BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 13. Former Kazakh
Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev has been appointed Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Austria and
Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to international
organizations in Vienna, according to the Kazakh president's press
service.
The corresponding decree was signed by Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Kosherbayev served as Kazakhstan's foreign minister from
September 26, 2025, to September 2, 2026.
Kosherbayev has held a number of senior government and
diplomatic positions throughout his career. From July to September
2010, he served as acting deputy akim of East Kazakhstan Region,
before becoming deputy akim in September 2010. He held that
position until October 2012, when he was promoted to first deputy
akim, serving until December 2014.
In December 2014, Kosherbayev was appointed vice minister of
agriculture, a position he held until October 2016. He then served
as executive secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture from October
2016 to May 2018, followed by a role as executive secretary of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs from May 2018 to January 2019. From
January 2019 to January 2020, he served as deputy foreign
minister.
In January 2020, Kosherbayev was appointed Kazakhstan's
ambassador to Russia, serving until June 16, 2023, when he became
akim of East Kazakhstan Region. He held the regional leadership
post until February 14, 2025, before being appointed deputy prime
minister. He served as deputy prime minister until September 26,
2025, when he became foreign minister.
In a separate decree, Tokayev appointed Yerkin Tukumov
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to
Pakistan, relieving him of his previous position.
Tokayev also signed a decree relieving Saulekul Sailaukyzy of
her duties as Kazakhstan's Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Morocco and, concurrently, to Togo.
