History of the Mission
Soon after the London Armenian Community Trust was formed in 1961, it acquired a building at 25 Cheniston Gardens, Kensington and called it "The Armenian House" . The Armenian House became a centre for community life where social and cultural meetings took place.
The first Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Europe was established in London in October 1992 within the premises of the "Armenian House".
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Above: Minister Arman Kirakossyan and Ambassador Armen Sargsyan raise the Armenian flag. |
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Above: Minister Arman Kirakossyan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony while Ambassador Sargsyan watches him. |
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Right: Big numbers of the Armenian community of the UK at the openning ceremony have put the traffic off some streets.
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Between 1992-1996 and 1997-1999 Dr. Armen Sarkissian served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom. In autumn of 1996 Dr. Armen Sarkissian was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia. He resigned in early 1997 and was reappointed as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's.
H.E. Dr. Vahram Abajian served as Armenia's second Ambassador to the UK from 2001 to 2002.
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Left: Dr. Abajian presenting his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. |
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At various times, between ambassadorial appointments, Mrs. Nunufar Sargsyan, Mr. Armen Liloyan and Dr. Karine Khudaverdyan have represented Armenia as Charge d'Affairs.
Dr. Vahe Gabrielyan has been appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's since March 2003. He was appointed to Dublin in 2005, becoming Armenia's first Ambassador to Ireland.
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Above: H.E. Dr. Gabrielyan presenting his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty the Queen. |
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Above: Ambassador Gabrielyan accompanying His Holiness Garegin II, Catholicos of All Armenians to the Buckingham Palace during the Patriarch's official visit to the UK in 2004. |
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Ambassador Gabrielyan presenting his Credentials to Mary McAleese, President of Ireland in December 2005. |
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