List of South African ambassadors in Kazakhstan
The following is a list of the ambassadors of the Republic of South Africa to the Republic of Kazakhstan . The Ambassador in Nur-Sultan is also accredited in the Republic of Turkmenistan (in Ashgabat ), the Republic of Kyrgyzstan (in Bishkek ) and the Republic of Tajikistan (in Dushanbe ).
Official seat
The embassy is located in Nur-Sultan , in the Kaskad Business Center (Kabanbai batyra 6/1, 17th Floor,).
history
The South African and Kazakh governments established diplomatic relations in 1992 after the latter became independent on December 16, 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union . The official seat was the South African Embassy in Moscow . 1996–1997 the embassy was in the capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty , with a chargé d'affaires, then Moscow was again the official seat.
In 1992 relations were also established with the Turkmen, Kyrgyz and Tajik governments. The diplomatic representative in these countries was not appointed until 1999 and was the ambassador in Ankara . However, these countries have not accredited an ambassador in Pretoria.
After an unoccupied period, an ambassador for the four countries has been in office again since 2012.
List of ambassadors
| Appointed | ambassador | Remarks | President of South Africa | Government of Kazakhstan | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1992 | Gerrit Olivier | Seat in Moscow ; from 1991 first South African ambassador to the Soviet Union, then to the Russian Federation | Frederik Willem de Klerk | Sergei Alexandrovich Tereschchenko | |
| 1996 | Bernardo Liebenberg Moolman | Charge d'Affaires in Almaty | Nelson Mandela | Akeschan Kaschegeldin | |
| Nov 8, 2005 | Bheki Winston Joshua Langa | Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine, based in Moscow | Thabo Mbeki | Danial Akhmetov | 2010 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Shirish Manaclal Soni | Jacob Zuma | Serik Akhmetov |
Web links
- South African Embassy in Nur-Sultan , Official Website
Individual evidence
- ^ SA abroad: Kazakhstan (Republic of). dfa.gov.za
- ^ Bilateral Relations: Turkmenistan (Republic of) . dfa.gov.za
- ↑ Bilateral Relations: Kyrgystan Republic . dfa.gov.za
- ^ Bilateral Relations: Tajikistan (Republic of) . dfa.gov.za
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↑ The first ambassador was Tom F. Wheeler , until 2001;
see. Farewell Ambassador Tom Wheeler . saiia.org.za, March 31, 2014; accessed November 2, 2014. - ↑ Foreign Representatives in South Africa: Turkmenistan (Republic of) , Kyrgyz Republic , Tajikistan (Republic of) all dfa.gov.za.
- ↑ Gerrit Olivier . ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. uj.ac.za; Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ↑ cf. File: Vladimir Putin with Bheki Winston Joshua Langa.jpg
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↑ also written Maneklal;
Shirish Manaclal Soni . kazworld.info;
Kazakhstan can become South Africa's stable partner - Ambassador Shirish Soni . kazinform, 24 May 2012
