Erzhan Kazykhanov

Erzhan Kazykhanov
Ержан Қазыханов
Kazykhanov in 2019
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States
In office 15 February 2017 – 5 April 2021
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Preceded by	Kairat Umarov
Succeeded by	Yerzhan Ashikbayev
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom
In office 17 September 2014 – 15 February 2017
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Kairat Abusseitov
Succeeded by	Erlan Idrissov
Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan
In office 28 September 2012 – 4 July 2014
In office 11 February 2008 – 26 December 2008
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 April 2011 – 25 September 2012
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Prime Minister	Karim Massimov
Preceded by	Kanat Saudabayev
Succeeded by	Erlan Idrissov
Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations
In office 8 May 2003 – 9 February 2007
President	Nursultan Nazarbayev
Preceded by	Akmaral Arystanbekova
Succeeded by	Byrganym Aitimova
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-21) 21 August 1964 (age 59) Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh
Political party	Nur Otan
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Erzhan Hozeuly Kazykhanov (born 21 August 1964) is a Kazakh politician who serves as diplomat. Kazykhanov holds a newly created position in the presidential administration with the title of Special Representative for International Cooperation.^[1] Prior to his appointment as the Ambassador to the U.S., Kazykhanov has served as Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Before becoming Ambassador to the UK, he held the position of Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, as well as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the International Organizations in Vienna and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.