21/04/2020 17:37
Armenian diplomat, Ambassador Rouben Shougarian passed away
Armenian diplomat, Ambassador Rouben Shougarian passed away.
“It is with great sorrow that we announce that our loving father and husband, Ambassador Rouben Shougarian, PhD, passed away peacefully this morning in Boston, Massachusetts after suffering a stroke last week,” his son Narek Shougarian wrote on Facebook page.
He is survived by his loving wife Lilit Karapetian-Shougarian and sons Narek Shougarian, Tigran Shougarian and Haik Shougarian.
Shougarian was Armenia’s Ambassador to the USA in 1993-1999. In 2001-2005 he was deputy Foreign Affairs Minister. In 2005-2008 he was Armenia’s Ambassador to Italy.