From Armenia in brief: Richard Giragosian appointed director of ACNIS

by Maria Titizian

Published: Friday February 06, 2009

Richard Giragosian. Photolure

Yerevan - "Richard Giragosian represents the very ideals of objective scholarship that ACNIS has long held dear, and his personal contribution to the development of Armenia only matches the Center's goals for a more democratic Armenia," Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) founder Raffi K. Hovannisian said, announcing Mr. Giragosian's appointment as the center's  director.

ACNIS conducts a wide range of strategic research and analysis covering the significant public policy issues in Armenia.  ACNIS strategic research and analysis covers five main program areas: public policy, economics, international and regional studies, national security studies, and global and regional trends. 

For nine years, Mr. Giragosian served as a professional staff member of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress.  He is a regular contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) publications and is a contributing analyst for the London-based Jane's Information Group, covering political, economic, and security issues in the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Mr. Giragosian was appointed twice as a State Commissioner on the Virginia Governor's Commission on Armenian Affairs and has also served as an honorary member of the National Steering Committees of both the Clinton and Gore presidential campaigns.