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The first American Embassy in Kazakhstan was set up in Alma-Ata (currently Almaty) on 3 February, 1992, with William Harrison Courtney assuming the position as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. [1] The Embassy of the United States was originally located in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan.
The United States recognized Kazakhstan ten days later on December 26, 1991. The U.S. embassy was established in Almaty (then named Alma-Ata) on February 3, 1992, with William Harrison Courtney as chargé d'affaires ad interim. He was subsequently appointed as the first U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan.
The 2nd Kazakhstan - United States Convention was held on December 10, 2014, and held the theme "Working Together For A Secure Future." [59] A video was produced to highlight the topics covered at the 2014 convention. The 2014 convention comprised opening ceremony, political and business sessions. [59]
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Astana, [a] formerly known as Nur-Sultan, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Akmola, [15] is the capital and the second-largest city of Kazakhstan with a population of 1,350,228 within the city limits after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. [16]
This is a list of foreign diplomatic missions located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. As of November 2024, the area hosts 41 consulates-general from 41 countries (Mexico has two). 38 are located in the city of San Francisco; there is one each in Palo Alto, Burlingame, and San Jose.
On 20 March 2019, after Nazarbayev's resignation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed renaming the capital Astana to Nur-Sultan [227] in honor of Nazarbayev. The Parliament of Kazakhstan officially voted in favour of the renaming. [228] However, Kazakhstan changed the name of the capital from Nur-Sultan back to Astana in September 2022. [229]
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport [a] (IATA: NQZ, ICAO: UACC), alternatively referred by its previous name as Astana International Airport until 2017 (or simply Astana Airport), is the international airport serving Astana, Kazakhstan, the capital and second most populous city in the country.