Arman Kirakossian

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Arman Kirakossian (

Biography

Kirakossian was born in Yerevan, the son of the historian and political scientist

Before embarking on a diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, 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 Armenia. He held the diplomatic Rank of

From 1994 to 1999 Kirakossian was Armenia's

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

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

Kirakossian assumed his role as Ambassador to Austria and the

• 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),
• The Armenian Massacres 1894-1896: British Media Testimony (Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan, Dearborn, 2008).

He was Professor of History and International Relations at the Yerevan State University.

Recognition

Kirakossian was decorated with:

• Gold Medal of City Athens (1999),
• Commemorative Medal (2001),
• 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.

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 1992

References

External links

• Arman Kirakossian's biography Archived 5 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.ysu.am/news/en/85th-anniversary-of-John-Kirakosyan-was-celebrated
• http://www.abrilbooks.com/arman-j-kirakossian