Aksoltan Ataýewa

Aksoltan Torayevna Ataeva (Turkmen: Aksoltan Töräýewna Ataýewa Russian: Аксолтан Тораевна Атаева; born 6 November 1944, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, former USSR) has been the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations since 23 February 1995. As of 2019, she is the most senior Permanent Representative from any nation currently serving, having held office for over 25 years. In 2019 she was named a Hero of Turkmenistan.[1]

Aksoltan Ataýewa
Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations
Assumed office
January 1994
PresidentSaparmurat Niyazov
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Cuba
Assumed office
30 July 2008
PresidentGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Ambassador to Brazil
Assumed office
31 July 2011
PresidentGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Ambassador to Venezuela
Assumed office
4 November 2013
PresidentGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Personal details
Born
Aksoltan Töräýewna Ataýewa

(1944-11-06) 6 November 1944
Ashgabat, Soviet Union
(now Turkmenistan)
Alma materTurkmen State Medical University
Awards (2019)

Biography

In 1968 she graduated from the Turkmen State Medical Institute with the degree Candidate of Medical Sciences.

She served as Deputy Minister of Public Health from 1985 to 1991 and Minister of Public Health from 1991 to 1994; from 1994 to 1995, she was both Minister of Social Security and President of the Trade Unions of Turkmenistan. She joined the ruling Democratic Party in 1992 and became a member of the People's Council in 1993.

Since January 1994, she has served as the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations.

In 2008 she was appointed concurrently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Cuba. In 2011, she was appointed as well Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Federal Republic of Brazil, though she did not present her letter of credence to President Dilma Rousseff until 2015.[2] .[3][4] In 2013 Ambassador Atayeva was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.[5]

Awards
  • Order Altyn Asyr III degree [6]
  • Jubilee Medal "20 years of Independence of Turkmenistan" (October 25, 2011)[7] — for a significant contribution to the development of Turkmenistan, given the many years of conscientious and dedicated work in the name of strengthening the sovereignty and independence of the country, active social and political activities, special services to the state and people, high professional skills and great labor achievements.
  • Hero of Turkmenistan (September 26, 2019) — for great personal contribution to strengthening sovereignty, constitutional order and state independence, the permanent neutrality of independent neutral Turkmenistan, outstanding services to Turkmen state and people, successes achieved, as well as many years of dedicated work.[8]
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References
  1. Постпреду страны при ООН Аксолтан Атаевой присвоено Звание Героя Туркменистана
  2. "Turkmenistan's ambassador accredited in Brazil". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  3. ENTREGA DE CARTAS CREDENCIAIS DE EMBAIXADORES ESTRANGEIROS
  4. Rousseff receives credentials of 22 ambassadors
  5. Назначен Посол Туркменистана в Боливарианской Республике Венесуэла
  6. Президент вручил ордена главам дипломатических миссий Туркменистана в других странах
  7. Туркменские дипломаты получили в Ашхабаде юбилейные медали
  8. Указ о присвоении Аксолтан Атаевой звания «Герой Туркменистана»
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