Head of diplomatic Mission

Bolot I. OTUNBAEV
DATE OF BIRTH: March 9, 1965;
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kyrgyz Republic;
EDUCATION:
In 1987 graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of History;
In 1990-1993 completed Post-Graduate studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Candidate of Historical Sciences (Doctoral degree);
In 1993 graduated from Higher School of Management, Lomonosov Moscow State University;
In 2000 graduated from Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
1987 – 1990: Teacher of history, school # 67, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic;
1993 – 1995: Counselor, Turkish International Cooperation Agency in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan;
1995 – 1996: Counselor, Turkish International Cooperation Agency Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey;
1996 – 1998: Permanent Representative of the Turkish International Cooperation Agency in the Kyrgyz Republic;
1998 – 2003: First secretary, Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Russian Federation;
2003 – 2005: Head, Department of Western countries and OSCE, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic;
2005 - 2005: Head, Department of Eastern countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic;
2005 – 2009: Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Turkey;
2010 – 2012: Member of Political council, Coordinator of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan Headquarters;
2012 – 2015: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany;
Since October 8, 2012: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, Republic of San Marino and the Holy See (concurrently);
Since November 2, 2012: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Norway (concurrently).
2015 – 2016: Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic;
2016 - 2019: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Russian Federation;
Since March 30, 2017: Ambassador to the Republic of Finland (concurrently);
Since June 16, 2017: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Norway and Kingdom of Sweden (concurrently);
Since June 11, 2018: Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia (concurrently).
January 15, 2019 - Present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States of America.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Holds a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Speaks Kyrgyz, Russian, English and Turkish;
- Married; a father of three sons.