ERLAN A. IDRISSOV                                             

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary     

of the Republic of Kazakhstan

to the USA                                                                   

 

1.  Name                                      Erlan A. Idrissov

2.  Nationality               Kazakh

3.  Date and place of birth    28 of April 1959, Karkaralinsk city, Karagandy area

4.  Education                

   

   1976-1981 - Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the MFA of  the                     USSR, international economic relations department. Studied English and Urdu

   1990-1992 - MFA of the USSR, Diplomatic Academy, international relations. Hindi and           French

5. Work experience

  

   1981-1985 - worked in Pakistan for v/o "Tyazhpromexport" of the USSR State                Committee on Economic Cooperation

   1985-1990 - MFA of the Kazakh SSR.

   1990-1992 - attended lectures in the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of the USSR

   1992-1995 - 1 secretary of the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN, New York

   1995-1996 - MFA of Kazakhstan - Head of the America Department; Ambassador-at-large

   1996-1997 - Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan on international issues

   January 1997 - First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

   October 1999 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

   06.14.2002 - 07.04.2007 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom

   November 2002- July 2007 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Norway,      Kingdom of Sweden and Ireland with residence in London

   Since July 4, 2007 Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the USA

6. Marital status  

  

   Married, wife - Nurilla A. Idrissova 1959 d.o.b.

   Son - Daniar, born on the 2nd of May, 1983.

   Daughter - Aigerim, born on the 26th of August, 1986

   Son – Alzhan, born on the 22nd of July, 1998

7. Hobbies

  

   Lawn tennis, ice-hockey, golf, horse-riding, travelling

8. Clubs

  

   The Hurlingham Club (2003); The Travellers Club (2003); The Institute of Directors (2003),        The Royal Automobile Club (2004), Hendon Golf Club (2005)