His Excellency February 2018 BakhƟyor Ibragimov
Permanent Representa ve to the WHO WE ARE United Na ons from Uzbekistan The Office for Global Engage- ment ac vely supports UVU’s global efforts by advancing UVU’s presence and pres ge in the Interna onal community; The new Permanent Representa- Coordina on of Ac vity of Over- helping UVU students become ve of Uzbekistan to the United seas Consular Offices, having pre- globally competent graduates; Na ons, Bakh yor Ibragimov, viously served as First Secretary. promo ng cultural literacy and presented his creden als to UN diversity both on campus and in Mr. Ibragimov graduated from the community. Secretary-General António Gu- Tashkent Economic University in terres in May 2017. 1989, and completed diploma c Un l his latest appointment, Mr. courses at the Ins tute of Diplo- Ibragimov was Deputy Chief of macy and Interna onal Rela ons
Mission at his country’s Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, be- in Seoul, Republic of Korea, since tween 1992 and 1993. CONTACT US 2011, holding the rank of Poli cal He is married and has two chil- Office for Global Engagement Counsellor. Between 2009 and dren. LA111p 2011, he was the Director, United States and Americas Affairs De- 800 West University Parkway partment, at the Ministry of For- MS 124 eign Affairs, a post he previously Orem, UT 84058 held from 2003 to 2004. Phone: 801-863-8897 A career diplomat, Mr. Ibragimov E-mail: abarne @uvu.edu was appointed Poli cal Counsel- www.uvu.edu/intlaffairs lor and Deputy Chief of Mission at Uzbekistan’s Embassy in Wash- ington, D.C., serving between 2004 and 2009. He was previous- ly Third Secretary at the Embassy, between 1993 and 1995. From 2002 to 2003, he was Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Division on
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
Uzbekistan
Once part of the Turkic Khaganate and THE FLAG OF later Timurid Empires, the region that Uzbekistan today includes the Republic of Uzbeki- stan was conquered in the early 16th century by Eastern Turkic-speaking no- mads. The area was gradually incorpo- rated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century, and in 1924 what is now Uzbekistan became a bordered cons tu- ent republic of the Soviet Union.
About 80 percent of the country is flat The flag of Uzbekistan consists of desert, with mountain ranges rising in three horizontal blue, white and the far southeast and northeast. green bands separated by two thin red fimbria ons, with a crescent Islam is by far the dominant religion in moon and twelve stars at Uzbekistan, as Muslims cons tute 96% of the popula on while 2% of the popu- the canton. Adopted in 1991 to la on follow Russian Orthodox Chris - replace the flag of the Uzbek Soviet anity, and 2% of the popula on follow Socialist Republic (SSR), it has been other religions. the flag of the Republic of Uzbeki- During the golden age of the Samanids, stan since the country gained inde- Bukhara became a major intellectual Tashkent’s metro features chandeliers, pendence in that same year. The center of the Islamic world, second only marble pillars and ceilings, granite, and to Baghdad. The historic center of Bu- design of the present flag was part- engraved metal. It has been called one khara, which contain numerous of the most beau ful train sta ons in ly inspired by the former one. mosques and madrassas, has been listed the world. by UNESCO as one of the World Herit- The white stands for peace and age Sites. purity, while blue repre- sents water and the sky. Uzbekistan is s ll one of the largest ex- porters of co on, and the world's larg- est open-pit gold mine is at Muruntau in the Qizilqum desert.
Uzbekistan’s signature dish is palov (plov or osh), a main course typically
made with rice, pieces of meat, and h ps://www.cia.gov ; en.wikipedia.org/ grated carrots and onions. The Silk and Spice Fes val takes place h p://travel.na onalgeographic.com/ travel/countries/uzbekistan-facts/ annually in the Great Silk Road city of Bukhara.