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GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION APPOINTS PANOSSIAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES DIRECTOR
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Dr. Razmik Panossian
LISBON-The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announced today the
appointment of Dr. Razmik Panossian as the new Director of the
Armenian Communities Department in Lisbon. He will assume the post on
February 1.
Panossian holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and
Political Science, where he also taught. He has published widely on
Armenian-related issues, including a critically acclaimed book on
Armenian national identity. He has extensive experience in senior
management, including the administration of multi-million dollar
programs, as well as the allocation and distribution of international
development grants. For many years he served as the Director of
Policy, Programs and Planning at a Canadian governmental organization
based in Montreal. He has worked for the United Nations Development
Program. He is fluent in English, French and Armenian.
"I am both thrilled and humbled by this appointment," said Panossian.
"This is one of the most important positions in the Armenian Diaspora.
I am looking forward to continuing the work of my predecessors and
further strengthening and expanding the activities of the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation in a focused and systematic manner within
Armenian communities around the world."
Martin Essayan, the Trustee responsible for the Armenian Communities
Department, and great grandson of Foundation founder Calouste
Gulbenkian, said: "I am delighted that Dr. Panossian will be the new
Director of the Armenian Communities Department. He comes with
outstanding credentials for this role and brings the international,
integrative perspective we need. The appointment followed a global
search during which we were able to consider many excellent
candidates."
Razmik Panossian is the author of The Armenians: From Kings and
Priests to Merchants and Commissars (Columbia University Press/Hurst &
Co., 2006). He received his PhD from the London School of Economics
and Political Science. His thesis won the prestigious Lord Bryce Prize
for Best Dissertation in Comparative and International Politics in the
UK (2001) granted by Britain's Political Studies Association.
He received his MA from York University in Toronto, Canada, and his BA
(honors) from McGill University in Montreal. Panossian has taught at
the London School of Economics and at the School of Oriental and
African Studies (University of London) on the subjects of nationalism,
ethnic conflict, post-Soviet transition/democratisation, and
comparative politics. In 2004 he assumed the position of Director of
Policy, Programs and Planning at the International Centre for Human
Rights and Democratic Development, a Canadian federal institution
devoted to the promotion of democracy and human rights.
He managed the Centre's international programming in Latin America,
Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His work took him to countries as
diverse as Afghanistan, China, Haiti, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco and
Congo. Between 2010 and 2012 Panossian worked as an international
consultant, including at UNDP in New York.
He has delivered numerous lectures and conference papers throughout
the world, has participated in Turkish-Armenian workshops and the
Armenia-Diaspora conferences. He has published many academic articles
on Armenian national identity and nationalism, as well as on
Armenia-diaspora relations. Razmik was born in Lebanon and immigrated
to Canada at the age of 12. He has lived in English and French Canada
as well as the UK.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is one of the top ten Foundations
in Europe and one of the largest in the world with assets of ~@3
billion and annual spend of around ~@100 million. It operates in four
areas defined in its statutes: Arts, Education, Science, and Social
Welfare. It was founded by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, an Armenian
businessman and art collector who became a British citizen, conducted
much of his work in Britain and France, and finally settled in
Portugal. The Foundation was established in Portugal in 1956, a year
after his death.
The Foundation headquarters are in Lisbon and consist of the
administration, which deals with grant-giving throughout the world,
together with a Museum housing the founder's art collections -
recognised as one of the world's best small museums - a Modern Art
Centre, an art research library, a centre for scientific research,
concert halls, an open-air theatre, exhibition galleries and
conference halls, an orchestra and a choir. The Foundation also has
offices in London and Paris.
The Armenian Communities Department dates back to the creation of the
Foundation and was set up by the founder's son-in-law Kevork Essayan.
Since then the trustee in charge has always been a member of the
founder's family. The mission of the department is: "to create a
viable future for the Armenian people in which their culture and
language are preserved and valued". Its work is inspired by the
example of the founder who never forgot his Armenian roots but sought
to engage with non Armenians and to bring different groups together.
http://asbarez.com/107862/gulbenkian-foundation-appoints-panossian-armenian-communities-director/
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Dr. Razmik Panossian
LISBON-The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announced today the
appointment of Dr. Razmik Panossian as the new Director of the
Armenian Communities Department in Lisbon. He will assume the post on
February 1.
