Kazakhstan’s new Ambassador presents credentials to the King of Norway

Oslo, February 16, 2023 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan Adil Tursunov presented his credentials to His Majesty King Harald V of Norway at the Royal Palace in Oslo.

 

Adil Tursunov was born on May 5, 1973 in Almaty.

Education:

1994 - Kazakh State Academy of Management;

2001 - Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Career:

1994-1995 - Referent of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

1995-1996 - Attaché of the Department of International Economic Relations;

1996 - Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of India;

1996-1998 - Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of India;

1998-1999 - Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Azerbaijan;

2001-2002 - First Secretary of the Department of Economic Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2002 - Head of Section of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2002-2003 - Head of Section of the Division of International Economic Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2003 - Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the CIS Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2003 - Head of the Division of Multilateral Cooperation in the CIS of the CIS Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2003-2004 - Head of the Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2004 - Head of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2004-2008 - Chargé d'affaires of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Minister-Counseullor) in Singapore;

2008-2009 - Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Center of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2009-2012 - Director of the Europe Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2012-2013 - Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia;

2013-2014 - Minister-Counseullor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia;

2015-2016 - Director of the CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2016-2019 - Head of the Foreign Policy Center of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2019-2021 - Adviser to the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy – Head of the Department of Information and Analytical Support of the Office of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy;

2021-2022 - Assistant to the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy – Head of the Department of Information and Analytical Support of the Office of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy;

April 2022 - January 2023 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He has the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the I class.

He was awarded the orders " Құрмет" and " Парасат".

 

Picture: Terje Pedersen / NTB