Uzbekistan is expected to appoint a new ambassador to the United States

Furqat Sidikov, who is working as the first deputy minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is expected to be appointed as the ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United States. This was reported by the QALAMPIR.UZ source.

It is known that the candidate for the ambassadorship was included in the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (parliament).  Tomorrow, 2 March, at the 37th plenary session of the Senate, the candidate will be considered by senators.  According to our information, the candidate has already been approved by the Senate committees.

"Voice of America" journalist Navbahor Imomova pointed out on her Facebook page that Sidikov has been confirmed as the ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United States.

For information, since 10 October 2017, Javlon Vahabov has been working as the ambassador of Uzbekistan to the USA.

For information, Furqat Sidikov was born on 7 February 1971, in Tashkent.  He graduated from Tashkent State Technical University in 1993.  From 1993-1995 he was a senior specialist of the joint venture "UzDaewoo Electronics." Between 1995-1996 he was an employee of the Institute of Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.  From 1996-2002 he worked as a senior researcher of the Institute of Strategic and Interregional Studies.  From 2002-2007 Attaché of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the USA.  In 2007-2011, leading researcher of the Institute of Strategic and Interregional Studies.  In 2011-2015, first secretary of the Embassy in the USA.  In 2015-2020, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and in 2020-2022, he served as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.

Since 14 November 2022, he has been working as the first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs. Furqat Sidikov speaks Russian and English.  He is married and has four children.