Ambassador

H.E. Ms. Monika Simonyan

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Armenia to Japan

Date and Place of Birth

30 January 1981 in Yerevan, Armenia

Education

1999 – 2004, Yerevan State Linguistic University after Brusov,

specialisation in French language and Political science

Professional Experience

Since April 11, 2025 - Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Japan

October 2023 - April 2025

Permanent Representation of Armenia to the Council of Europe

Deputy Permanent Representative

July 2021 - October 2023

Department of Eurasian region

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Head of the Eurasian Economic Union division

February 2019 – July 2021

Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Sweden (accredited in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland)

First Secretary, political/economic section

December 2017 - February 2019

Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Denmark (accredited in Norway)

Second Secretary, political/economic section and consular affairs

July 2016 - December 2017

CIS Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Third Secretary, later Second Secretary of CIS Region Structures Division

November 2012 - May 2016

Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Japan (accredited in South Korea)

Third Secretary, political/economic section and consular affairs

June 2012 - November 2012

Asia-Pacific and Africa Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

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November 2010 - June 2012

Press, Information and Public Relations Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

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March 2005 - November 2010

Press, Information and Public Relations Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Referent

Trainings

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Examining Global Security Challenges Relative to Europe

January 2023 – March 2023, Switzerland

Economic Security Seminar, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

February 15-16 2017, Moldova

Clingendael course for diplomats from the Eastern Partnership,

September 2017 - October 2017, the Nederlands

Course on Japanese language

September 2011 - May 2012, Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Japan

Course on mass media and public relations

March 2009, Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with the CIS, Egypt

Course on information development and education

April 2008, Communication University of China, China

Course on public relations, Armenia-NATO Partnership for Peace program

March 2007, Switzerland

Foreign languages

English, French, Russian, Japanese

MFA RA
official website

Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

Visa applications