Vartan Oskanian

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Vartan Oskanian
Oskanian in 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
In office February 1998 – April 2008
President	Robert Kocharyan
Preceded by	Alexander Arzoumanian
Succeeded by	Eduard Nalbandyan
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-07) 7 February 1955 (age 69) Aleppo, Syria
Nationality	Armenian
Political party	Prosperous Armenia (2012–2015) Unity Party (2016–present)
Alma mater	Yerevan Polytechnic Institute Tufts University Harvard University

Vartan Minasi Oskanian (Armenian: Վարդան Մինասի Օսկանյան; born February 7, 1955^[1]) is an Armenian politician and diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 2008 under President Robert Kocharyan. He is the founder of the Civilitas Foundation.