Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to the United States, Javlon Vakhabov, yesterday presented copies of his credentials to the interim chief of the Office of Protocol of the US Department of State, Catherine Henderson.
According to the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry, in the ceremony were present the heads of some staff offices of the State Department, in charge of US relations with Uzbekistan and with the region as a whole, took part in.
Representatives of the US State Department welcomed the new Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the US and expressed hope for a more active development of bilateral ties in the future.
According to the US diplomatic protocol, Zhavlon Vakhabov de facto took up his duties from the moment of presenting credentials. After the presenting the originals of credentials to US President Donald Trump in the White House, the status of the full Ambassador will be fixed de jure.
Before this appointment, Zhavlon Vakhabov held the post of First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.
