ALEXANDER MOSESOV: UN PERSONAL HISTORY FORM P11 INSTRUCTIONS Do Not Write in This Space Please answer each question clearly and completely. Type UNITED NATIONS or print in ink. Read carefully and follow all PERSONAL HISTORY directions. 1. Family name First name Middle name Maiden name, if any Mosesov Alexander Shaheni N/A 2. Date Day Mo. Yr. 3. Place of birth 4. Nationality (ies) at birth 5. Present nationality (ies) 6. Sex of Birth 11 11 1956 Baku, USSR USSR Armenia, Canada male 7. Height 8. Weight 9. Marital status: 173 cm 80 kg Single Married Separated Widow(er) Divorced 10. Entry into United Nations service might require assignment and travel to any area of the world in which the United Nations might have responsibilities. Have you any disabilities, which might limit your prospective field of work or your ability to engage in air travel? YES NO If “yes”, please describe. 11. Permanent address 12. Present address (if different) 13. Office Telephone No. N/A 59 Glenforest Drive, Apt.403 14. Office Fax. No Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M3M5 Same as Permanent (see item 11) Canada E-mail: Telephone No. 1(902)457-9491 Telephone/Fax No. 1(902)457-9491 [email protected] 15. Have you any dependents? YES NO 15 (a). Name of Spouse NAME Date of Birth Place of Birth Nationality Gender Nariné Mosesova 5.4.1954 Baku, USSR Armenia, Canada female 16. Have you taken up legal permanent residence status in any country other than that of your nationality? YES NO If answer is “yes”, which country? Russia, U.S.A., Kuwait 17. Have you taken any legal steps towards changing your present nationality? If answer is “yes”, explain fully: YES NO Born in the USSR, after its break-up became a citizen of Armenia, worked internationally, naturalized in Canada. 18. Are any of your relatives employed by a public international organization? YES NO If answer is “yes”, give the following information: NAME Relationship Name of International Organization 19. What is your preferred field of work? Economist 20. Would you accept employment for less than 21. Have you previously submitted an application for employment with U.N.? six months YES NO if so when? Yes, several times between 1998 and now 22. KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES. What is your mother tongue? Russian READ WRITE SPEAK UNDERSTAND OTHER LANGUAGES Easily Not Easily Easily Not Easily Easily Not Easily Easily Not Easily English Armenian Azeri-Turkish 23. For clerical grades only List any office machines or equipment Indicate speed in words per minute N/A you can use E n g l i s h F r e n c h O t h e r l a n g u a g e s Typing Shorthand LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 13, 2003 PAGE 1 OF 5 ALEXANDER MOSESOV: UN PERSONAL HISTORY FORM P11 24. EDUCATIONAL. Give full details - N.B. Please give exact titles of degrees in original language. A. UNIVERSITY OR EQUIVALENT Please do not translate or equate to other degrees. NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY ATTENDED FROM/TO DEGREES and ACADEMIC MAIN COURSE OF Mo./Year Mo./Year DISTINCTIONS OBTAINED STUDY Iowa State University, Ames, 01.1993 07.1995 Master of Science Economics Iowa, USA USSR Academy of Sciences, 12.1981 12.1985 Кандидат Наук Economics Moscow, USSR Azerbaijan Oil & Chemistry 09.1973 06.1978 Bachelor of Science Economics, Engineering Institute, Baku, USSR B. SCHOOLS OR OTHER FORMAL TRAINING OR EDUCATION FROM AGE 14 (e.g. high school, technical school or apprenticeship) NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY TYPE ATTEND FROM/TO CERTIFICATES OR Mo./Year Mo./Year DIPLOMAS OBTAINED School # 27, Secondary/High Secondary education 09.1963 06.1973 Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR School diploma 25. LIST PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES IN CIVIC, PUBLIC OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 1995-1997 European Economic Association 1993-1996 American Economic Association 1989-1993 Association of Armenian Economists 1987-1989 USSR Znanie (Knowledge) Society 1978-1989 USSR Trade Union of Workers in Culture, Science and Education 26. LIST ANY SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS YOU HAVE WRITTEN (do not attach) Overall four books and about thirty papers, articles, proceedings, and synopsis in the former Soviet Union professional sources. Among them: • Gravity Models for the Inter-Republic Trade, Accepted by Voprosy Ekonomiki Journal, Moscow, 1995; • New Financial, Fiscal, and Monetary System for Armenia, Banker, Yerevan, 1992, No.2 (with V.Gabrielian); • Conditions to Attract Foreign Capital, Yerkir, Yerevan, 09.28.1991 (with T.Torossian); • Value of Resources for Regional Economic Development. Problems of Economic System Renewal. Conference at Baku CP Higher Education College, Baku, 1988; • Economic Efficiency of Alternative (non-oil) Resources in Petrochemical Production. Candidate of Sciences Dissertation, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR, 1985. 27. