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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

Attache՛


November 2010 - June 2012

Press, Information and Public Relations Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Attache՛


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

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Address: #230 Residence Viscountess,
1-11-36 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: + 81 3 6277 7453

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