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{{Short description|Ukrainian diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Volodymyr Yelchenko<br />Володимир Єльченко
| name = Volodymyr Yelchenko
| image = Єльченко Володимир Юрійович.jpg
| image = Єльченко Володимир Юрійович.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Official Portrait of Volodymyr Yelchenko
| caption = Official portrait, 2015
| office = [[File:MFA UA Logo trident.svg|20px]] {{&nbsp}} [[Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]] {{&nbsp}} [[File:Flag of US.svg|20px]]
| office = [[Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]]
| term_start = 19 December 2019<ref>https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/mr-volodymyr-yelchenko</ref>
| term_start = 19 December 2019<ref>{{cite web| url=https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/mr-volodymyr-yelchenko | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726080917/https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/mr-volodymyr-yelchenko | archive-date=2020-07-26 | title=Yelchenko Volodymyr }}</ref>
| term_end = 25 February 2021
| term_end = 25 February 2021
| primeminister =
| primeminister =
| predecessor = [[Valeriy Chaly (diplomat)|Valeriy Chaly]]
| predecessor = [[Valeriy Chaly (diplomat)|Valeriy Chaly]]
| successor = [[Oksana Markarova]]
| successor = [[Oksana Markarova]]
| office1 = [[File:MFA UA Logo trident.svg|20px]] {{&nbsp}} [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]] {{&nbsp}} [[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|20px]]
| office1 = [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]]
| term_start1 = 2015
| term_start1 = 2015
| term_end1 = 2019
| term_end1 = 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Yuriy A. Sergeyev]]
| predecessor1 = [[Yuriy A. Sergeyev]]
| successor1 = [[Sergiy Kyslytsya]]
| successor1 = [[Sergiy Kyslytsya]]
| office2 = [[File:MFA UA Logo trident.svg|20px]] {{&nbsp}} 6th [[Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia]] {{&nbsp}} [[File:Flag of Russia.svg|20px]]<ref name=UNIAN>{{in lang|uk}} [http://unian.net/ukr/news/news-381898.html До Росії їде черговий Надзвичайний і Повноважний Статист України], [[UNIAN]] (June 15, 2010)</ref>
| office2 = 6th [[Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia]]<ref name=UNIAN>{{in lang|uk}} [http://unian.net/ukr/news/news-381898.html До Росії їде черговий Надзвичайний і Повноважний Статист України], [[UNIAN]] (June 15, 2010)</ref>
| term_start2 = July 2, 2010
| term_start2 = July 2, 2010
| term_end2 = March 17, 2014 {{small|(recalled for consultations)}}<ref name="iG13920140317Ukraine"/><ref name=nU36816/>
| term_end2 = March 17, 2014 {{small|(recalled for consultations)}}<ref name="iG13920140317Ukraine"/><ref name=nU36816/>
| predecessor2 = [[Kostyantyn Gryshchenko]]
| predecessor2 = [[Kostyantyn Gryshchenko]]
| successor2 = Not appointed<ref name=nU36816/>
| successor2 = ''Not appointed''<ref name=nU36816/>
| office3 = [[File:MFA UA Logo trident.svg|20px]] {{&nbsp}} [[Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria]] {{&nbsp}} [[File:Flag of Austria.svg|20px]]
| office3 = [[Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria]]
| term_start3 = 2005
| term_start3 = 2005
| term_end3 = 2007
| term_end3 = 2007
| predecessor3 = [[Yuriy Polurez]]
| predecessor3 = [[Yuriy Polurez]]
| successor3 = [[Yevhen Chornobryvko]]
| successor3 = [[Yevhen Chornobryvko]]
| office4 = [[File:MFA UA Logo trident.svg|20px]] {{&nbsp}} [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]] {{&nbsp}} [[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|20px]]
| office4 = [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]]
| term_start4 = 1997
| term_start4 = 1997
| term_end4 = 2001
| term_end4 = 2001
| predecessor4 = [[Anatoliy Zlenko]]
| predecessor4 = [[Anatoliy Zlenko]]
| successor4 = [[Valeriy Kuchynsky]]
| successor4 = [[Valeriy Kuchynsky]]
| office5 = [[File:MFA UA Logo trident.svg|20px]] {{&nbsp}} [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna]]
| office5 = [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna]]
| term_start5 = 2005
| term_start5 = 2005
| term_end5 = 2010
| term_end5 = 2010
| predecessor5 = [[Yuriy Polurez]]
| predecessor5 = [[Yuriy Polurez]]
| successor5 = [[Ihor Prokopchuk]]
| successor5 = [[Ihor Prokopchuk]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|27}}
| birth_place = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]
| birth_place = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]
| party =
| party =
| spouse =
| spouse =
| children =
| children =
| native_name_lang = uk
| native_name = {{nobold|Володимир Єльченко}}
}}
}}
'''Volodymyr Yelchenko''' ({{lang-uk|Володимир Єльченко}}; born June 27, 1959 in [[Kyiv]], in the [[Ukrainian SSR]] of the [[Soviet Union]]) is a Ukrainian diplomat. His latest post was the [[Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/9112019-31305|title=Decree of the President of Ukraine № 911/2019|work=[[Office of the President of Ukraine]]|access-date=December 20, 2019|language=uk}}</ref> from December 2019 until February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/europe/ukraine-names-veteran-diplomat-new-us-envoy|title=Ukraine Names Veteran Diplomat as New US Envoy|work=[[Voice of America]]|author=Margaret Besheer|date=December 19, 2019|access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name="idUSL8N2KV8H0Yelchenkoa"/> Previously to this appointment (as Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S), he was the [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]] since December 9, 2015.<ref name="VYDecember 9, 2015">[http://www.unian.info/politics/1259802-ex-envoy-to-un-sergeyev-quits-the-foreign-service-becomes-retiree.html Ex-envoy to UN Sergeyev quits the foreign service, becomes retiree], [[UNIAN]] (9 February 2016)</ref> and was formerly [[Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia]] from July 2010 until he was recalled for consultations in March 2014.<ref name=RadioUkr>[http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=122285 Volodymyr Yelchenko appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the Russian Federation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826090739/http://nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=122285 |date=2010-08-26 }}, [[National Radio Company of Ukraine]] (July 2, 2010)<br>[http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/17563.html President meets new Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia], Official website of the [[President of Ukraine]] (July 2, 2010)</ref><ref name="iG13920140317Ukraine"/>
'''Volodymyr Yuriyovich Yelchenko''' ({{lang-uk|Володимир Юрійович Єльченко}}; born June 27, 1959) is a Ukrainian diplomat. His latest post was the [[Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/9112019-31305|title=Decree of the President of Ukraine № 911/2019|work=[[Office of the President of Ukraine]]|access-date=December 20, 2019|language=uk}}</ref> from December 2019 until February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/europe/ukraine-names-veteran-diplomat-new-us-envoy|title=Ukraine Names Veteran Diplomat as New US Envoy|work=[[Voice of America]]|author=Margaret Besheer|date=December 19, 2019|access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name="idUSL8N2KV8H0Yelchenkoa"/> Previously to this appointment (as Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S), he was the [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]] since December 9, 2015.<ref name="VYDecember 9, 2015">[http://www.unian.info/politics/1259802-ex-envoy-to-un-sergeyev-quits-the-foreign-service-becomes-retiree.html Ex-envoy to UN Sergeyev quits the foreign service, becomes retiree], [[UNIAN]] (9 February 2016)</ref> and was formerly [[Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia]] from July 2010 until he was recalled for consultations in March 2014.<ref name=RadioUkr>[http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=122285 Volodymyr Yelchenko appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the Russian Federation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826090739/http://nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=122285 |date=2010-08-26 }}, [[National Radio Company of Ukraine]] (July 2, 2010)<br />[http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/17563.html President meets new Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia], Official website of the [[President of Ukraine]] (July 2, 2010)</ref><ref name="iG13920140317Ukraine"/>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Yelchenko was born in Kyiv in 1959, the son of the [[Ministry of Culture (Ukraine)|Minister of Culture]] (1971-1973) Yuriy Nykyforovych Yelchenko. Volodymyr graduated from the Faculty of International Relations and International Law at [[National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv|Kyiv State University]] in 1981.<ref name=UNIAN/> Since 1981 he has worked in the diplomatic service of Ukraine.<ref name=UNIAN/> Between 1997 and 2000 he acted as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the [[United Nations]] in New York, USA.<ref name=RadioUkr/> From December 2000 till his next post he served at various senior posts within the [[Foreign Ministry of Ukraine]]. In 2005 - 2006 he was Ukraine's Ambassador to Austria, in 2006 - 2010 Mr. Yelchenko served as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organisations in Vienna, Austria. From 2010 Volodymyr Yelchenko served as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.<ref name=RadioUkr/>
Yelchenko was born in Kyiv in 1959, the son of the [[Ministry of Culture (Ukraine)|Minister of Culture]] (1971-1973) [[Yuriy Nykyforovych Yelchenko]]. Volodymyr graduated from the Faculty of International Relations and International Law at [[National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv|Kyiv State University]] in 1981.<ref name=UNIAN/> Since 1981 he has worked in the diplomatic service of Ukraine.<ref name=UNIAN/> Between 1997 and 2000 he acted as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the [[United Nations]] in New York, US.<ref name=RadioUkr/> From December 2000 till his next post he served at various senior posts within the [[Foreign Ministry of Ukraine]]. In 2005 - 2006 he was Ukraine's Ambassador to Austria, in 2006 - 2010 Mr. Yelchenko served as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organisations in Vienna, Austria. From 2010 Volodymyr Yelchenko served as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.<ref name=RadioUkr/>


