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SOCIETY
Kazakhstan
Spain
H.E. Kairat UMAROV
Born on January 12, 1963
EDUCATION
1985: Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages, National
Pedagogical University Abai Kazakh, Kazakhstan
H.E. Christina FRAILE JIMÉNEZ DE MUNANA
Born on July 22, 1965
EDUCATION
1988: Doctor’s degree in Law, University Complutense de
Madrid, Spain
CAREER
1998-2003: Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic
of Kazakhstan to the USA
2004: Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chief Inspector of the Foreign
Policy Center of the Administration of the President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
2004-2009: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of India
2008-2009: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka concurrently
2009-2013: Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
2013-2017: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States of
America
2017-2020: Permanent Representative of the Republic of
Kazakhstan to the United Nations, New York
Since March 2021: Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan
to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative
to the International Organizations in Vienna
CAREER
1990: Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Spain, Dakar
1993: Secretary and Head of Administrative Affairs, Embassy of
Spain, Brasilia
1996: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Spain to the OSCE
(Vienna)
1999-2003: Deputy Head, International Legal Department,
Spanish Foreign Ministry
2003-2006: Deputy head of Mission, Embassy of Spain, New
Delhi
2006-2011: Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Spain in
Vienna, Austria
2011-2015: Director, Human Rights Office, Ministry for Foreign
Affairs of Spain
Since 2015: Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Spain in
Washington, D.C
Since March 2021: Ambassador of Spain to Austria
Fotos: HBF, Laura Heinschink, Leona Bauer,, Peter Lechner ; Harald Minich
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