Resident Representative

Mr. Armen Grigoryan was appointed as UNDP Resident Representative for the Republic of North Macedonia on October 11, 2021. Prior to this appointment, Armen was Regional Cluster Leader for Climate Change/Disaster Resilience and Global Energy Policy Advisor for Europe and Central Asia in UNDP at Istanbul Regional Hub since January 2015. 

He also served as Risk/Resilience advisor in UNDP New York, Programme officer in UNDP Geneva, Programme Manager for Crisis and Recovery in UNDP Armenia, covering Disaster Risk Reduction and Mine Action, DRR Advisor in UNDP Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Programme Manager for Disaster Management Training Programme in UNDP/UNOCHA Armenia, as a UNV Programme Officer in UNDP Armenia and in UNDPI Armenia. Armen has also worked in the World Bank, the United States Department of Treasury, US Peace Corps, etc.

Armen holds a MA degree in International Relations and European Studies from the Central European University and BA in Pedagogy, History and English Language.

He speaks English, Russian, French, and is native in Armenian.