| Movses Abelian | |
|---|---|
| United Nations Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management | |
| In office 1 September 2019 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Pollard |
| United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Pollard |
| Succeeded by | Cherith Norman Chalet |
| Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations | |
| In office 1998–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Children | 2 |
Movses Abelian is an Armenian-Georgian diplomat who has served as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management and Coordinator for Multilingualism in the United Nations Secretariat since 2019.
Education and early career
Abelian was educated in Armenia, Russia and the United States of America. He was an associate professor at Yerevan State University from 1989 to 1992 before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
Diplomatic and international roles
In 1996 Abelian was appointed Deputy Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, and later served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative from 1998 to 2003. During his tenure he held roles as chair of the General Assembly's Fifth Committee in 1998, vice-chair of the United Nations Disarmament Commission in 2000, president of the Executive Board of UNICEF in 2001 and facilitator for United Nations reform in 2002.
After becoming a United Nations official, Abelian served as director of the Security Council Affairs Division from 2011 to 2016 before being appointed Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. He succeeded Catherine Pollard as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management and Coordinator for Multilingualism in 2019.
Personal life
Abelian is married and has two children.
References
- ^ United Nations, Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- "UN News: Armenia's Movses Abelian appointed to senior position". ArmeniaNow.com. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- United Nations, "Secretary-General Appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management", 10 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- United Nations, "Secretary-General Appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia Coordinator for Multilingualism", 3 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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