Konstantin Atanesyan

Executive Board member of Armenian International Policy Research Group.

katanesyan @ worldbank.org

EDUCATION:

• M.A., International Development Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
• B. A. and M.A., Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia
• Certificate in International Relations and Middle East Politics, Haigazyan Univ., Beirut, Lebanon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• The World Bank Group – Research Analyst 04/03 – present

Policy Support Division, Corporate Secretariat

• The World Bank Group - Consultant 5/00 – 04/03

Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit , Europe and Central Asia Region East Asia Region

• Duke University – Research Assistant 12/98–5/00

Office of Research Support

• Center for Strategic and International Studies - Research Scholar 5/99 – 8/99

Russian/Eurasian Program, Washington, DC

• Office of the Prime Minister of the Rep. of Armenia - Press Secretary 3/98 – 8/98

Yerevan, Armenia

• Office of the President of the Rep. of Armenia - Lead Specialist 6/96 – 3/98

Yerevan, Armenia

• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) – 5/97 – 8/97

Regional Technical Adviser for Parliamentary Elections OSCE Mission in Albania

• CARE International - Assistant Country Representative 2/94 – 6/96

Armenia Country Office

PUBLICATIONS:

• "Regional Developmental Requirements and the role of Caspian", Kluwer Publishers, London, May

2000.

• “Policies for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Transitional Economies – Case of Armenia”, Duke University, 2000