(+374 10) 521581

Vigen A. Sargsyan

Born on May 10, 1975 in the family of physicians

Professional activities:
27.01. 2009–17.10.2011

Deputy Head of the RA Presidential Administration
. Foreign Policy
National Security Issues
. Diaspora
. Culture, Science, Education, Sports

2003.03 – 2009.01
Assistant to the President of Armenia

2001–2011
Visiting professor at the American University of Armenia
. International Law
. International Relations
. Public Administration

2000.10 – 2003.03
Assistant to the RA Minister of Defense and Secretary of the National Security Council

1995.10 -1998.08
Assistant to the Speaker of the RA National Assembly and Adviser on Foreign Policy issues (1998)

Education

1998-2000, Medford, MA, USA
Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
. International Law
. International Organizations
. International Security
. Thesis on “Nagorno Karabakh Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Legal Aspects”

1992-1999
Diploma (1997) and MA in International Relations (1999), Yerevan State University
. History of Diplomacy
. International Relations
. Thesis “The Role and Meaning of Interparliamentary Organizations in the Contemporary International Developments”.

1992-1996, Saint Petersburg, RF
North-West Academy of Civil Service
. Public Administration and Local Governance
. Staff Administration
. Thesis “Social and Psychological Issues of the Civil Servants Selection and Training”

Awards
. French Order of Merit (2008, by the Decree of the President of the French Republic)
. Movses Khorenatsi Medal (2007) for a longstanding contribution to the formation of the Armenian statehood
. RA Presidential Letter of Appreciation (2007)
. Letter of Appreciation of the President of France (2007)
. Letter of Appreciation and the Medal of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (2007)
. RA Prime Minister’s Memorable Medal (2006)
. RA Prime Minister’s Letter of Appreciation (2004)

Participation at the professional structures
. Member of the Board of the Educational Programs Council, Luys Fund
. Member of the Council of the Yerevan State University
. Member of the Council of the State Institute of Cinema and Theater
. Honorary Founding Member of the Parents of Deaf or Hearing-impaired Children, Havat NGO
. Member of the Editorial Board, Civil Service magazine
. Founding member of the Council of the Yerevan-Cambridge sister-cities Association

Publications and Conference Participation
. “National and International instruments for the Protection of Human Rights” ( in co-authorship with Reuter and Khufner, Yerevan, 2003)
. Translation into Armenian and editing of Ron Asmus “Opening NATOs Door” book (Yerevan, 2008)
. Invited Guest at the Munich Security Conference (February, 2009)
. Keynote speaker at the EU conference “Armenia and the EU New Neighborhood Policy” (2007)
. Keynote speaker at the EU conference “Eastern Partnership Initiative”
. International Conference at Halki (Greece, 2001)
. Hydra Conference (Greece, 1999)

Married, with two daughters.

VARDAN MAKARYAN
(+374 10) 588718
vmakaryan@president.am

ARA GYURJYAN
(+374 10) 523887
ag@president.am

GARNIK ISAGHULYAN
(+374 10) 588711
advsec@president.am

Arkadi Ghukassian
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Aram Gharibian
(+374 10) 588418
a.gharibyan@president.am

VARDAN KHACHATRYAN
(+374 10) 588730
khachatryan@president.am

MIKAEL HARUTYUNYAN
(+374 10) 206098

YURI VARDANYAN
(+374 10) 588729

ALIK SARGSYAN
(+374 10) 588723

Felix Pirumian
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HOVHANNES HOVSEPYAN
(+374 10) 529792
Fax: (+374 10) 588733
hhovsepyan@president.am

LEVON MARTIROSYAN
(+374 10) 527041
martirosyan@president.am

SEVAK LALAYAN
(+374 10) 588706
assist-eco@president.am

ARMEN ABELYAN
(+374 10) 588727
aabelyan@president.am

HASMIK PETROSYAN
(+374 10) 588717
hasmik@president.am

MARTIN ZAKARYAN
(+374 10) 521361
m.zakarian@president.am
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GEORGI KUTOYAN
(+374 10) 546353
g.kutoyan@president.am

AVETIS BERBERYAN
(+374 10) 588755
berberyan@president.am

VARUZHAN NERSESSIAN
(+374 10) 588750
v.nersessian@president.am

ARMEN ARZUMANYAN
(+374 10) 588724
spokesman@president.am

ARMEN DAVTYAN
(+374 10) 588716
davtyan@president.am

NAIRI PETROSSIAN
(+374 10) 588716
n.petrossian@president.am

The Control Service of the President of the Republic of Armenia (First Desk, Second Desk, Desk for Reception of Citizens, Proposals, Appeals and Claims)

The Control Service of the President of the Republic of Armenia is a special unit within the Presidential staff.

According to its plan of work, the Control Service studies, verifies, and summarizes activities of the state, regional structures within the executive branch and those of the local governing bodies and reports directly to the President of Armenia.

The Service provides also recommendations to the state and local governing bodies directed at the improvement of their activities, tackling the shortcoming and elimination of deficiencies.

The Control Service examines and analyzes appeals, complaints, and recommendations addressed to the President of Armenia, the Presidential staff and the Control Service received from the citizens, organizations, state and local governing bodies, and officials and readdressed them in the manner stipulated by the law to the relevant structures and officials.
It also summarizes them and presents to the President of Armenia the corresponding reports and proposals.

In accordance with the degrees and orders of the President of Armenia, the Control Service carries out other activities.


