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 the 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
Sept. 2020 – July 2025 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden
July 21, 2025 – appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Canada, Representative (non-resident) of Ukraine to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
September 10, 2025 – presented the Credentials of Representative of Ukraine to the International Civil Aviation Organization to Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, the Secretary General of ICAO
September 24, 2025 – presented the Credentials of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Canada to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada
Diplomatic Rank
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Aug. 24, 2022)
State Decorations
Royal Order of the Polar Star (Kingdom of Sweden), Commander First Class/ KNO1kl (2022);
Order of Merit (Ukraine), Third Class (2021);
Riksdag Medal of the eighth size (Kingdom of Sweden, 2025).
Language Proficiency
Ukrainian (native), English (proficient), Chinese (proficient), Japanese (proficient).