Galib Malik oglu Israfilov (born May 9, 1975) is an Azerbaijani diplomat currently serving as

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He previously served as Azerbaijan Ambassador to

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

Education

Israfilov obtained a degree in International Relations from

Baku State University Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...

, Azerbaijan in 1996 and secured an advanced degree in International Relations from Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States in 1997.

Career

Israfilov started his diplomatic career in 1996 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and rose through the ranks to the position of Deputy Director of the Department of Security Affairs in 2007. He was appointed Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2011 and served as Azerbaijan Ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia. He was recalled from these missions and other foreign assignments at the

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE), the UN Industrial Development Organization, the

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

and the

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) is an international organization that will be established upon the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, a Convention that outlaws nuclear test explosions. It ...

(CTBT) in July 2021. He was appointed Azerbaijan Permanent Representative to the United Nations and presented his letter of credence on 24 August 2021.

References

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