Movses Abelian
Movses Abelian is an Armenian-Georgian diplomat and United Nations official. In June 2019, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed him as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.[1] He additionally appointed him, on 3 September 2019, as UN Coordinator for Multilingualism.[2]
Education and career
Abelian was educated at schools in Armenia, the Russian Federation, and the United States.[3] He served as an associate professor at Yerevan State University, starting in 1989.[4] In 1992, he joined the Armenian Foreign Service.[3] He was Deputy Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations from 1996 to 1998, before becoming Ambassador and Permanent Representative in 1998, a position in which he served until 2003.[4] He was President of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2001.[5][6]
In 2011, he was appointed Director of the Security Council Affairs Division and Secretary of the United Nations Security Council.[7] In 2016, he was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, responsible for General Assembly affairs and conference management (2016–2019).[3]
In 2019, he was made Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, and later that year was made UN Coordinator for Multilingualism.[1][2]
Personal life
He and his wife have two children.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Secretary-General Appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management". United Nations. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Secretary-General Appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia Coordinator for Multilingualism". United Nations. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management". United Nations Secretary-General. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "UN News: Armenia's Movses Abelian appointed to senior position". ArmeniaNow.com. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Officers of the UNICEF Executive Board 1946–2014, UNICEF
- ^ Executive Board, UNICEF
- ^ "Movses Abelian, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management". United Nations. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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