Draft:Nurgali Arystanov

Nurgali A. Arystanov (Kaz. Нұрғали Алмасбайұлы Арыстанов; born May 31, 1978, Kyzylorda region) is a Kazakh diplomat and Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea.

Education
2014 - Master of International Public Policy, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C., the United States; 1999 - Bachelor of International Economic Relations, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Work Experience
Since June 2023 - Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea; 2021-2023 - Head of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2019-2021 - Head of the Asia Pacific Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2017-2019 - Head of the U.S. Division; Deputy Head of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 1999-2017 - Various positions at the Headquarters (Bilateral Cooperation Department; Asia and Africa Department; Americas Department) and Embassies overseas – Pakistan (1999-2004), India (2005-2009) and the United States (2010-2017).​ ​​

Nurgali Arystanov has the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd Class. Speaks Kazakh, Russian and English.