1. Career Timeline

2. Awards

3. Private life

4. References

Tigran Balayan (Armenian: Տիգրան Բալայան; born October 29, 1977 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian diplomat and historian, {{As of|2018|10}}, he serves as the Ambassador of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OPCW.^[1].

Career Timeline

• 1994–1999 - Student in the International Relations department of the YSU with a degree in history and international relations.
• 1999–2002 - PhD student in the International Relations department of the YSU. PhD in History (2002). The topic of the dissertation was "Nagorno-Karabakh issue and the international diplomacy in 1991–1994".
• 2000–2002 - Student in the International Relations department of the diplomatic academy of the MFA of the Russian Federation.
• 1997–2000 - Assistant of the Permanent Representative of the NKR in Armenia, responsible for the public relations.
• 2000–2002 - Assistant of the Head of the Political department in the Embassy of Armenia in Russia.
• 2002–2004 - Lecturer in the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University.
• 2002–2003 - Attaché in the department of the Information and Public Relations of the MFA of the Republic of Armenia.
• 2003–2004 - Attaché in the NATO division of the Arms Control and International Security Department of the MFA.
• 2004–2007 - Third, later Second Secretary in the Embassy of the RA in the Kingdom of Belgium.
• 2007–2008 - Acting head of the Media Relations division of the Press and Information department of the MFA.
• 2007-2018 - Lecturer in the YSU International Relations department, since 2013 has the academic rank of Associate Professor
• 2008–2010 - Acting spookesperson, as well as Acting head of Press and Information department of the MFA
• 2010-2018 - Spokesperson of the MFA
• 2016-2018 - Acting Head of Information and Public Diplomacy Department of the MFA
• 2018 October-Ambassador of Armenia in The Netherlands

Author of multiple scientific articles, as well as the monograph entitled "Nagorno-Karabakh issue and international diplomacy in 1991–1994", as well as collection of lectures on “Multilateral Diplomacy”, “Information support of Foreign Policy”.

Awards

• By the Decree of the President of Armenia as of March 2, 2015 has been awarded with the Diplomatic Rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia.^[2]
• Recipient of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Medal named after John Kirakossian for effective and successful performance of official duties (December 25, 2015).
• Recipient of the Presidential medal of “Mkhitar Gosh” (March 1, 2016).^[3]

Private life

He is currently married, with a son and a daughter. His father, Kim Balayan is a member of the Constitutional Court of Armenia.^[4] In addition to his native Armenian, he is fluent in Russian, English and French.

References

• Brick-making
• Brickman (comic strip)
• Brick Memorial High School
• Brick & mortar
• Brick (movie)
• Brick, New Jersey
• Brick, nj
• Brick, NJ
• Brickos
• Brick oven
• Brick Owens
• Brick Public Schools
• Bricks-and-mortar
• Bricks and mortar
• Bricks and mortar business
• Bricks are Heavy
• Bricks clicks and flips
• Brick seamoth
• Brickskeller
• Brick Smith
• Bricks & mortar
• Bricks of wine
• Brick (Soundtrack)
• Brick (soundtrack)
• BRICKS (software)