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Who has ever heard about SPAN, the personal assistants association?

It was only when we had the chance to meet Ms Soorbekova that
we heard about this discrete yet so powerful association. Curious as
we were to know more about this association, we took the liberty of

asking the newly elected president of the association to tell us more.
So now we will leave the floor to

Ms Asel Soorbekova

Q: Ms. Soorbekova, could you tell us a little about your Currently, I work as a secretary and personal assistant to
background? the ambassador of Turkmenistan to the United Nations
I am originally from Kyrgyzstan where I grew up in a Office at Geneva who is also ambassador of Turkmenistan to
small village next to Bishkek, its capital, and lived until Switzerland and non-resident ambassador of Turkmenistan
2009. After receiving my bachelor of arts degree in law I to the Holy See, both as resident in Geneva. Prior to that, I
came to Geneva for further study. I am a graduate of the started my journey at the Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan
University of Geneva’s two master programs at the Faculty to the United Nations Office at Geneva as an intern working
of Law – Master of Laws in International and European Law with human rights cases and later as a secretary-referent.
and Master of Laws with a focus on International Labour In July 2016 I joined the Secretaries and Personal Assistants
Standards, having international investment law as the Network (SPAN) as a cultural activities coordinator, and
subject of my thesis. since May 2019 I have been the president of this association.

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