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Konstantin ZhigalovKazakh statesman, diplomat
Date of Birth: 16.05.1959
Country:  Kazakhstan |
Content:
- Biographical Summary of a Kazakh Statesman
- Diplomatic Career:
- Ambassadorial Positions:
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Poland (2000-2003)
- Return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
- Recognition and Awards:
Biographical Summary of a Kazakh Statesman
Early Life and Education:Born in Kazakhstan, the subject graduated from the S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University. They later earned a Candidate of Historical Sciences degree from the Abai Kazakh Pedagogical Institute. They are fluent in English and Polish.
Diplomatic Career:
Early Diplomatic Posts:Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan (1991-1993)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993-1994)
Head of the International Department, Presidential Administration (1994-1995)
Ambassadorial Positions:
Counselor-Envoy, Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom (1996-2000)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Poland (2000-2003)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium and Concurrent Ambassador to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and NATO (2003-2009)
Return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Coordinator for European Union Relations (2009-present)
Recognition and Awards:
Awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2001)
