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| term_end = 18 December 2019
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Volodymyr Yelchenko
Володимир Єльченко
Yelchenko presents his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in February 2011
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
In office
9 December 2015[1] – 18 December 2019
Preceded byYuriy Sergeyev[1]
Succeeded bySergiy Kyslytsya
6th Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia[2]
In office
July 2, 2010 – March 17, 2014 (recalled for consultations)[3]
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)
Kiev, Soviet Union

Volodymyr Yelchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Єльченко; born June 27, 1959 in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations since December 9, 2015.[1] and a former Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia from July 2010 until he was recalled for consultations in March 2014.[3][5][6]

Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States (2019)[7][8].

Biography

Yelchenko was born in Kiev 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, USA.[5] 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. Since 2010 Volodymyr Yelchenko serves as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

On 17 March 2014, during the 2014 Crimean crisis, Yelchenko was recalled from Moscow for consultations in regards to situation with Crimea.[3][deprecated source] 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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ex-envoy to UN Sergeyev quits the foreign service, becomes retiree, UNIAN (9 February 2016)
  2. ^ a b c Template:Uk icon До Росії їде черговий Надзвичайний і Повноважний Статист України, UNIAN (June 15, 2010)
  3. ^ a b c Ukraine mobilises its army as Kremlin ups the ante with warning to America: 'We can reduce you to radioactive ash', Daily Mail (17 March 2014)
  4. ^ a b Ukraine's diplomat: Non-approval of Russia's ambassador doesn't mean full diplomatic break, UNIAN (6 August 2016)
  5. ^ a b 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)
  6. ^ President meets new Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia, Official website of the President of Ukraine (July 2, 2010)
  7. ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 911/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Margaret Besheer (December 19, 2019). "Ukraine Names Veteran Diplomat as New US Envoy". Voice of America. Retrieved December 20, 2019.


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