Bio-Data of His Excellency Mr. Doulat Kuanyshev Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India

His Excellency Mr. Doulat Kuanyshev

Nationality : Kazakh

Born : 29 November 1960, Kazakhstan

Professional Experience

30 June 2010 – H.E. Mr. Doulat Kuanyshev presented the Letter of Credence to H.E. Mrs. Pratibha D. Patil, accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to India

February 2007 – May 2010 Ambassador at Large, Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan

October 2005 – February 2007 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Austria, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia (Non-Resident), Vienna

May 2003 – October 2005 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the French Republic, Paris

January 2001 – April 2003 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana

September 1999 – December 2000 Chairman, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Investments, Astana

January 1999 – September 1999 Deputy Chairman, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Investments, Astana

January 1997 – December 1998 Director, State Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Investments, Almaty – Astana

October 1994 – December 1996 Press-Secretary of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Head of the Press Service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty

June 1994 – October 1994 Counsellor, General Directorate of Political Analysis and Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty

July 1992 – June 1994 Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Turkey, Ankara

October 1991 – May 1992 Counsellor, Representation Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan in Moscow

January 1986 – September 1991 Junior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow

June 1984 – December 1985 Compulsory military service, Soviet Army

April 1982 – April 1983 Interpreter, Trade Representation of the USSR to the People’s Republic of Angola, Luanda - Malanje

September 1977 – February 1984 Student, P.Lumumba People’s Friendship University, Moscow

Education
September 1977 – February 1984 Department of History and Philology, MS History, P.Lumumba People’s Friendship University, Moscow
March – July 2005 - Advanced Course on International Relations, Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies (CEDS), Paris

Honors
Medal “Eren Enbeghy ushin” (“For the Merit”) and 3 other medals of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Grand Officier de l’Ordre National du Merite de la Republique Francaise (2006).

Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, French
Diplomatic rank Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the I Degree

Marital Status
Married, has a daughter (b.1992) and a son (b.2004)
Spouse – Mrs. Gulmira Mamytbayeva