Yerzhan Ashikbayev

Yerzhan Ashikbayev (Kazakh: Ержан Ашықбаев, Erjan Aşyqbaev; born in Almaty) was appointed in April 2021 the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States.

[1] He served previously as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan since 2013.

[2] In his role as deputy foreign minister, Ashikbayev is Kazakhstan's diplomatic point person for matters of the United Nations and the Americas.

[3] Ashikbayev is a lead communicator on the Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue with the United States.

[4] He graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (BA) and Harvard Kennedy School (MPA).