Kazakhstan

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 22 May 1992

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the Republic: H.E. Mr Nursultan NAZARBAYEV
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Karim MASSIMOV

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Olzhas O. Suleimenov
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (12/19/2001)

Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to UNESCO
59, rue Pierre Charron 75008 Paris
Telephone: 01.42.25.09.00
Fax: 01.42.25.11.11
E-mail: unescokz@unescokz.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Mr Imangali Tasmagambetov
Secretary-General: Ms Assel Utegenova

Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Foreign Affaires 35 Tauelsizdik, Left bank of Yessil River, 010000, Astana Republic of Kazakhstan
Telephone: (7 31 72) 72 03 42; (7 31 72) 72 03 26
Fax: (7 3172) 72 03 86
E-mail: natcom@mid.kz; utegenova_a@mid.kz (SG)

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Representative		1997-2001	153-162

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Headquarters Committee
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education
  Member : Prof. Galym MUTANOV

Celebration of anniversaries

Centenary of the birth of the Kazak scientist Mukhtar Auezov (September 1997).

Centenary of the birth of the Kazakh scholar K.I. Satpaev (12 April 1999).

One thousand five hundredth anniversary of the creation of the Kazakh city of Turkestan (2000).

Five hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Kazakh scholar Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat (1998).

Two thousandth anniversary of the founding of the city of Taraz (2001)

Hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sabit Mukanovich Mukanov (2000)

100th anniversary of the birth of Gabit Musrepov (2002)

200th anniversary of the birth of Makhambet Utemissov (2003)

100th anniversary of the birth of Abylkhan Kasteev (2004)Web site

100th anniversary of the birth of Alkei Khakan Margulan (2004)Web site

100th anniversary of the birth of Akhmet Zhubanov, composer (1906-1968) (2006)

100th anniversary of the birth of Akzhan Zhaksybekuly Mashani, scientist (1906-1997) (2006)

500th anniversary of the epos “Kyz Zhibek” (1508) (2008)