Tigran Balayan

Tigran Balayan (Armenian: Տիգրան Բալայան; born October 29, 1977, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian diplomat and historian. He served as the Ambassador of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OPCW.^[1] As of September 2023^[update], Balayan serves as the Head of the Mission of Armenia to the European Union and the ambassador of Armenia to Belgium.^[2]

Tigran Balayan Տիգրան Բալայան
Portrait of Tigran Balayan
Ambassador of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the OPCW
In office October 2018 – present
President	Armen Sarkissian
Prime Minister	Nikol Pashinyan
Preceded by	Garegin Melkonyan
Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
In office June 2010 – present
Preceded by	Vladimir Karapetyan
Personal details
Born	(1977-10-29) October 29, 1977 (age 47) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Profession	Diplomat and historian

Awards

• By the Decree of the President of Armenia as of 2 March 2015 has been awarded with the Diplomatic Rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia.^[3]
• Recipient of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Medal named after John Kirakossian for effective and successful performance of official duties (25 December 2015).
• Recipient of the Presidential medal of "Mkhitar Gosh" (1 March 2016).^[4]

Private life

He is currently married, with a son and a daughter. His father, Kim Balayan is a member of the Constitutional Court of Armenia.^[5] In addition to his native Armenian, he is fluent in Russian, English, and French.

See also

• Armenia–European Union relations