Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Republic of Armenia to European Union

ANNA AGHADJANIAN

Born on May 12, 1970, in Yerevan, Armenia.

EDUCATION AND TRAINGINS

1987 - Alexander Pushkin school, Yerevan, Graduated with Gold Medal of Excellence

1992 - Yerevan State University, Department of Romance and Germanic Philology, Graduated with Full Honors

1992-1994 - Post-graduate studies in English Linguistics, Yerevan State University

1993 - Netherlands Institute for International Relations, Clingendael, Course on European and International affairs

2000-2001 - Oxford University, UK, Foreign Service Program, Certificate in Diplomatic studies

2007 - George Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Advanced Course on Security Studies

WORK EXPERIENCE

1992-1993 - Assistant Professor of English, Yerevan State University

1991-1992 - Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of Armenia, Department of Political Analysis, Junior analyst

1992-1993 - Staff of the President of the Republic of Armenia, Department of Political Analysis, Analyst

1994-1997 - Interpreter for the President of the Republic

1993-1994 - MFA of Armenia, European Department, Third secretary, Desk officer for Balkan States

1994-1997 - European Department, Second, then First secretary, desk officer for Council of Europe; from 1995, coordinator of Armenia-Council of Europe political dialog

1997-1999 - Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, New York, First secretary

1999-2003 - MFA, Department of International Organizations, Head of UN Desk

2003-2006 - Mission of Armenia to the European Union, Brussels, Counsellor

2006-2008 - MFA, department of International Organizations, Head of Human Rights Desk

2008-2009 - MFA, European Department, Director

2009- 2013 - Mission of Armenia to EU, Brussels, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Head of Mission

December 2013 - March 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Indonesia (concurrently accredited to Malaysia and the ASEAN)

2018 - July 2020 - Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

July 31, 2020 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Head of the Mission of Armenia to the European Union

Holds Diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2015).

Languages: Armenian, Russian, English, French (intermediate), German (intermediate), Indonesian (basic).

Married to Thomas Schultz.

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