Ambassador
H.E. Mr. Avet ADONTS
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia
to the Kingdom of Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Head of Mission of Armenia to the European Union
Date and Place of Birth
27 December 1963, Kiev, Ukraine
Education
1985 Graduate of the Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, State University of Yerevan, Armenia
1991 Course on Banking, UBS Bank, Geneva, Switzerland
1993 Course on Diplomacy, University of Leeds, UK
Professional Experience
1985 Economist, Research Institute of Economics and Planning adjunct to the State Plan of the ASSR
1991 Senior Specialist then Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of External Economic Relations of the RA
1992-1994 Second Secretary, Bilateral Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RA
1994-1996 Second Secretary, Embassy of Armenia to the Kingdom of Belgium
1996-1998 Head of Economic Organizations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RA
1998-2001 Counselor then Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Mission of Armenia to the EU
2002-2007 Head of the External Relations Department, Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
May 12, 2007 - May 2009 Member of the National Assembly of the RA
June 7, 2007 - May 2009 Chairman of the Standing Committee on European Integration National Assembly of the RA
October 2008 – May 2009 Member of the National Security Council of the RA
Diplomatic rank:
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Languages
Russian and English
Marital status
Married, with two sons.