Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Head of Mission of Armenia to EU

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 Analisis, 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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