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PLAKHOTNIUK Andrii

PLAKHOTNIUK Andrii
Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada, Representative (non-resident) of Ukraine to the International Civil Aviation Organization

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. 2013Apr. 2014– Deputy Director General, Director of Policy Analysis Division, Political Directorate, MFA

Apr. 2014Jul.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).

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