Can Oğuz’s appointment as ambassador to Kuwait awaits verification

Former Los Angeles consul general Can Oğuz’s Kuwait appointment awaits verification

The information that Can Oğuz has been appointed Türkiye’s ambassador to Kuwait and that the appointment was published in the Official Gazette dated August 18, 2026, is awaiting verification. Oğuz served as Türkiye’s consul general in Los Angeles from 2017 to 2021 and most recently served as deputy director general for Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Former Los Angeles consul general Can Oğuz’s Kuwait appointment awaits verification

The ambassadorial appointments bearing the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were published in the Official Gazette dated August 18, 2026. Under the decision, Can Oğuz, deputy director general for Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was assigned as Türkiye’s ambassador to Kuwait. Oğuz is one of the diplomats well known to the Turkish community in Los Angeles.

According to the official records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Türkiye’s consul general in Los Angeles from December 15, 2017, to November 30, 2021. After his posting in Los Angeles, Oğuz continued his work in Ankara and most recently served as deputy director general for Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Under the same decision, new ambassadors were also appointed to Türkiye’s diplomatic missions in Qatar, Jordan, Moldova, Djibouti, Estonia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran and Botswana.

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