Vladimir Handogiy

Vladimir Handogiy

Date of Birth: 21.02.1953
Country: Ukraine

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Diplomatic Career: 1975-2009
  3. 1979-1983:Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Ukrainian SSR to the UN
  4. 1988-1992:First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the USSR to the UN
  5. 1996-1998:Ukrainian Representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO
  6. Return to Kyiv
  7. Later Career and Retirement
  8. Personal Life

Early Life and Education

Oleh Volodymyrovych Bilorus was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and earned a higher education in International Relations and International Law from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Diplomatic Career: 1975-2009

Early Assignments in Ukraine and the UN
1975-1976:Translator in Karachi, Pakistan

1976-1979:Attaché and Third Secretary, Press Department, Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1979-1983:Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Ukrainian SSR to the UN

1983-1985:Second Secretary, Press Department and Department of International Organizations, Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1985-1988:First Secretary, General Secretariat and Department of the Chief Adviser, Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988-1992:First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the USSR to the UN

Senior Positions in Ukraine's Foreign Ministry

1992-1994:Counselor and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Acting Permanent Representative to the UN

1994-1995:Head of the Department of International Organizations, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995-1998:Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Head of the Ukrainian National Commission for UNESCO

1996-1998:Ukrainian Representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO

Diplomatic Missions Abroad

1998-2000:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Canada, Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization

2000-2002:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

2000-2005:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium, to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Head of the Ukrainian Mission to NATO (non-resident)

Return to Kyiv

October 2005 - January 2006:Director of the NATO Department

January 2006 - July 2007:Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

July 2007 - March 2009:First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

March 2009 - October 2009:Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Later Career and Retirement

2010-2014:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

April 2015 - Present:President of the Ukrainian Association of Foreign Policy

Personal Life

Oleh Volodymyrovych Bilorus is married and has a daughter and a son.
Diplomatic Rank and State Service Rank
Diplomatic Rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
State Service Rank: First

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