1. Erlan Abilfayizuly Idrissov is a Kazakh politician who served as Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan from 1999 to 2002 and from 2012 to 2016.
22 Facts About Erlan Idrissov
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Erlan Idrissov became the Kazakh ambassador to the United Kingdom; during his term in this role he was accredited to three other countries.
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In September 2012, Erlan Idrissov was appointed Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan after serving as the Ambassador to the United States until October 2012.
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Erlan Idrissov chaired the February and April meetings in Almaty of the P5+1 talks with Iran over the country's nuclear program, embodying Kazakhstan's multi-vector foreign policy and desire to act as a mediator in regional disputes, as it did during the 2010 conflict in Kyrgyzstan and is attempting to do with respect to the development of hydropower resources in Tajikistan.
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Erlan Idrissov visited the offices of the European Commission in Brussels in January 2013, as well as with NATO Secretary general Anders Fogs Rasmussen at the organization's headquarters in Brussels to discuss key issues regarding security and the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan.
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In February 2017, Erlan Idrissov was appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Erlan Idrissov was later concurrently ambassador to Ireland and to Iceland.
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Erlan Idrissov left all three ambassadorial posts in August 2022.
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Erlan Idrissov was born to a Muslim Kazakh family in the city of Karkaralinsk.
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In 1992, Erlan Idrissov graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
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From 1992 to 1995, Erlan Idrissov served as a Second and First Secretary of the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN.
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From 1995 to 1996, Erlan Idrissov was the Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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In 1997, Erlan Idrissov became the First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and then was the Vice Minister and Director of the 1st Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Shortly after being dismissed on 28 January 2002, Erlan Idrissov served as the First Vice Minister until he was appointed as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom on 14 June 2002.
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On 4 July 2007, Erlan Idrissov was appointed as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States and from 11 September 2017, he served as Ambassador to Brazil concurrently.
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Erlan Idrissov took part in the meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asia and the United States in the C5+1 format.
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On 1 October 2013, Minister Erlan Idrissov became the first Kazakhstan Foreign Minister to visit South America.
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Erlan Idrissov visited the countries of Ecuador, Argentina and Chile.
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Erlan Idrissov has led Kazakhstan's advocacy effort at the United Nations to achieve a nuclear weapons-free world.
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On 6 May 2016, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov represented Kazakhstan at the high-level forum titled Religions for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly.
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Erlan Idrissov contributed to Kazakhstan's election as a non-permanent member of UN Security Council.
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In September 2016, Erlan Idrissov participated in the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.