Akmaral Arystanbekova

Akmaral Arystanbekova
Ақмарал Арыстанбекова
Born
Akmaral Haidarqyzy Arystanbekova

12 May 1948
Almaty, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Occupation(s)Diplomat and politician
Known forAmbassador to many countries and Permanent Representative to UN

Akmaral Haidarqyzy Arystanbekova (Kazakh: Ақмарал Хайдарқызы Арыстанбекова, Aqmaral Haidarqyzy Arystanbekova) is a Kazakhstani diplomat who served the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic from November 1989 to December 1991. She was the first Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations from 1992 to 1999.[1] She was the fourth female ambassador among the 176 member states of the United Nations. [2] After her UN assignment, she also served as Ambassador to France and Permanent Representative to UNESCO.

  1. ^ "Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN: Akmaral Kh. Arystanbekova". United nations Permanent Mission. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Meyer & Prügl1999, p. 32.