On 17 March 2014, during the [[2014 Crimean crisis]], Yelchenko was recalled from [[Moscow]] for consultations in regards to the [[Crimean Crisis]].<ref name="iG13920140317Ukraine">[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-diplomacy/ukraine-recalls-moscow-ambassador-for-consultations-idUSBREA2G13920140317 Ukraine recalls Moscow ambassador for consultations], [[Reuters]] (17 March 2014)</ref> Since then Ukraine's highest diplomatic representation in Russia is its temporary chargé d'affaires.<ref name=nU36816>[http://www.unian.info/politics/1455996-ukraines-diplomat-non-approval-of-russias-ambassador-doesnt-mean-full-diplomatic-break.html Ukraine's diplomat: Non-approval of Russia's ambassador doesn't mean full diplomatic break], [[UNIAN]] (6 August 2016)</ref>
On 17 March 2014, during the [[2014 Crimean crisis]], Yelchenko was recalled from [[Moscow]] for consultations in regards to the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimean Crisis]].<ref name="iG13920140317Ukraine">[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-diplomacy/ukraine-recalls-moscow-ambassador-for-consultations-idUSBREA2G13920140317 Ukraine recalls Moscow ambassador for consultations], [[Reuters]] (17 March 2014)</ref> Since then Ukraine's highest diplomatic representation in Russia is its temporary chargé d'affaires.<ref name=nU36816>[http://www.unian.info/politics/1455996-ukraines-diplomat-non-approval-of-russias-ambassador-doesnt-mean-full-diplomatic-break.html Ukraine's diplomat: Non-approval of Russia's ambassador doesn't mean full diplomatic break], [[UNIAN]] (6 August 2016)</ref>


