Ambassador

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Hungary

H.E. HAYKAK ARSHAMYAN

Date of Birth

18 August 1971, Yerevan, Armenia

Work Experience

Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Hungary

Since June 5, 2025

Hayastan All Armenian Fund

Executive Director, 2018- 2025

Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

Adviser to the Prime Minister of RA, July-September, 2018

Transparency International Anticorruption Center NGO

Communication and Advocacy Coordinator, 2016-2018

Yerevan Press Club NGO

Programs Manager, 2015-2016

Regional Studies Center

Program Coordinator, 2013- 2016

Yerevan State University, History Department

Visiting Professor of Armenian History, 1999-2015

Armenian State University of Economy, UNESCO Chair of Education Management

Visiting Professor of History of Education, Human Rights and Education for Democratic Citizenship, 2011 - 2014

Yerevan Press Club

Programs Manager, 2010-2014

Birthright Armenia Foundation

Deputy Country Director, 2004-2010

Armenian Volunteer Corps

Acting Country Director, 2008-2009

Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia

Advisor to the Minister, 2001-2004

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Assistant to the Deputy Minister, 2000-2001

Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Armenia

Assistant to the Advisor of the Prime Minister, Expert, 1999-2000

Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, Diaspora Department

Expert, 1999

Yerevan State University, History Department

Assistant Lecturer, 1994-1996

Education

Yerevan State University

PhD in History, Department of Armenian History, 1993-1996

Diploma, Department of History, 1988-1993

Trainings

USAID Performance Monitoring Workshop

Certificate, Training: March, 2016 (Yerevan, Armenia)

EU Visitors Program

Certificate, Study visit: June 2015 (Brussels, Belgium)

Harvard Law School Conflict Management Group

Certificate, Training: Spring 2002 (Boston, USA)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Institute of International Studies

Certificate, Training: Fall 2001 (Cairo, Egypt)

Languages

Fluent in English, Russian

Other details

Military service: Armed Forces of Armenia, 1996-1998, Lieutenant

Has two children

MFA RA
official website

Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

Visa applications