| Arman Kirakossian Armenian: Արման Կիրակոսյան | |
| Office: | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the United Kingdom |
| President: | Armen Sarkissian |
| Primeminister: | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Term Start: | November 2018 |
| Term End: | 6 July 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Armen Sarkissian |
| Successor: | Varuzhan Nersesyan |
| Office1: | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Austria |
| President1: | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Term Start1: | 11 October 2011 |
| Term End1: | November 2018 |
| Office2: | Permanent Representative of Armenia to the OSCE |
| Office3: | Ambassador of Armenia to the United States |
| Primeminister3: | Robert Kocharyan |
| Term Start3: | 1999 |
| Term End3: | 2005 |
| Predecessor3: | Rouben Shougarian |
| Successor3: | Tatoul Markarian |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Armenia to Greece |
| Term Start4: | 1994 |
| Term End4: | 1999 |
| Office5: | Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia |
| Term Start5: | October 1992 |
| Term End5: | February 1993 |
| Predecessor5: | Raffi Hovannisian |
| Successor5: | Vahan Papazian |
| Birth Date: | 1956 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality: | Armenian |
| Party: | Independent |
Arman Kirakossian (Armenian: Արման Կիրակոսյան; 10 September 1956 – 6 July 2019)[1] [2] was an Armenian diplomat and historian. From November 2014 until his death he served as Ambassador of Armenia to Austria as well as Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and International Organizations in Vienna (UNIDO, UNODC, IAEA, CTBTO).
Kirakossian was born in Yerevan, the son of the historian and political scientist John Kirakosyan. He received his bachelor's degree in History and Geography in 1977 and a master's degree in History of the Armenian Question and International Diplomacy in 1980 from the Armenian State Pedagogical University. In November 1999, he earned the degree of Doctor of Sciences in History from the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
Before embarking on a diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Kirakossian held several high-level academic positions at the National Academy of Sciences. He was Project Director at the Center of Scientific Information for Social Sciences from 1980 to 1986, then Senior Fellow and Associate Director of the Armenian Diaspora Studies Department from 1990 to 1991.
From 1991 to 1994, he held the post of First Deputy Foreign Minister, and, from October 1992 to February 1993, served as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. He held the diplomatic Rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1992).
From 1994 to 1999 Kirakossian was Armenia's Ambassador to Greece. He also assumed the duties of the Dean of Diplomatic Corps in Athens. Kirakossian was also accredited to Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Kirakossian served as Armenian Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2005. He was also Permanent Observer of Armenia to the Organization of American States from 2001.
In 2005 he was appointed again as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
Kirakossian assumed his role as Ambassador to Austria and the OSCE in 2011. From November 2018 he was appointed Ambassador to United Kingdom.[3] He died in Yerevan on 6 July 2019.
Kirakossian was an author of books and more than 120 publications. Four of his books were published in English:
He was Professor of History and International Relations at the Yerevan State University.
Kirakossian was decorated with: