Ambassador to BENELUX, France, EU, UNESCO, NATO
Dr. Muktar Djumaliev has 27 years of experience serving the Kyrgyz Republic internationally as ambassador and domestically in senior leadership positions.
Since march 2019 he serves as Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Benelux, France, EU, NATO, UNESCO with the residence in Brussels.
He served as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to USA and Canada (2010-2015), Ambassador to Switzerland, Lichtenstein (2004-2010). He represented his country as a Chief of the Mission in the UN office in Geneva and the World Trade Organization.
In 2001-2003 as the First Deputy Minister of economy of the Kyrgyz Republic was involved in the policy development of the country related to the international trade and multilateral trading system. He served also as an international consultant on international trade to ADB, EBRD, GIZ, DELOIT and other specialised UN projects during the period of 2015-2019. He is Founder of Ambassador’s consulting.
He has published number of articles on various trade and trade policy issues, including on regional integrations in the Post soviet countries and international trade.
Education:
- Ph.D. International relations and diplomacy, Geneva School of Diplomacy, Switzerland, 2017
- M.A., international law and economics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2002.
- B.A., law, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 1997.
- B.A., economics, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 1994.
