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.