H.E. Mr. Sodik Safayev
A member of the Baku Dialogues Editorial Advisory Council. He is First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since 2016, and a former Chairman of its Foreign Policy Committee. He has been a member of the Senate since its establishment in 2005. He twice served as Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan (2003‑2005, 1993) and twice as Ambassador of Uzbekistan (to the United States, 1996‑2001; to Germany, 1993‑1996). In 2002‑2003, he was Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan to Afghanistan and in 1996 he served as State Adviser to the President of Uzbekistan. In 1995, he served as Rector of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy.
