Education

• 1977-1979: Webster University of Vienna (Vienna, Austria)
• 1967-1970: Armenian Evangelical Central High School (Beirut, Lebanon)
• 1958-1966: Armenian Evangelical Shamlian Tatigian Secondary School (Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon)

Professional Experience

• 2012-Present: Armenian Representative, WiRED International health education dissemination organization
• 1991-2007: United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODC)
• 1976-1991: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), (Laxenburg, Austria)
• 1970-1976: Middle East Airlines (Lebanon)

Community Involvement

• 2022-Present: Co-Founder of Miatsir.net, Armenian networking platform
• 2020-Present: Advisor of DiasporArm Pan-Armenian platform
• 2015-Present: Member of the Executive Body of the Euro-Armenian Games; President since 2023
• 2010-Present: Member of the Pan-Armenian Games World Executive Body
• 2005-Present: Honorary President of the Armenian Sports Association ARARAT (Vienna, Austria)
• 2003-2005: President of the Armenian Sports Association ARARAT (Vienna, Austria)
• 1983-2003: Founding Member of the Armenian Sports Association ARARAT (Vienna, Austria)
• 1988-1989: Head of Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Vienna Chapter 
• 1986-1988: Founding Member of the Vienna Center for Armenian Studies, Documentation and Information (AFDIZ)
• 1986-1988: Head of the Board of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Vienna, Austria)
• 1976-1979 and 1981-1982: Head of the Board of the Student-Youth Union (Vienna, Austria)
• 1958-Present: AGBU Member

Languages

• German
• Armenian
• English
• Arabic
• French
• Turkish
• Russian

Additional Information

• 2024-Present: Member of the ManagementMix Health Care Task Force

Publications

• Author of books and hundreds of articles

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Appointed Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs in Austria on June 11, 2024