Ambassador

Boris Sahakyan

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See

Date and Place of Birth

December 19, 1971, Yerevan, Armenia

Education

1988-1993 - The National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Engineer, 2000 Training in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Netherlands)

2001 - Training at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (Germany)

2007 - UN Disarmament Scholarship Program

Working Experience

1998-2001 - Attache, the Verification Division, Arms Control and Security Issues Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2001-2003 - Third Secretary, Conventional Arms Control Division, Arms Control and International Security Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003-2006 - Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Austria, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the OSCE, the United Nations Office at Vienna and other international organizations in Austria

2006-2007 - First Secretary, Military-Political Cooperation Division, Arms Control and International Security Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2007-2010 - Head of Military-Political Cooperation Division, Arms Control and International Security Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2010-2011 - First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Italy, 2011-2014 Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Italy, 2014-2017 Adviser, Secretariat of the MFA Staff

2017-2021 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation

2021 February-July - Adviser to the Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2021 July 30 - By the decree of the Prime Minister of Republic of Armenia was appointed as the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry

2024 March 1 - By the decree of President of Republic of Armenia was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See

Diplomatic rank

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Languages

English, Russian

Marital status

Married, with two sons

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Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

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