Tokayev appoints new ambassador to Mongolia

Tengrinews.kz - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed a new ambassador to Mongolia.

“By presidential decree, Gabit Koishibayev has been relieved of his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Mongolia,” the official statement said.

By another decree, Almas Seitakynov was appointed as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Mongolia.
Seitakynov graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2008 with a degree in international relations.
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Almas Seitakynov’s background:

2008–2009: Attaché, Department of Asia and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)2009–2014: Attaché, Third Secretary at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in China2014–2015: Third Secretary, Department of Asia and Africa, MFA2015–2019: Third and then Second Secretary at Kazakhstan’s Consulate General in Shanghai2019–2020: Head of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa Division, Consular Service Department, MFA2020–2022: Head of the China Division, Asia-Pacific Department, MFA

Since August 1, 2022: Consul General of Kazakhstan in the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, ChinaSeitakynov holds the diplomatic rank of First Class First Secretary. He is fluent in Kazakh, Russian, English, and Chinese, and has been awarded the “Khalyk algysy” (People’s Gratitude) medal.
Earlier, Kazakhstan appointed new ambassadors to Sri Lanka and Denmark.