Ara Ayvazyan
RA Minister of Foreign Affairs
Curriculum Vitae
Date and Place of Birth
March 30, 1969, Yerevan
Education
1986-1993, Yerevan State University, Department of Oriental Studies, Arabic Language Chair
1994, Haigazian University College (Lebanon), Department of Political Science
Work Experience
1994-1996, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Second European Department, Attaché, Third Secretary
1996-1997, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Argentina, Second Secretary
1997, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of America, Head of the Central and South America Division
1998, Head of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999-2006, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Argentina and Chile (residence in Buenos Aires)
2000-2006, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Uruguay (residence in Buenos Aires) 2006-2011, Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
2006-2011, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Denmark (residence in Yerevan)
2006-2012, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Norway (residence in Yerevan)
2006-2013, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Sweden (residence in Yerevan)
2006-2014, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Finland (residence in Yerevan)
2011-2016, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Lithuania (residence in Vilnius)
2012-2016, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Latvia and to the Republic of Estonia (residence in Vilnius)
2016-2020, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Mexican States (residence in Mexico City)
2017-2020, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Cuba, to Costa Rica, to the Republic of Honduras, to Republic of Guatemala (residence in Mexico City)
2018-2020, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Panama (residence in Mexico City)
October-November, 2020, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
On November 18, 2020, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.
Other information
In 2005, he was awarded the Order of the Great Cross of Merit by the Government of Argentina. In 2014, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. In 2016, he was awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal by the President of Artsakh
Fluent in Russian, English and Spanish languages
Marital Status
Married, has one son
