Alisher Faizullaev, D.Sc. in Political Science and Ph.D. in Psychology, is an internationally recognized scholar, author, trainer, and former ambassador. His work bridges diplomacy, negotiation, leadership, motivation, and strategic interaction – fields he has explored both in theory and in practice.
Professor Faizullaev entered the diplomatic service in 1993 to contribute to the development of Uzbekistan’s foreign relations as a newly independent state. Over the next decade, he played an active role in shaping the country’s diplomatic presence abroad, serving as Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom, the European Union, NATO, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
A member of the Program on International Negotiation Training (POINT) and the International Studies Association, he has served on the International Advisory Board of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy. His research has appeared in Review of International Studies, International Negotiation, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Diplomacy and Statecraft, Negotiation Journal, Journal of International Relations and Development, Brill Research Perspective in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, and other leading publications.
Professor Faizullaev is the author of ten books, including Diplomacy for Professionals and Everyone (2022) and Symbolic Insult in Diplomacy (2018), both published by Brill in Leiden and Boston.
Career Highlights
• Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom (1999–2003), the European Union, NATO, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (1995–1998).
• Deputy Minister (1994) and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1999); State Adviser on International Affairs, Office of the President of Uzbekistan (1998–1999).
• Professor of Diplomacy and Negotiation at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED), Tashkent (since 2005); also served as First Vice-Rector (2003–2005) and founded the Negotiation Laboratory (2008).
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (2011), and the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University (2012).
• Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge (2005), McGill University (2014), and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Western Washington University (1992).
• Tom and Ruth Sharkey Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Seton Hall University, NJ (2025), and Global Teaching Fellow at Webster University, St. Louis, MO (2024).
• Teaching Faculty at Claremont Lincoln University (California, 2015–2019) and Adjunct Professor at Webster University in Tashkent (since 2019).
Alisher Faizullaev 