On December 9, 2015 Yelchenko was appointed [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]]<ref name="VYDecember 9, 2015"/> where he served until being appointed [[Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]] on December 19, 2019.
On December 9, 2015, Yelchenko was appointed [[Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations]]<ref name="VYDecember 9, 2015"/> where he served until being appointed [[Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]] on December 19, 2019.


On 25 February 2021 [[Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] appointed [[Oksana Markarova]] Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.<ref name="idUSL8N2KV8H0Yelchenkoa">[https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-us-diplomacy/ukraine-appoints-former-finance-minister-as-ambassador-to-u-s-idUSL8N2KV8H0 Ukraine appoints former finance minister as ambassador to U.S.], [[Reuters]] (25 February 2021)<br>{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/02/25/7284739/ Markarova became Ukraine's new ambassador to the United States], Ukrayinska Pravda (25 February 2021)</ref> By a decree of 25 February 2021, Zelensky dismissed Yelchenko from the post of ambassador to the [[United States]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] and [[Jamaica]].<ref name="idUSL8N2KV8H0Yelchenkoa"/>
On 25 February 2021 [[Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] appointed [[Oksana Markarova]] Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.<ref name="idUSL8N2KV8H0Yelchenkoa">[https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-us-diplomacy/ukraine-appoints-former-finance-minister-as-ambassador-to-u-s-idUSL8N2KV8H0 Ukraine appoints former finance minister as ambassador to U.S.], [[Reuters]] (25 February 2021)<br />{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/02/25/7284739/ Markarova became Ukraine's new ambassador to the United States], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (25 February 2021)</ref> By a decree of 25 February 2021, Zelensky dismissed Yelchenko from the post of ambassador to the [[United States]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] and [[Jamaica]].<ref name="idUSL8N2KV8H0Yelchenkoa"/>


