Armen Melkonian

Armen Melkonian (Armenian: Արմեն Աշոտի Մելքոնյան) (born in 1958) is an Armenian diplomat and career member of the Armenian Foreign Service served as Armenia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt and as non-resident ambassador to Ethiopia, Libya, Algeria, Israel as well as permanent representative-observer of Armenia to the Arab League and African Union.

Armen Melkonian
4-th Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt
In office
July 22, 2018 – November 20, 2018
PresidentSerzh Sargsyan
Armen Sarkissian
Preceded byRouben Karapetian
Succeeded byKaren L. Grigorian
Consul-General of Armenia in Aleppo, Syria
In office
2002–2006
Consul-General of Armenia in Los Angeles, USA
In office
1998–2000
Personal details
Born1958 (age 62–63)
Yerevan, Armenia
Alma materYerevan State University

From 2010 to 2018 Ambassador Melkonian was the permanent representative-observer of Armenia to the Arab League[1] and African Union.[2] From December 2010 to November 2018 Dr. Melkonian served as Armenia's non-resident Ambassador to Libya, and from March 2011[3] to November 2018 in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[4] In 2010 Ambassador Melkonian was also appointed as Armenia's ambassador to Israel and in October, 2012 handed his credentials to Israel’s President Shimon Peres.[5] In 2018 President Serzh Sargsyan appointed Armen Smbatyan to serve as Ambassador to Israel (stationed in Yerevan) by replacing Dr. Armen Melkonian in that position.[6] Furthermore, in 2015 Dr. Melkonian was appointed as Armenia's non-resident Ambassador to Algeria[7] and his term ended in November 2018.

In 2013 Ambassador Melkonian was granted diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

References
  1. "RA ambassador to Egypt Armen Melkonyan appointed RA representative in the League of Arab States in combination". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. "Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Armen Melkonyan hands credentials to Chairman of the African Union Commission Jean Ping". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. "RA Ambassador Hands Credentials to President of Ethiopia". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  4. "Armen Melkonyan relieved from position of Armenia's Ambassador to Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya and Algeria". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  5. "Armenian Ambassador had a meeting with Israeli president". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  6. "Armenian president appoints new Ambassador to Israel". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  7. "Ambassador Armen Melkonian and Algeria Foreign Minister discuss situation in Middle East". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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