Arman Kirakossian

Arman Kirakossian Արման Կիրակոսյան
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Austria
In office October 11, 2011 – present
President	Serzh Sargsyan
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OSCE
Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States
In office 1999–2005
Prime Minister	Robert Kocharyan
Preceded by	Rouben Shougarian
Succeeded by	Tatoul Markarian
Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Greece
In office 1994–1999
Foreign Affairs Ministers of Armenia (Acting)
In office October 1992 – February 1993
Preceded by	Raffi Hovannisian
Succeeded by	Vahan Papazian
Personal details
Born	(1956-09-10) September 10, 1956 Yerevan, Armenia
Political party	none

Arman Kirakossian (Armenian: Արման Կիրակոսյան; born September 10, 1956 Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian diplomat and historian. As of November 2014, he serves as Ambassador of Armenia to Austria as well as Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and International Organizations in Vienna (UNIDO, UNODC, IAEA, CTBTO).

Biography

Kirakossian received his Bachelor’s Degree in History and Geography in 1977 and a Master’s degree in History of the Armenian Question and International Diplomacy in 1980 from the Armenian State Pedagogical University. In November 1999, he earned the degree of Doctor of Sciences in History from the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.

Before embarking on a diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Dr. Arman Kirakossian held several high-level academic positions at the National Academy of Sciences. He was Project Director at the Center of Scientific Information for Social Sciences from 1980 to 1986, then Senior Fellow and Associate Director of the Armenian Diaspora Studies Department from 1990 to 1991.

From 1991 to 1994, he held the post of First Deputy Foreign Minister, and, from October 1992 to February 1993, served as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. He holds the diplomatic Rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1992).

From 1994 to 1999 Kirakossian was Armenia’s Ambassador to Greece. He also assumed the duties of the Dean of Diplomatic Corps in Athens. Kirakossian was also accredited to Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Kirakossian served as Armenian Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2005. He was also Permanent Observer of the Republic of Armenia to the Organization of American States from 2001.

In 2005 he was appointed again as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

Kirakossian assumed his present role as Ambassador to Austria and the OSCE in 2011.

Publications

Kirakossian is an author of books and more than 120 publications. Four of his books were published in English: British Diplomacy and the Armenian Question (Gomidas Institute, Princeton and London, 2003), The Armenian Massacres 1894-1896: U.S. Media Testimony (Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2004), Armenia-USA: Current Realities and Vision for Future (Yerevan State University Press, 2007), and The Armenian Massacres 1894-1896: British Media Testimony (Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan, Dearborn, 2008). He is Professor of History and International Relations at the Yerevan State University.

Recognition

Kirakossian has been decorated with Gold Medal of City Athens (1999), Commemorative Medal (2001) and Medal of “John Kirakossian” (2009) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Gold Medal of the Yerevan State University (2006), State Medal of Mkhitar Gosh for significant services in the sphere of diplomacy.

References

• http://www.arminfo.info/english/politics/article/13-10-2011/03-09-00
• http://austria.mfa.am/en/ambassador/
• http://www.ysu.am/news/en/85th-anniversary-of-John-Kirakosyan-was-celebrated
• http://www.abrilbooks.com/arman-j-kirakossian

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 1992