Robert Markaryan (Russian: Роберт Вартанович Маркарян, Armenian: Ռոբերտ Մարգարյան; born April 20, 1949) is a Russian diplomat. He has served as ambassador of Russia to Syria, and to Croatia. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[1]

Robert Markaryan
Роберт Маркарян
Russian Ambassador to Croatia
In office
September 2009 – June 2015
Preceded byMikhail Konarovskiy
Succeeded byAnvar Azimov
Ambassador for special matters of the Russian Foreign Ministry
In office
10 November 2006 – September 2009
Russian ambassador to Syria
In office
31 August 1999 – 10 November 2006
Preceded byViktor Gogitidze
Succeeded bySergei Kirpichenko
Personal details
Born (1949-04-20) April 20, 1949 (age 75)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
NationalityRussian
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materInstitute of Asian and African Countries
OccupationDiplomat
ProfessionHistorian
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

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Markaryan was born on April 20, 1949, in Baku to an Armenian family. In 1978 he graduated at the Institute of Asian and African Countries of the Moscow State University. He gained a PhD in history.[2]

In 1996 he became a diplomat. Between 1996 and 1998 he was director of the secretariat of the Russian Foreign Ministry. During the time he was member of the ministry as well. Between 1999 and 2006 he was Russian ambassador to Syria, after which he was named an ambassador for special matters of the Russian Foreign Ministry. In September 2009 he was appointed Russian ambassador to Croatia.[2]

He speaks Arabic and English language.[2]

He is married with one son.[2]

References

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  1. ^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Аппарата Правительства Российской Федерации (Decree 123) (in Russian). President of Russia. 25 January 1999.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dr. Robert Markaryan" (in Croatian). Russian embassy in Zagreb. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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