Member of UFPA board of directors 

Ukrainian diplomat, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (December 2007 – March 2009). Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine.

Born on April 1, 1956, in Kyiv.

In 1978, graduated Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University, passed master degree in international relations, researcher-translator from German. Candidate of Historical Sciences speaks German and English.

Married, has three children.

Career

Works at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 1978.

1978–1980 — attaché of the Press department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

1980–1981 — 3^rd secretary of the Press department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

1981–1983 — military service at the Armed forces of the USSR.

1983–1985 —3^rd secretary of the Press department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

1985–1988 — 2-й secretary of the Press department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

1988–1991 — 1-й secretary of the Chief advisor department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

June – July 1991 – advisor to the Chief advisor department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

July 1991 – March 1992 – advisor for political analysis and coordination of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

1992–1993 — advisor to the Embassy of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany.

1993–1994 — advisor to the Embassy of Ukraine to the Austrian Republic.

1994–1996 — advisor to the Embassy of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany.

1996–1999 — Head of the Foreign policy Department, Head of Major Department of foreign-policy activity at the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.

1999–2004 — Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Austrian Republic and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna.

2004–2005 — Ambassador at large of the Department of Euro Atlantic cooperation at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

2005 — December 2007 — First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

December 18, 2007 р. — March 3, 2009 р. — Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Principal Counselor to the Chairman of the Board, private joint stock company “Ukrnafta”.

Record of achievement

Third class order of merit (2006)

Decoration from the President of Ukraine – Ivan Mazepa Cross (2010)

Certificate of Merit by Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2002)

Certificate of Merit by the Central Electoral Commission (2006)

Awarded with a Certificate of Merit by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, First class decoration by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, foreign state decorations.