Yuriy Anatoliyovych Sergeyev (Ukrainian: Юрій Анатолійович Сергеєв; born 5 February 1956) is a former Ukrainian diplomat and politician, who has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.[1]
Yuriy Sergeyev | |
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Юрій Сергеєв | |
 Sergeyev in 2013 | |
| Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations | |
| In office 18 April 2007 – 9 December 2015[1] | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Kryzhanivsky |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Yelchenko[1] |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Bahamas (concurrently) | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| President | Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to France | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| President | Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych |
| Preceded by | Anatoliy Zlenko |
| Succeeded by | Kostiantyn Tymochenko |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Greece (Albania concurrently) | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| President | Leonid Kuchma |
| Preceded by | Borys Korneyenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1956 Leninakan (Armenia) |
| Alma mater | Kyiv University |
Early life and education
editBorn on February 5, 1956, in Leninakan (Armenia), Sergeyev graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ph.D. (1981). He was later a Senior Fellow as well as a Lecturer in EU Studies and Political Science at Yale University (2016-2020).[2] He is fluent in English, Russian and French.[3]
Professional career and experience
edit- 1981–1992 — Assistant, Docent at the Philological Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ukrainian Studies.[citation needed]
- April 1992 — September 1993 — Director, Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.[4]
- August — December 1994 — Director, Secretariat of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.[4]
- December 1994 — January 1997; September 1993 — August 1994 — Director, Directorate for Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.[4]
- January — November 1997 — Counselor-Envoy for the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.[citation needed]
- November 1997 — December 2000 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Greece and Albania (with the residence in Athens).[4]
- December 2000 — February 2001 — Director-General, Directorate-General for Foreign Policy of the Administration of the President of Ukraine.[4]
- February — July 2001 — Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.[4]
- July 2001 — March 2003 — Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.[4]
- March 2003[5] — April 2007[6] — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UNESCO.
- April 2007[7] — present Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
- 2008[8] — present Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Commonwealth of the Bahamas (with the residence in New York City)
- 2008 — elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council
- September 2012[9] — elected Chair of the Sixth Committee (Legal and Administrative) at the United Nations
- 2015[10][11] — non-permanent member to the United Nations Security Council
- On 9 December 2015 Volodymyr Yelchenko replaced Sergeyev as permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.[1] Early February 2016 Sergeyev announced the end of his diplomatic career.[1]
Awards and decorations
edit- April 2003 The State "Order of Merit" of Ukraine[citation needed]
- Honorary Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine[citation needed]
Diplomatic rank
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Ex-envoy to UN Sergeyev quits the foreign service, becomes retiree, UNIAN (9 February 2016)
- ^ "Yuriy Sergeyev | Office of Visiting Scholars, Exchanges, and Fellowships". ovef.macmillan.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Diplomacy Under Fire: Yuriy Sergeyev". Yale Daily News. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Yuriy A. Sergeyev of Ukraine Chair of Sixth Committee | UN Press". press.un.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine N 181/2003 Про призначення Ю. Сергеєва Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України у Французькій Республіці та Постійним Представником України при ЮНЕСКО
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine N 316/2007 Про звільнення Ю. Сергеєва з посад Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України у Французькій Республіці та Постійного Представника України при ЮНЕСКО
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine N 317/2007 Про призначення Ю. Сергеєва Постійним Представником України при Організації Об'єднаних Націй
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine N 546/2008 Про призначення Ю. Сергеєва Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Співдружності Багамських островів
- ^ "Yuriy A. Sergeyev of Ukraine Chair of Sixth Committee | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "2016-2017 UN Security Council Elections and the Responsibility to Protect" (PDF). GLOBAL CENTRE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT.
- ^ "Working at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN | Ukrainian Youth Delegate" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "An Ambassador's Thoughts on Past and Present Events, Yuriy A. Sergeyev | The MacMillan Center Hellenic Studies Program". hsp.macmillan.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-13.