal named after John Kirakossian for effective and successful performance of official duties (25 December 2015). * Recipient of the Presidential medal of "Mkhitar Gosh" (1 March 2016).

Private life

He is currently married, with a son and a daughter. His father,

Kim Balayan Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynasti ...

is a member of the

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. In addition to his native Armenian, he is fluent in Russian, English, and French.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balayan, Tigran 1977 births Living people Yerevan State University alumni Diplomats from Yerevan Ambassadors of Armenia to the Netherlands Ambassadors of Armenia to Luxembourg Ambassadors of Armenia to Belgium Ambassadors of Armenia to the European Union

Career timeline

Awards

Private life

See also

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