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Volodymyr Yelchenko
Володимир Єльченко
Official portrait, 2015
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
In office
19 December 2019[1] – 25 February 2021
Preceded byValeriy Chaly
Succeeded byOksana Markarova
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
In office
2015–2019
Preceded byYuriy A. Sergeyev
Succeeded bySergiy Kyslytsya
6th Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia[2]
In office
July 2, 2010 – March 17, 2014 (recalled for consultations)[3][4]
Preceded byKostyantyn Gryshchenko
Succeeded byNot appointed[4]
Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byYuriy Polurez
Succeeded byYevhen Chornobryvko
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
In office
1997–2001
Preceded byAnatoliy Zlenko
Succeeded byValeriy Kuchynsky
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna
In office
2005–2010
Preceded byYuriy Polurez
Succeeded byIhor Prokopchuk
Personal details
Born (1959-06-27) June 27, 1959 (age 64)
Kyiv, Ukraine

Volodymyr Yuriyovich Yelchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Юрійович Єльченко; born June 27, 1959) is a Ukrainian diplomat. His latest post was the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.[5] from December 2019 until February 2021.[6][7] Previously to this appointment (as Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S), he was the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations since December 9, 2015.[8] and was formerly Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia from July 2010 until he was recalled for consultations in March 2014.[9][3]

Biography[edit]

Yelchenko was born in Kyiv in 1959, the son of the Minister of Culture (1971-1973) Yuriy Nykyforovych Yelchenko. Volodymyr graduated from the Faculty of International Relations and International Law at Kyiv State University in 1981.[2] Since 1981 he has worked in the diplomatic service of Ukraine.[2] Between 1997 and 2000 he acted as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations in New York, US.[9] From December 2000 till his next post he served at various senior posts within the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine. In 2005 - 2006 he was Ukraine's Ambassador to Austria, in 2006 - 2010 Mr. Yelchenko served as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organisations in Vienna, Austria. From 2010 Volodymyr Yelchenko served as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.[9]

On 17 March 2014, during the 2014 Crimean crisis, Yelchenko was recalled from Moscow for consultations in regards to the Crimean Crisis.[3] Since then Ukraine's highest diplomatic representation in Russia is its temporary chargé d'affaires.[4]

On December 9, 2015, Yelchenko was appointed Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations[8] where he served until being appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States on December 19, 2019.

On 25 February 2021 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oksana Markarova Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.[7] By a decree of 25 February 2021, Zelensky dismissed Yelchenko from the post of ambassador to the United States, Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yelchenko Volodymyr". Archived from the original on 2020-07-26.
  2. ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) До Росії їде черговий Надзвичайний і Повноважний Статист України, UNIAN (June 15, 2010)
  3. ^ a b c Ukraine recalls Moscow ambassador for consultations, Reuters (17 March 2014)
  4. ^ a b c Ukraine's diplomat: Non-approval of Russia's ambassador doesn't mean full diplomatic break, UNIAN (6 August 2016)
  5. ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 911/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  6. ^ Margaret Besheer (December 19, 2019). "Ukraine Names Veteran Diplomat as New US Envoy". Voice of America. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Ukraine appoints former finance minister as ambassador to U.S., Reuters (25 February 2021)
    (in Ukrainian) Markarova became Ukraine's new ambassador to the United States, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 February 2021)
  8. ^ a b Ex-envoy to UN Sergeyev quits the foreign service, becomes retiree, UNIAN (9 February 2016)
  9. ^ a b c Volodymyr Yelchenko appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the Russian Federation Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, National Radio Company of Ukraine (July 2, 2010)
    President meets new Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia, Official website of the President of Ukraine (July 2, 2010)

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