Prior to his appointment as the Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Yerzhan Ashikbayev has served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan (2013-2021).
Before becoming Deputy Minister, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office - Official Representative of the Government of Kazakhstan since 2012.
In 2012-2013, Mr. Yerzhan Ashikbayev previously served as Chief of the Foreign Policy Centre of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.
He speaks Russian, English, Turkish and French.