Nurlan Onzhanov
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Federal Republic of Germany
1983-1986 – Educational work, Almaty Pedagogical Institute for Foreign Languages.
1986-1992 – research assistant, graduate student at the Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages.
1992-1994 – Expert, Section Head, Advisor to the Minister of Press and Mass Media of Kazakhstan.
1994-1996 – Desk Officer, Department of International Relations of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1996-1997 – First Secretary, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Austria.
1997-2001 – Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Swiss Confederation.
2001-2002 – Director of the Department of Economic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2002-2003 – Consul-General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany.
2003-2004 – Vice-Minister - Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs and Regional Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, National Coordinator of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Organization of Central Asian Cooperation.
2004-2007 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2007-2008 – Aide to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2008-2014 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Federal Republic of Germany and concurrently to the Kingdom of Denmark.
2014-2019 – Aide to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2019-2022 – Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On 13 June 2022, appointed by Presidential Decree as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Kaleidoscope Stage
Ambassador's Talk “New routes - new markets: The Middle Transport Corridor as a growth engine for economic development in South Cauca-sus and Central Asia”
Disruptions in global supply chains are prompting the search for alterna-tive routes. One such route, the Middle Corridor, links China and Central Asia with Europe via the Caspian Sea, South Caucasus, and Turkey or the Black Sea. Though costlier and slower, it boosts regional connectivity and trade, especially between Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the EU. The region’s dynamic growth, rich resources, and young population are attracting foreign investment. Trade within the region has risen 37%, and trade with the EU is up 28%. The corridor offers opportunities for German firms in infrastructure, port tech, and energy. The Ambassador's Talk will explore these prospects.