Almaz Khamzaev

Almaz Khamzaev

Date of Birth: 18.12.1955
Country: Kazakhstan

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Diplomatic Career
  3. 1987-1992: Diplomatic Academy and Protocol
  4. 1992-1998: Diplomatic Missions
  5. 1998-2018: Ambassadorial Appointments
  6. Post-Diplomatic Career
  7. Personal Life

Early Life and Education

Kanat Saudabayev was born on December 18, 1955, in Taraz, Kazakhstan. He graduated from the Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in Almaty in 1977.

Diplomatic Career

1977-1987: Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry

- Second Secretary, Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR (1978)

- Second Secretary, Press and Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR (1979)

- First Secretary, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR (1981-1984)

- Head of Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR (1984)

- Head of Press and Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR (1984)

1987-1992: Diplomatic Academy and Protocol

- Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR (1987)

- Study at the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988-1990)

- Head of Protocol and Policy Department, Deputy Head of State Protocol Administration (1990-1992)

1992-1998: Diplomatic Missions

- Counselor, Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United States (1992-1996)

- Counselor and Minister, Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom (1996-1997)

- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1997-1998)

1998-2018: Ambassadorial Appointments

- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Spain and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the World Tourism Organization (1998)

- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Italy, Greece, and Malta (2004)

- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to San Marino (2008)

- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Belgium, Head of the Mission of Kazakhstan to the European Union and NATO (2012)

- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Luxembourg, Head of the Mission of Kazakhstan to the European Union and NATO (2012)

Post-Diplomatic Career

- Ambassador for Special Assignments, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2018)

Personal Life

Kanat Saudabayev is married to Gulstan Talgatbekovna Khamzayeva, and they have four children.

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