Biography
Javlon Vakhabov was born on 7 August 1980 in Tashkent. He graduated from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy: a bachelor's degree in 2001 and a master's in international law in 2003. He speaks English and Spanish.
He began at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2001. In 2006 he moved to the National Security Council under the President, becoming its deputy secretary in 2011. In 2013 he briefly headed the Institute for Strategic and Inter-Regional Research, was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister the same year, and served as First Deputy Foreign Minister from 2015 to 2017.
In October 2017 he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States. From 2018 he was also accredited as ambassador to Canada, and from 2021 to Brazil. In 2023 the embassy in Washington passed to Furqat Sidiqov.
By a presidential decree of 29 December 2023 he was appointed director of the International Institute for Central Asia, founded in 2021.
He was awarded the «For Loyal Service» medal in 2013 and the Dustlik (Friendship) Order in 2019.
Education
- University of World Economy and DiplomacyUniversity · Tashkent · 1997–2003 · Bachelor's (2001); master's in international law (2003)
Career
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of UzbekistanFrom attaché to First Deputy Minister · Tashkent · 2001–2017
- Embassy of Uzbekistan in the United StatesAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary · 2017–2023Everyone who held this post →
- Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of UzbekistanDirector · Tashkent · 2013–2013Everyone who held this post →
- National Security Council under the President of UzbekistanChief adviser, then deputy secretary · 2006–2013
Awards
Order «Do'stlik» (Friendship)2019 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 2001Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Worked as attaché, third secretary and head of department.
- 2006National Security Council
Chief adviser to the National Security Council under the President.
- 2011Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council
Held the post until 2013.
- 2013Institute for Strategic and Inter-Regional Research
Briefly served as director.
- 2013Deputy Foreign Minister
From November 2013 to 2015.
- 2015First Deputy Foreign Minister
From July 2015 to 2017.
- 2017Ambassador to the United States
Appointed in October 2017; served until 2023.
- 2018Ambassador to Canada (concurrent)
From 2018 to 2023.
- 2021Ambassador to Brazil (concurrent)
From 2021 to 2023.
- 2024Director of the International Institute for Central Asia
Appointed by decree of 29 December 2023.