Member of Board of Directors
Currently and since 2019, Mr. Der-Hagopian is the Director General of Planning and International Relations Division at the Iraqi Presidency. From 2015-2018 he worked as the Director General of the Public Policies Department at the Presidency and was the acting interpreter to the President of the Republic. From 2009- 2013 he worked as Director General at the Presidency’s Secretariat General.
Krikor is a James Madison Fellow. His personal skills include negotiations, policy planning, and conflict management. He has several published research papers. Further, he is fluent in English, Arabic, and Armenian. He’s also a professional interpreter and translator from Arabic to English and from English to Arabic.