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Starting with your present post, list in reverse order every employment you have had. Use a separate block for each post. Include also service in the armed forces and note any period during which you were not gainfully employed. If you need more space, attach additional pages of the same size. Give both gross and net salaries per annum for your last or present post. A. PRESENT POST (LAST POST, IF NOT PRESENTLY IN EMPLOYMENT) FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST: MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Consultant April, 1999 February, 2002 USD300/day USD300/day NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: UNDP – Kuwait / Government of Kuwait Consulting / Government ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: UNDP-Kuwait, Jabriya, Block 12, Street 7, Villa 145, Bader Al-Failakawi, National Program Officer P.O.Box, 2993, Safat - 13030 Kuwait NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING: Phones: +(965) 532 5967, +(965) 532-9870/1/2 ext.: 109 SUPERVISED BY YOU: Fax: +(965) 532-5879 ; E-mail: [email protected] Consulted staff members Expiration of contract DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES Consulted Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Finance of Kuwait under the nationally executed UNDP project "Strengthening the National Planning System". Developed economic, financial and statistical models, reporting formats, documentation, and guidelines for public / private projects' appraisal / evaluation. Developed and conducted training seminars for professional staff in conducting research, project evaluation, feasibility studies, and investment decisions. Designed a new UNDP project to reform the Offset Department: http://www.mof.gov.kw/offset/OffsetPD97.doc References: http://mosesov.tripod.com/ref/Ref1.jpg http://mosesov.tripod.com/ref/Ref3.jpg LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 13, 2003 PAGE 2 OF 5 ALEXANDER MOSESOV: UN PERSONAL HISTORY FORM P11 B. PREVIOUS POSTS (IN REVERSE ORDER) FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST: MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Chief Economist July, 1996 August, 1998 USD60,000 USD75,000 NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Synergy International / Ministry of Finance of Kuwait Consulting / Government ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Offset Program Department, Ministry of Finance of Kuwait, Abdul Rahman Al-Ebrahim, Head of Research Division Ministries Complex, P.O.Box 9, Safat-13001, Kuwait NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING: Phone: +(965) 245-0506 Ext.:111; Fax: +(965) 242 5965 SUPERVISED BY YOU: E-mails: [email protected], [email protected] Two economists, Secretary Expiration of contract DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES Consulted Counter-Trade Offset Program Department (OPD), Ministry of Finance of Kuwait. Provided economic, social and financial evaluations of international Offset Business Ventures, as well as economic/econometric estimations of their impacts on the economy of Kuwait. Designed and introduced several models in support of these functions. One of them, the Evaluation Model, is now a standard tool in the everyday practice. Provided OPD with reports and recommendations on policy issues. Developed and conducted seminars for professional staff members. References: http://mosesov.tripod.com/ref/Ref2.jpg http://mosesov.tripod.com/ref/Ref5.jpg FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST: MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Consultant / Lecturer August, 1995 March, 1996 USD24,000 USD24,000 NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Iowa State University / Nizhnii Novgorod Ag.Academy Project Consulting / Education ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Finance Department, Iowa State University, August Ralston, Emeritus Professor College of Business, EO Building, Ames, IA 50011-2063, USA NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING: Phone: +1(515) 294-9355 ; Fax: +1(515) 294-3525 SUPERVISED BY YOU: Email: [email protected] Students Expiration of U.S. J1 Visa DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES Joined US AID funded Universities’ Partnership project. Consulted joint seminars and workshops on development of private sector in various areas of Russian agricultural business. Lectured principles of macro- and microeconomics to students and adult professionals. Introduced several curriculum revisions and some new approaches to teaching. Reference: http://mosesov.tripod.com/ref/Ref4.jpg FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST: MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Edmund Muskie Fellow (IREX, USA), Research Assistant, September 1992 July 1995 USD42,000 USD24,000 Graduate Student NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Edmund Muskie Fellow, IREX / Iowa State University Education / Research ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Iowa State University, Stanley R. Johnson, Distinguished Professor, Vice Provost 2150 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2020, USA NO. AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES REASON FOR LEAVING Phone: +1(515) 294-6192 ; Fax: +1(515) 294-4715 SUPERVISED BY YOU: Email: [email protected] None Expiration of U.S. J1 Visa DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES Was competitively selected to visit U.S. academia as an Edmund Muskie Fellow (IREX, USA). Took some graduate classes towards M.S. degree in Economics. Conducted independent research for the Center of Agricultural and Rural Development, Department of Economics, Iowa State University. Focused on application of gravity models towards inter-republic trade in the countries of the former Soviet Union.