Background
Garri Orbelian was born on August 5, 1920 in Tatev, Armenia.
Garri Agaparonovich Orbelian Edit Profile
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Career
In 1948 Garri Agaparonovich got a chance to move to the United States. In 1949 Garri was appointed as manager of the “Gump’s” stores. In 1954, in parallel with the work in Gump’s, Garri opens his own company for real estate investments. In 1956 Garri Orbelian became the director of operations with securities and a member of the board of directors of Gump’s.
In 1967 Garri received an invitation from the USSR ambassador to the United States, A.F. Dobrynin, to come to Washington to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in the Soviet Embassy. In 1978 Garri Orbelian became the first vice-president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Then he headed the Department of International Trade. Garri Orbelian was the initiator and organizer of meetings of the heads of government of more than 20 countries.
In 1985 when the first President of the USSR hosted the meeting of the American-Soviet Trade and Economic Council in Moscow, Garri met him personally. In June 1990, after the meeting of the heads of the United States and the USSR in Washington, he invited and organized visit of Mikhail Gorbachev to San Francisco.
In 1992 Garri Orbelian resigned from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce in order to establish a non-profit organization - San Francisco Global Trade Council. In 1992 the mayor of San Francisco, Frank Jordan, appointed Garri as Special Counsel for Global Trade. Since 1995 Garri is the head of the World Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco.
Connections
Garri Agaparonovich is married, has three children and six grandchildren.
- Father:
- Agaparon Orbelian
- Mother:
- Sofia Orbelian (Atarbekova)
- Spouse:
- Vera Orbelian (Voznesenskaya)
- Brother:
- Konstantin Orbelian
- Daughter:
- Elena Orbelian
- Son:
- George Orbelian
- Son:
- Constantine Orbelian
Konstantin Orbelian was born in 1928. He is a musician, composer, artistic director of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia, People's Artist of the USSR.
Constantine Orbelian was born in 1956. He is a pianist, conductor and artistic director of Moscow Chamber Orchestra, founder and manager of International Music Festivals “Palaces of Saint-Petersburg” and “Musical Treasures in Kremlin Museums” in Russia.
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Nationality
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Ethnicity
Career
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1949
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1956
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1956
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1978 - 1992
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1992 - present
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1992 - present
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1995 - present