ARCRUN TOROSYAN
(+374 10) 588701
torosyan@president.am


HOVSEP PANOSYAN
(+374 10) 525670
panosyan@president.am


AIDA ASATRYAN
(+374 10) 522330
letdep@president.am

 Chief military inspector
MIKAEL HARUTYUNYAN
(+374 10) 223463

The main functions of the Department of External Relations are: to prepare program documents on foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia; to gather, process, analyze and submit to the President information on socio-economic, political and legal processes in foreign countries; to study the activities of the executive branch in the area of foreign policy and to prepare recommendations to the President and the Chief of Staff on how to increase the efficiency of those activities.


ARTAK APITONIAN
(+374 10) 588756
erd@president.am

The main functions of the Legal Department of the President’s Administration are:
Providing legal support to the activities of the President and the Staff
Coordinating expertise of the legal acts and drafts presented to the consideration, approval, review, signing and ratification of the President
Ensuring conformity of the legal documents drafted by the Presidents Administration or presented by relevant state bodies to the consideration, approval, review, signing and ratification of the President to the legislation of the Republic of Armenia as well as to the legal modalities
Drafting legal acts and documents upon the assignment of the President and the Chief of Staff
Proposing on suspending the Decision of the Government for one month and filing an appeal to the Constitutional Court to decide upon the conformity of the mentioned decision to the Constitution of Armenia
Making proposals to the President and Chief of Staff on improvement of the Armenian legislation and good governance
Upon the assignment of the President and the Chief of Staff consider and put into process the letters and complaints addressed to the President and the Chief of Staff
Follow the effective implementation of the executive orders and decrees, as well as assignments of the President, making investigations upon necessity, making proposals on the revealed problems
Facilitating exercising the competence of the President of the Republic concerning the application to the Constitutional Court in conformity with the issues stipulated in the Article 100 of the Constitution
Ensuring the presentation of the international agreements to the National Assembly for ratification, suspension or annulation as well as ensuring the approval, suspension or annulation of the international agreements for which no ratification is required.


ARAIK TUNYAN
(+374 10) 588788
legaldep@president.am

Department of Public Relations and Mass Media is responsible for providing coverage of the activities of the President and the President's Administration, as well as for providing a link between the President and the mass media. The main functions of the Department are: to prepare daily press releases on the activities of the President and his Administration; to set up press conferences, interviews, and meetings with directors of mass media for the President; to cover various events attended by the President and the activities of the President's advisory bodies, as well as to distribute information about the President's executive orders and directives; to maintain the President's Internet homepage.


MERI HARUTYUNYAN
(+374 10) 525392
meri@president.am

(+374 10) 522364
press@president.am

The main responsibilities of the Amnesty, Citizenship, Awards and Titles Department of the Staff of the President of the Republic of Armenia are: to grant pardon to convicted persons; to offer citizenship; to offer political asylum; to bestow orders and medals of the Republic of Armenia; to confer top military and honorary titles, as well as top diplomatic and other ranks.


JEMMA HAKOBYAN
(+374 10) 524858
dacar@president.am

Department of Analytical Research of the President's Administration is responsible for the examination of all documents on socio-economic issues submitted to the President, such as programs in various sectors, legal documents and projects. It is also responsible for reaching conclusions on those documents. At the request of the President's Chief of Staff, department prepares analyses on various sectors of the economy and makes appropriate recommendations.


ARKADI KHACHATRYAN
(+374 10) 588708

Human Resource Department carries out the following functions:
In accordance with the RA Constitution, handles preparation, management, monitoring and archiving personal files of the officials appointed by the decrees and decisions of the RA President and the orders of the Head of the President’s Administration;
Organizes and ensures certification/attestation processes for senior and junior level civil servants;
Ensures competitive hiring for vacancies of the Administration’s senior and junior level civil servants
Maintains records on the civil servants subject to military service; and
Ensures preparation and maintenance of the position list, preparation of personal records and temporary labor agreements of service personnel; documentation on medical certificate, filling out and maintenance of employment record books, maintenance and protection of relevant documents; arrangement of official trips and vacations; preparation and maintenance of documents concerning official certificates and annual pass, control and overview of computer entry and exit data, approval of the employee timesheet.


MARGARITA AZARYAN
(+374 10) 520788
m.azaryan@president.am

HARUTYUN YAGHUBYAN
(+374 10) 521583
h.yaghubyan@president.am


ARTAK VARDANYAN
(+374 10) 588709
rec.info@president.am


KARINE GALOYAN
(+374 10) 588762


LILIA VARDANYAN
(+374 10) 588762

Administrative Department (Supplies Desk, Utilization and Services Desk, Motor Vehicles Desk)


VARUZHAN GRIGORYAN
(+374 10) 520894


Head of Department ARMEN GEVORKYAN
(+374 10) 588758


Head of Department NELSON AVAGIMYAN
(+374 10) 588758


Head of Department HENRIK BAGHRAMYAN
(+374 10) 588769

SUSANNA HAKOBYAN
(+374 10) 520277
fin@president.am

AIDA AGHABEKYAN
(+374 10) 588703
a_aghabekyan@president.am

ARMEN GICHIAN
(+374 10) 588707
protocol@president.am

LEONID AVETISYAN
(+374 10) 529575
leonid@president.am

Vergine Voskanian
(+374 10) 544054
vika@president.am