Date and place of birth: 18 December 1948 in Prymorske, Odesa Region, Ukraine

1972 – graduated from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University, Candidate of historical science.

February 15, 2006 - Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (appointed by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 134)

March 20, 2004 – February 14, 2006 - Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal

November 2003 - March 2004 - Ambassador at large, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

February 2002 - November 2003 - Director-General, Directorate of Consular Service, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

August 2001 - January 2002 - Ambassador at large, Chief of Interaction Coordination Group of MFA and the Parliament of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers and regions of Ukraine

November 2000 - July 2001 - Director-General, Directorate of European Integration, Economic and Humanitarian Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

July 1996 - October 2000 - Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Office and other International Organizations at Geneva, Switzerland. During the period was elected President of Geneva Diplomatic Committee (2000), President of Conference on Disarmament (1998), Vice- President of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (1996-1998)

September 1992 - July 1996 - Head of International Economic Cooperation Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

August 1986 - September 1992 - Second, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN Office and other International Organizations at Geneva, Switzerland

June 1981 - August 1986 - Third, First Secretary of International Economic Organizations Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

1972 – 1981 - Interpreter (French language)

1966 – 1972 - Student of the Faculty of Foreign languages (French and English) Kyiv Taras Shevchenko State University

December 18, 1948 - Was born in Odessa oblast, Ukraine

Diplomatic rank - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Ph.D. (international relations), Kyiv Taras Shevchenko State University.

Foreign languages - French, English

Married to Olena Maimeskul and has a daughter.