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Aigul KuspanKazakh statesman, diplomat
Date of Birth: 24.07.1964
Country:  Kazakhstan |
Content:
- Kazakh Politician and Diplomat
- Education
- Languages
- Teaching
- Diplomatic Service
- Awards and Honors
- 2021: Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)
Kazakh Politician and Diplomat
The subject of this biography is a prominent Kazakh politician and diplomat. They have held various positions in the Kazakh government and diplomatic service, including as a Member of Parliament in the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan VII Convocation (since January 12, 2021).
Education
The diplomat earned a degree from the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages named after Ablai Khan in 1983. They went on to study at the Moscow Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages named after Maurice Thorez in 1989 and the University of Rennes I in France in 1995. In 1996, they attended the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in France.
Languages
The diplomat is proficient in French, English, and German.
Career
The diplomat's career spans several decades in both the academic and diplomatic fields.
Teaching
From 1983 to 1984 and 1989 to 1992, they served as a lecturer at the Almaty Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.
Diplomatic Service
From 1996 to 1999, they were an attaché and third secretary at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in France. From 1999 to 2002, they held the positions of second secretary, first secretary, and head of a department in the Bilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan (MFA).
From 2002 to 2004, they were a counselor at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Austria. From 2004 to 2006, they headed a department in the Europe and America Department of the MFA.
From 2006 to 2011, they served as a counselor and counselor-envoy at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Lithuania. From 2011 to 2013, they were Deputy Director of the Europe Department of the MFA.
From 2014 to 2018, they were Director of the Europe Department of the MFA. From 2018 to 2021, they held the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Belgium.
Concurrently, they also served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Head of the Representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 2018 to 2021.
Awards and Honors
The diplomat has received numerous awards and honors for their contributions to Kazakhstan and international relations, including:
Current Position
Since January 12, 2021, the diplomat has served as a Deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan VII Convocation.
