Personal data
Date and place of birth: Aug. 1, 1975
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Marital status: married, with two children
Education
1997 – Kharkiv Institute of Oriental Studies and International Relations, Master’s Degree in International Economic Relations, Japanese and English Languages interpreter.
2002-2005 – Participation in various short-term training courses (2002 – Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2003 – United Kingdom,
2004 – Republic of Korea, 2005 - Japan).
Professional Experience
1997-1998 – Attaché, Third Secretary, Asia and Pacific Division, Asia and Pacific, Middle East and Africa Directorate, MFA of Ukraine
1998-2002 – Third, Second Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in the People’s Republic
of China (Beijing)
2002-2003 – Second Secretary, Central and Eastern Europe, Third Territorial Department, Bilateral Cooperation Directorate, MFA
2003-2004 – First Secretary, Assistant to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, MFA
2004-2006 – Counsellor, Asia and Pacific Division, Fifth Territorial Directorate, MFA
2006-2010 – Political Counsellor, Embassy
of Ukraine in the People’s Republic of China (Beijing)
2011 – Feb. 2013 – Director, Prospective Partnership Division, Political Directorate, MFA
Feb. 2013 – Apr. 2014– Deputy Director General, Director of Policy Analysis Division, Political Directorate, MFA
Apr. 2014 – Jul.2014 – Deputy Director General, Directorate of Policy Analysis and Planning, MFA
Jul.2014 – Feb. 2016 – Director General, Directorate of the Russian Federation, MFA
Feb. 2016 – Feb. 2020 – Director General, Directorate for Countering Russian Threats, MFA
Mar. 2020 – Sept. 2020 – Director General, Sixth Territorial Directorate (Russia, CIS), MFA
Since Sept. 21, 2020 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden
Nov. 23, 2020 – presented Credentials
(via special procedure) to His Majesty
King Carl XVI Gustaf.
The official audience with His Majesty took place on September 17, 2021.
Diplomatic Rank
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Aug. 24, 2022)
Awards:
Royal Order of the Polar Star (Kingdom of Sweden), Commander First Class/ KNO1kl (2022);
Order of Merit (Ukraine), Third Class (2021).
Language Proficiency
Ukrainian (native), English (proficient), Chinese (proficient), Japanese (proficient).
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