Tigran Mkrtchyan

Tigran Mkrtchyan Տիգրան Մկրտչյան
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Lithuania
In office May 28, 2016 – present
President	Serzh Sargsyan
Preceded by	Ara Aivazian
Personal details
Born	(1978-05-29) May 29, 1978 Yerevan
Profession	Diplomat, historian and political scientist
Religion	Armenian Apostolic Church

Tigran Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Տիգրան Մկրտչյան; born May 29, 1978 Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian diplomat, historian and political scientist. As of June 2016, he serves as the Ambassador of Armenia to Republic of Lithuania,^[1][2] Republic of Latvia ^[3] and Republic of Estonia.^[4]

Biography

Mkrtchyan received his bachelor's degree in History in 1999 and a master's degree in World History (Ancient Rome) in 2001 from the Yerevan State University. He is a recipient of the British Chevening Scholarship, completed an MPhil degree in International Relations (Department of Political Science and International Relations) from the University of Cambridge in 2004 (Darwin College). In September 2015, he earned the degree of PhD in Political Science at the Institute for National Strategic Studies of Armenia (of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia) for the dissertation entitled “Formation of Political Conservatism in England at the end of 18th and early 19th centuries.".

Before embarking on a diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Tigran Mkrtchyan was the Executive Director of the Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG), NGO (2006-2008), European Stability Initiative (ESI) Armenia Analyst (2007-2010), as well as Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (2005-2006). He was also a lecturer of the History of International Relations Theory in the European Regional Academy in Yerevan and the Political Science and International Relations Department in Yerevan State University, as well as invited lecturer of History and Theory of International Relations at the World History Department of Yerevan State University. In 2006 he was a John Smith Fellow.

Tigran Mkrtchyan was the Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia (2010-2014) and the Head of the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia (2010-2016).

Awards and ranks

Tigran Mkrtchyan is a recipient of the Presidential medal of “Mkhitar Gosh” (2016 March 2) ^[5] (awarded for outstanding state and social-political activities, as well as for significant services in the spheres of diplomacy, law and political science), as well recipient of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Medal named after John Kirakossian for effective and successful performance of official duties.

By the decision of the President of the Republic of Armenia he was awarded with the Diplomatic Rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia.

Publications

Mkrtchyan is the author of a monograph and more than two dozen articles on political theory, international relations and regional politics.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Personal life

Tigran Mkrtchyan is married, with a son. His wife is Ilze Paegle-Mkrtchyan, teacher of Japanese civilization and translator. His father - Vanik Mkrtchyan, is a merited Artist of the Republic of Armenia and actor at Musical-Comedy Theater named after Hakob Paronyan, as well as at State Hamazgayin Theater. His brother - Vardan Mkrtchyan is also an eminent actor and Director of the State Hamazgayin Theater. His mother, Taliska Hovhannisyan is a folklore singer with recordings in the Armenian Radio fund (of Western Armenian traditional songs).

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