Categories: General
      Date: Jan 23, 2008
     Title: Ambassador of Kazakhstan visits California

On January 15-19 Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United States, HE Erlan Idrissov, visited the state of California to deliver talks at the World Affairs Councils of San Diego and Northern California as well as to hold a number of meetings with local dignitaries, including Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, the board of Chevron oil company and San Francisco Global Trade Council.

As a part of his quest to promote cooperation with Kazakhstan in California Ambassador Idrissov gave talks at the University of San Diego and the University of Berkley. “Kazakhstan is a young dynamic country which made its choice in favor of liberal economy, democracy and stability”, Ambassador Idrissov explained at a meeting with students.

Besides, the envoy met with representatives of a vibrant Kazakh community living in California and visited “The Silk Road House” cultural center at Berkley recently established by a professor of the Stanford University, Ms Alma Kunanbayeva.