Bakyt Amanbaev
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Baktybek A. Amanbaev | |
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| Аманбаев Бактыбек Абдилашимович | |
 Baktybek A. Amanbaev | |
| Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the United States and Canada | |
| In office April 16, 2021 – | |
| President | Sadyr Japarov |
| Prime Minister | Ulukbek Maripov Akylbek Japarov |
| Preceded by | Bolot Otunbaev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1969 |
| Alma mater | Kennesaw State University Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kyrgyzstan) Bishkek International School of Business and Management Kyrgyz National University |
Baktybek A. Amanbaev (Kyrgyz and Russian: Аманбаев Бактыбек Абдилашимович; born 1969) has served as Kyrgyz ambassador to the United States and Canada since April 2021.
Early life and education
Amanbaev was born in 1969. Amanbaev studied at Kennesaw State University Georgia (U.S. state), United States (2012), graduated from the diplomatic academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (2010), political science graduate degree from Kyrgyz National University (2010), a Master of Business Administration from the Bishkek International School of Business and Management (1998), and undergraduate degree from the Kyrgyz National University (1996).
Early career
2000–2004 – senior consultant of the member of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic
2000–2007 – correspondent Radio Azattyk, Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
2005–2007 – director of the advertising and commercial agency of the Kyrgyz State Broadcasting Company
2005–2008 – senior lecturer of political science at the Kyrgyz National University
2010-2011 - editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Sayasat Press";
Editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Aiyl demi" (University of Central Asia);
2020 - Candidate for deputy of Jogorku Kenesh from the Mekenchil party
2020 - 2021 - Chief of Staff of the Government with the rank of Minister.
Public service
2010–2010 – vice mayor of the city Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second largest city
2011–2012 – head of the press service of the parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) of the Kyrgyz Republic
2013–2015 – ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic; the office of the ombudsman acts as an independent advocate for human rights on behalf of private citizens and NGOs and had the authority to recommend cases for court review[1]
2020
After the 2020 Kyrgyz protests, Amanbaev became chief of staff of the government of the Kyrgyz Republic-Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic. In April 2021, Amanbaev was appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States.