Vahan Kostanyan
Date and Place of Birth
Born on 1 December, 1994, Yerevan.
EDUCATION
2012 – University of Massachusetts (USA), Public Administration course
2012-2017 – Courses of Conflictology and Human Rights of the Council of Europe
2018 – Payame Noor University (Tehran), Iranian Studies Course
2012-2020 – Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University, Bachelor's and Master's degrees
WORK EXPERIENCE
2017-2018 – Assistant to the Member of the National Assembly of Armenia
2018 – Head of the First Deputy Prime Minister's Office of Armenia
2018-2019 – Spokesperson of the "Civil Contract" Party
2019 – Assistant to the President of the National Assembly of Armenia
2019-2021 – Adviser to the President of National Assembly of Armenia
2021 – Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
2021-2023 – Adviser to the Foreign Minister of Armenia
On January 27, 2023, by the decision of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
LANGUAGES
English, Russian, Persian
AWARDS
2025 – Medal “For Services to the Homeland,” 1st Class
2026 – Medal “For Military Cooperation”, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia
2026 – Order of the Legion of Honour, 3rd Class, France