Embassy of Ukraine, Stockholm

The Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden is a diplomatic mission of Ukraine in Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden.

Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden
Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden
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LocationLidingö, Stockholm
Coordinates59°21′44.14″N 18°7′23.66″E / 59.3622611°N 18.1232389°E / 59.3622611; 18.1232389
AmbassadorAndriy Plakhotnyuk
Websitesweden.mfa.gov.ua/ua

Andriy Plakhotnyuk has been the Ambassador since November 2020.[1]

History

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In October 1918 the government of the Ukrainian State[dubiousdiscuss] "in order to establish permanent diplomatic relations between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Ukrainian State, as well as aiming to establish friendly connections and mutual understanding between our two great nations", sent a diplomatic mission to the Scandinavian countries headed by Borys Bazhenov. Borys Bazhenov resided at Grand Hôtel, which still functions on Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8. This address appears as the first location of the diplomatic mission. Later the mission was located in the hotel Regina [sv] on Drottninggatan 42–44.[2]

In January 1919 the Directory decided to appoint Kostyantyn Losskyi as the head of the mission. Since his arrival in Stockholm in late February - early March the mission relocated to Drottninggatan, 83 and the head of the mission lived in an apartment on Karlbergsvägen 43b. Starting from 1 October 1919 to February 1920, this address was shared with the office of the mission.[2]

On 19 December 1991 Sweden recognized the independence of Ukraine, and on 13 January 1992 an agreement on establishing diplomatic relations was concluded. Kostyantyn Masyk was appointed as ambassador to Sweden on 16 October 1992.[3] The embassy opened on Markvardsgatan 5 on 31 May 1994. On 1 October 1999 the embassy moved to another location on Stockholmsvägen 18 in Lidingö, the embassy moved again to the current premises on Stjärnvägen 2a on 1 April 2001.[2]

Diplomatic staff

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As of 8 January 2020 the embassy had the following diplomatic staff:[4]

  • Counsellor, Stanislav Stashevskyi
  • Counsellor, Nataliia Bielkina
  • First secretary, Kateryna Derepovska
  • First secretary, Victoria Tsurtsumia
  • First secretary, Oleksandr Savchuk
  • First secretary, Roman Stepanov
  • Second secretary, Inna Zholtkevych
  • Office of Defense Cooperation, Col. Serhii Harbarenko

List of ambassadors

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Name Image Appointed Ending
Kostyantyn Masyk   16 October 1992[3] 1994
Ihor Sahach   1994[citation needed] 1997
Ihor Podolyev   28 July 1997[5] 1999
Oleksandr Slipchenko   20 January 1999[6] 2002
Leonid Kozhara   14 November 2002[7] 2004
Oleksandr Danyleiko   2004[citation needed] 2004
Eduard Terpytsky   2004[citation needed] 2006
Anatoliy Ponomarenko   6 December 2006[8] 20 May 2008 (died in office)
Yevhen Perebyinis   2008[citation needed] 2011
Valeriy Stepanov   11 November 2011[9] 2015
Ihor Sahach   19 March 2015[10] 2020
Andriy Plakhotnyuk   2020[11] Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kitsoft. "Плахотнюк Андрій Миколайович | Посольство України в Королівстві Швеція". sweden.mfa.gov.ua. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "History of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Sweden". Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Sweden.
  3. ^ a b Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 501/92
  4. ^ "Diplomatic Staff of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Sweden". Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Sweden. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 715/97
  6. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 39/99
  7. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 1027/2002
  8. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 1038/2006
  9. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 1044/2011
  10. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 151/2015
  11. ^ "Nya ambassadörer till Sverige" (in Swedish). Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

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