THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF
THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
–
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
KANAT BEKMURZAYEVICH SAUDABAYEV
Kanat Saudabayev
was born in 1946 in the Almaty region.
He graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Culture named after Nadezhda Krupskaia and the Academy of Social Sciences in Moscow.
Kanat Saudabayev
started his career as a director at the Kazakh Academic Theater named after
Mukhtar Auezov. Then Mister Saudabayev worked in the
area of culture at different top positions including posts of head of
department of the Ministerial Council of the Kazakh SSR, Vice Minister of
Culture, Chairman of the State Committee for cinematography, Chairman of the
State Committee for Culture – Minister.
In 1991, Kanat
Saudabayev transferred to diplomatic service and
became the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kazakh SSR to the USSR.
In 1992, Kanat
Saudabayev was first appointed Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan
to the Republic
of Turkey.
In 1994, he served as Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Kazakhstan.
In 1994-1996, he served as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan
to the Republic
of Turkey.
From 1996 to 1999, Kanat Saudabayev served as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan
to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with concurrent
accreditation to Norway,
Sweden
and Ireland.
In 1999-2000, he worked as Head of
Prime Minister’s Chancellery – member of the Government.
From 2000 to 2007, Kanat Saudabayev served as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan
to the United States of
America.
In May 2007, Kanat
Saudabayev was appointed Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On 4 September 2009, Kanat
Saudabayev was appointed Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic
of Kazakhstan.
He has diplomatic rank - Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.
Foreign languages - English, German
and Turkish.
He holds the degree of candidate of
philosophical sciences from the Kazakh
State University
(1981) and degree of doctor of political sciences from the Moscow State
University.
Kanat Saudabayev
was decorated with the Orders of Otan and Kurmet.
He is married, has three children
and four grandchildren.