Anna Avetisyan Appointed Consul General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Anna Avetisyan has been appointed Consul General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles, effective 2026.

Ms. Avetisyan was born on July 14, 1980, in Kapan, Republic of Armenia. She holds a law degree from the Moscow New Institute of Law, Faculty of Law (1997–2002), and has completed advanced diplomatic training at the Polish Institute of International Relations’ Diplomatic Academy (2009) and the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (2011).

Her professional career spans more than two decades of service in academia and diplomacy. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Avetisyan served as a lecturer at the Moscow New Institute of Law (Yerevan Branch). She joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in 2002, holding various positions within the Secretariat and the Legal Department until 2008.

Between 2008 and 2013, she served as Leading Specialist, Chief Specialist, and Attaché in the Human Resources Department of the Ministry. She later worked as Attaché in the Division of International Treaties and Deposit of the Legal Department (2013–2014).

Ms. Avetisyan’s diplomatic postings include service as Attaché/Consul and Third Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Czech Republic (2014–2017), followed by roles within the Department of Treaties and International Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2018 to 2019, she headed the Division of Bilateral International Treaties. She then served as Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Federal Republic of Germany from 2019 to 2023.

From 2023 to 2026, Ms. Avetisyan held the position of Head of the Division for Delimitation Issues within the Department of Bordering Countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

Ms. Avetisyan is fluent in English, Russian, and German. Her professional achievements have been recognized with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Medal of Honor, Second Degree, as well as multiple certificates and awards of appreciation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

Anna Avetisyan is married and has one son.