Panossian holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and
Political Science, where he also taught. He has published widely on
Armenian-related issues, including a critically acclaimed book on
Armenian national identity. He has extensive experience in senior
management, including the administration of multi-million dollar
programs, as well as the allocation and distribution of international
development grants. For many years he served as the Director of
Policy, Programs and Planning at a Canadian governmental organization
based in Montreal. He has worked for the United Nations Development
Program. He is fluent in English, French and Armenian.
"I am both thrilled and humbled by this appointment," said Panossian.
"This is one of the most important positions in the Armenian Diaspora.
I am looking forward to continuing the work of my predecessors and
further strengthening and expanding the activities of the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation in a focused and systematic manner within
Armenian communities around the world."
Martin Essayan, the Trustee responsible for the Armenian Communities
Department, and great grandson of Foundation founder Calouste
Gulbenkian, said: "I am delighted that Dr. Panossian will be the new
Director of the Armenian Communities Department. He comes with
outstanding credentials for this role and brings the international,
integrative perspective we need. The appointment followed a global
search during which we were able to consider many excellent
candidates."
Razmik Panossian is the author of The Armenians: From Kings and
Priests to Merchants and Commissars (Columbia University Press/Hurst &
Co., 2006). He received his PhD from the London School of Economics
and Political Science. His thesis won the prestigious Lord Bryce Prize
for Best Dissertation in Comparative and International Politics in the
UK (2001) granted by Britain's Political Studies Association.
He received his MA from York University in Toronto, Canada, and his BA
(honors) from McGill University in Montreal. Panossian has taught at
the London School of Economics and at the School of Oriental and
African Studies (University of London) on the subjects of nationalism,
ethnic conflict, post-Soviet transition/democratisation, and
comparative politics. In 2004 he assumed the position of Director of
Policy, Programs and Planning at the International Centre for Human
Rights and Democratic Development, a Canadian federal institution
devoted to the promotion of democracy and human rights.
He managed the Centre's international programming in Latin America,
Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His work took him to countries as
diverse as Afghanistan, China, Haiti, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco and
Congo. Between 2010 and 2012 Panossian worked as an international
consultant, including at UNDP in New York.
He has delivered numerous lectures and conference papers throughout
the world, has participated in Turkish-Armenian workshops and the
Armenia-Diaspora conferences. He has published many academic articles
on Armenian national identity and nationalism, as well as on
Armenia-diaspora relations. Razmik was born in Lebanon and immigrated
to Canada at the age of 12. He has lived in English and French Canada
as well as the UK.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is one of the top ten Foundations
in Europe and one of the largest in the world with assets of ~@3
billion and annual spend of around ~@100 million. It operates in four
areas defined in its statutes: Arts, Education, Science, and Social
Welfare. It was founded by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, an Armenian
businessman and art collector who became a British citizen, conducted
much of his work in Britain and France, and finally settled in
Portugal. The Foundation was established in Portugal in 1956, a year
after his death.
The Foundation headquarters are in Lisbon and consist of the
administration, which deals with grant-giving throughout the world,
together with a Museum housing the founder's art collections -
recognised as one of the world's best small museums - a Modern Art
Centre, an art research library, a centre for scientific research,
concert halls, an open-air theatre, exhibition galleries and
conference halls, an orchestra and a choir. The Foundation also has
offices in London and Paris.
The Armenian Communities Department dates back to the creation of the
Foundation and was set up by the founder's son-in-law Kevork Essayan.
Since then the trustee in charge has always been a member of the
founder's family. The mission of the department is: "to create a
viable future for the Armenian people in which their culture and
language are preserved and valued". Its work is inspired by the
example of the founder who never forgot his Armenian roots but sought
to engage with non Armenians and to bring different groups together.