Born: 19.07.1953 in Kiev

Professional Carrier:

February 16, 2007

Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan

2003 – 2007

Rector. Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

2001 – 2003

Minister - Counsellor. Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Korea. Seoul.

1998 – 2001

Deputy Director. 5-th Territorial Directorate. (Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Kiev.

1997 – 1998

Minister - Counsellor. Embassy of Ukraine in Japan.Tokyo.

1994 – 1997

Counsellor. Embassy of Ukraine in Japan. Tokyo.

1991 – 1994

First Deputy Director. Institute of International Relations. Kiev State University.

1988 – 1991

Associate Professor. The Department of International Relations and International Law. Kiev State University.

1979 – 1988

Assistant, Senior Lecturer. The Department of International Relations and International Law. Kiev State University.

Educational background:

1970 – 1976

Kiev State University. The Department of International Relations and International Law. M.A. in International Relations.

1976 – 1979

Post-Graduate Course in History of International Relations. Kiev State University.

1982

Doctoral Degree (Ph. D.) in History of International Relations. Kiev State University.

Professional development:

1994

Research Fellow. University of Maryland (USA) and SAIS of John Hopkins University. Washington D.C. (USA).

2003 – 2007

Professor, Institute of International relations. Kiev.

                                          Taras Shevchenko University. Kiev.

2003 – 2007

Professor, Head of Chair. Chair of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. Kiev.

2005

Harvard University. John F. Kennedy School of Government.  Black Sea Security Program. Cambridge – Boston (USA).

2005

Research Fellow. Japan Institute of International Affairs. Tokyo. Japan.

Marital status:

Married, with two sons