E. RAKHMATULLOZODA

Professor of the Department of Diplomacy and Foreign Policy of the Republic of Tajikistan, Tajik National University, Doctor of Political Sciences. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan (1990–2001), State Counselor to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on Foreign Policy (2001–2016), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, permanent representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the European Union and NATO (2016–2023), Honored Worker of the Republic of Tajikistan. Author of a number of books on international relations, including: “UN Peacekeeping in Tajikistan”, “Preventive Diplomacy: Panacea or Mirage?”, “United Nations Peacekeeping and Preventive Diplomacy: Central Asia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan”, “Islamic Civilization in Tajikistan” (co-authored), and others. Awarded the Order “Sharaf” I class (Tajikistan), the Order “Ordre national du Mérite” (France), the Medal “From the Grateful Afghan People”, two Gold Medals of the Islamic Organization on Education, Science and Culture.