World Affairs Council
of Orange County
presents
Premium Member and Trustee Event
With
Guest of Honor
Elin Suleymanov
Consul General of Azerbaijan
”Azerbaijan & the World”
On November 14, 2005, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev appointed Elin Suleymanov as Azerbaijan’s first Consul General to Los Angeles, California with personal rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Prior to that he served as Senior Counselor at the Foreign Relations Department, Office of the President in Baku, Azerbaijan and as Press Officer of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Washington, DC. Before joining diplomatic service, Mr. Suleymanov worked with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Azerbaijan and with the Open Media Research Institute in Prague, Czech Republic.
A graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, Massachusetts, Mr. Suleymanov also holds graduate degrees from the Political Geography department of the Moscow State University, Russia, and from the University of Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Suleymanov speaks Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Czech languages.
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Location: The Pacific Club
4110 MacArthur Boulevard
Newport Beach, California 92660
Parking: Self parking is complimentary
6:00 pm Reception * 7:00 pm Dinner * 7:45 pm Program
Members and Guests - $65.00
