Kanat B. Saudabayev, ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States and Canada, will visit the campus on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Saudabayev will give a talk titled "Kazakhstan: Realities and Challenges" at 4 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave. Sponsored by the Central Asia Society and the MacMillan Center, the lecture is free and open to the public.
In his lecture, Saudabayev will contradict many of the misconceptions about his country created by the satirical film "Borat."
Saudabayev assumed his present post in 2000 after having held positions in government, the foreign service and the arts.
He began his diplomatic career in 1991 as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic to the U.S.S.R. in Moscow. Before the Soviet Union collapsed, Mikhail Gorbachev appointed Saudabayev ambassador to Turkey, making him the last ambassador ever appointed by the Soviet government.
Shortly thereafter, Saudabayev was again appointed ambassador to Turkey, but this time by the newly independent Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1994, he served as the minister of foreign affairs, signing the Partnership for Peace agreement with NATO.
In 1996, Saudabayev became the ambassador to the United Kingdom. Immediately before becoming ambassador to the United States, he served as the head of the prime minister's office, a cabinet-level position, from 1999 to 2000.
Before entering the diplomatic service, Saudabayev served as chair of the State Committee of Culture of the State Film Committee and as deputy culture minister. He began his career as a theatrical producer.
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