User:Khemchyan/Tigran Balayan

Tigran Balayan (October 29, 1977, Yerevan) is an Armenian diplomat, spokesperson of the MFA of the Republic of Armenia (since 2010):

Biography
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 "Multilateral Diplomacy" lectures.
 * 1994-1999 Student in the International Relations department of the YSU with the qualification of historian and specialist of the 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 (Slavic) 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.
 * Since 2007 Lecturer in the YSU International Relations department.
 * 2008-2010 Acting spookesperson, as well as Acting head of Press and Infromation department of the MFA
 * Since June 2010 Spokesperson of the MFA

Speaks Armenian, Russian, English and French.

Awards, ranks

 * By the Decree of the President of the RA as of March 2, 2015 has been awarded with the Diplomatic Rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia
 * 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).

Family
Is married, with a son and a daughter. His father, Kim Balayan is a member of the Constitutional Court of Armenia.