News and announcements

Only a Few Hours Left Until “Imagine Armenia Lebanon” Goes Live
Only a Few Hours Left Until “Imagine Armenia Lebanon” Goes Live
Commissioner

05 Jun 2020

The Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs will participate in the online forum; High Commissioner Sinanyan will give the opening remarks, and present current approaches to repatriation and Armenia-Diaspora relations. Read More
High Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan Sums Up Second Day of Working Visit to Lebanon
High Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan Sums Up Second Day of Working Visit to Lebanon
Commissioner

10 Aug 2020

On August 10, High Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan, along with the Republic of Armenia Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan visited the Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon and met with the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Lebanon Archbishop Shahé Panossian. Read More
Zareh Sinanyan met with Armenian media outlets in Lebanon
Zareh Sinanyan met with Armenian media outlets in Lebanon
Commissioner

09 Aug 2020

During his visit, High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan met with Armenian media outlets in Lebanon including Aztag, Zartonk, and Ararat newspapers, Radio Sevan, Voice of Van radio stations, and representatives from AGBU’s media department. Read More
The Armenian Delegation Met with the Catholicos-Patriarch of the House of Cilicia
The Armenian Delegation Met with the Catholicos-Patriarch of the House of Cilicia
Commissioner

09 Aug 2020

On October 9, the Armenian delegation to Lebanon met with His Beatitude Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics. RA Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan was present at the meeting. Read More
The Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Assessment of the Lebanese-Armenian Community’s Needs Following the Explosion in Beirut
The Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Assessment of the Lebanese-Armenian Community’s Needs Following the Explosion in Beirut
Office

05 Aug 2020

Since early morning, the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, and High Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan, have been in direct and constant contact with the Lebanese Armenian community, including representatives from religious, healthcare, educational and charitable organizations, the media, as well as the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Atabekyan, in order to conduct a preliminary assessment of needs following the explosion that took place in Beirut on August 4. Read More
Launch of the Step Toward Home Program
Launch of the Step Toward Home Program
Office

21 Jun 2021

From Lebanon to Spain, from Germany to the USA, Russia, Georgia, Iran, and Ukraine, Diaspora-Armenian youth are in the homeland again. Read More
Ardem Patapoutian Receives Nobel Prize for Groundbreaking Research
Ardem Patapoutian Receives Nobel Prize for Groundbreaking Research
Office

05 Oct 2021

Ardem Patapoutian, a Lebanese-American molecular biologist and neuroscientist of Armenian descent, received the Nobel Prize in the fields of Physiology and Medicine. Read More
Lebanese-Armenian Repatriates Receive Medical Assistance
Lebanese-Armenian Repatriates Receive Medical Assistance
Office

11 Oct 2021

The family had long planned to repatriate, but the explosion in Lebanon accelerated the process. Read More
New Diaspora Professionals Join ANIF and Ministry of Economy
New Diaspora Professionals Join ANIF and Ministry of Economy
Office

19 Nov 2021

This joining of forces between previous and current iGorts participants is one of the best examples of integrating Diaspora Armenian professionals in the Armenian Government. Read More
Diaspora Youth Ambassadors Get to Work in Their Communities
Diaspora Youth Ambassadors Get to Work in Their Communities
Office

07 Dec 2021

Diaspora Youth Ambassador Program participants are actively engaged in their communities in the second stage of their program. Read More
Diaspora Professional Joins Water Committee of Armenia
Diaspora Professional Joins Water Committee of Armenia
Office

10 Dec 2021

Mher Kelian is going to work at the Committee for a year through the Armenian Government’s iGorts program for Diaspora professionals. Read More
Last Group of iGorts 2021 Participants Begins Work
Last Group of iGorts 2021 Participants Begins Work
Office

24 Dec 2021

This week, we welcomed the final group of Diaspora professionals in our iGorts 2021 program, who will work in Armenia’s state system for a year. Read More
Սփյուռքի Գլխավոր Հանձնակատարի Գրասենյակ Diaspora High Commissioner's Office