Ambassador

H.E. Mr. Vahram KAZHOYAN

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia

to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Date of Birth: May 30, 1963

Place of Birth: Yerevan, Armenia

Education:

Yerevan State University, Department of Philology, 1986, “English Philology and Linguistics”

University of Leeds, Institute of International Affairs, 1992, “International Affairs”

Diplomatic Rank:

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2007, December 26)

Current Positions:

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (since May 24, 2019)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Cambodia (since January 10, 2020)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (since February 21, 2020)

Member of the Armenian State Council on Issuance of Postage Marks (since 2012).

Previous Work Experience and Positions Held:

From April 2010 till May, 2019
Director of the Department of International Organizations, MFA,
Secretary General of the Armenian National Commission for UNESCO,
Head of the Anti-Trafficking Inter-Agency Working Group of the Republic of Armenia, National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinator for the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,
From August 7, 2019 till today

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Vietnam

2001, December 29 till 2009, September 17

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic

2007, June 28 till 2009, October 9

Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Greece

2002, April 11 till 2009, September 17

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Cyprus

2003, March 13 till 2009, September 17

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Serbia and Montenegro (currently Republic of Serbia)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Croatia

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Albania

2003, May 17 till 2009, September 17

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Slovenia

1998 August Director of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1997 September Head of the United Nations Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1996 November First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, New York
1994 October Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, New York
1993 September Second Secretary, USA Desk, USA and Canada Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1992 August Third Secretary, USA and Canada Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1992, March 2 Third Secretary, Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1986-1991 Interpreter, State Committee for Foreign Tourism

of Armenia

Head and Member of Delegation in the following Major International Fora:

Vice President of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro, 2012 Brazil
United Nations General Assembly 49^th, 50^th, 51^st, 52^nd, 53^rd, 54^th, 55^th, 56^th, 54^th, 55^th, 65^th, 66^th, 67^th, 68^th, 69^th, 70^th, 71^st, 72^nd and 73^rd Sessions;
United Nations Commission on Human Rights 54^th, 55^th, 56^th and 57^th Sessions;
United Nations Human Rights Council 19^th, 22^nd, 27^th and 28^th Regular Sessions;
UNESCO General Conference 30^th, 31^st, 36^th, 37^th, 38^th and 39^th Sessions;
United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions: 20^th,21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, 24^th, 25^th and 26^th;
United Nations General Assembly 10^th Emergency Special Session;
Acting Head of the Armenian Delegation at the World Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Durban, South Africa, 2001;
40^th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Istanbul, 2016;
12^th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Jeju, 2017;
11^th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Addis Ababa, 2016;
10^th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Windhoek, 2015;
9^th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Paris, 2014;
OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, 11^th to 16^th Conferences;
The 100^th Session of the Council of the International Organization of Migration, Geneva, 2011;
Ministerial Meeting of Member States of the United Nations on the Occasion of the 60^th Anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 50^th Anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, Geneva, 2011;
Fourth International Conference of the New and Restored Democracies, Cotonou, Benin, 2000;
Commemorative ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, Rome, 2000;
European Conference Against Racism: "All different, all equal: from principle to practice", Strasbourg, 2000;
UN Conference on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome, 1998;
1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York;
Consideration of the Armenian National Reports under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1999), Convention on the Rights of the Child (2000), Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2000), Geneva;
Salzburg Seminar "Japan, Europe, North America: Toward a G-3 World?", 1992.

Major Achievements:

UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1998/10 of April 3, 1998, on the “Fiftieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”;
UN General Assembly Resolution 53/43 of December 2, 1998,on the “Fiftieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”;
UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1999/67 of April 28, 1999, on the “Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”;
UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2001/66 of April 25, 2001, on the “Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”;
UN Human Rights Council Resolution 22/22 of March 22, 2013 on “Genocide prevention”;
UN Human Rights Council Resolution 28/34 of March 27, 2015 on “Genocide prevention”;
UN General Assembly Resolution 69/323 In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly, at its 69^th session, adopted by consensus the resolution initiated by Armenia on designating December 9 as the “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime”.
UN Human Rights Council Resolution 37/26 of March 23, 2018 on “Genocide prevention”.
Inscription of the Armenian nomination “Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars”, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2010
Inscription of the Armenian nomination “Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'”, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2012
Inscription of the Armenian nomination “Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia”, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2014
Inscription of the Armenian nomination “Kochari, traditional group dance”, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2017

Languages: Fluent in Armenian, English and Russian; Some Knowledge of French, German and Greek

Marital Status: Married to Valia Kazhoyan, with three children

Decorations: 2009 - Grand Cross of the Order of Phoenix (Greece)

2008 - ÖASG Cross of Honour Decoration (Austria)

2007 - Golden Cross of the Order of Scouts (ANBSO)

Awards: 2015 Universal Human Rights Award, as the Government Reformer – in recognition of the outstanding performance in combating trafficking in persons and in doing so, becoming a model for effective interagency cooperation.

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