H.E. Ms. Zhanar Aitzhan

H.E. Ms. Zhanar Aitzhan

Professional experience:

6 October 2022 – present – Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO and International Economic Organizations.

February 2022 – September 2022 – Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to WTO;

June 2016 – January 2022 – Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva;

June 2016 – September 2019 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Swiss Confederation;

May 2017 – September 2019 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the State of Vatican and to the Principality of Liechtenstein concurrently;

2011-2016 – Minister of Economic Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2010-2011 – Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2005-2016 – Special Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the WTO Accession Negotiations;

2003-2010 – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

1999-2002 – Programme Coordinator, Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, UNDP, New York;

1998-1999 – UNDP Assistant Resident Representative in Mongolia

1993-1996 – Programme Officer, Head of the Governance and Economic Transition

Unit, UN/UNDP Office in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

 

Education:

2002-2003 – John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA, Master in Public Administration.

1996-1997 – Executive Program in Economics and Public Finance, Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria;

1991-1992 – Postgraduate Studies at the Charles University and the Central European University, Prague, Czech Republic;

1989-1990 – Postgraduate Research Program at the Moscow State University;

1982-1988 – Kazakh State University, Diploma in History and English Language;

 

Diplomatic rank: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.

Marital status: Married, has two sons.

Languages: Kazakh, Russian, English, Czech.

Share this speaker
  • Organization
    Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
  • Profession
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative

Are you sure you want to remove this speaker?