Raffi Hovannisian

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Raffi Hovanissian is the 3rd Raffi from the left. Copyright (c) 2006, Raffi Kojian, all rights reserved

Raffi K. Hovannisian is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. International lawyer. Graduate of UCLA (History and Near Eastern Studies), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (International Relations and Soviet Affairs), and Georgetown University Law Center. Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) Founder and President. He presently leads the pro-Western Heritage (Ժառանգություն, Zharangutiun) party which holds 7 seats in the Armenian parliament.

Married to Armine Hovannisian, resides in Yerevan.

He is the eldest son of Professor Richard Hovannisian of UCLA.

See also

• Forward to the Past: Russia, Turkey, and Armenia’s Faith Oct. 17, 2008
• Raffi Hovannisian's Unpublished Interview with Turkish News Magazine Aug. 21, 2008
• Raffi Hovannisian: 2005 State-Of-The-State Address
• Raffi Hovannisian Detained at Yerevan Airport