Andriy Veselovsky
Ukrainian diplomat
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Andriy Ivanovych Veselovsky (birth: 28 July 1951, Lviv) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine. Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union in 2008–2010.
Andriy Veselovsky Андрій Іванович Веселовський | |
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| Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| President | Viktor Yushchenko |
| Preceded by | Roman Shpek |
| Succeeded by | Kostiantyn Yelisieiev |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Egypt | |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| President | Leonid Kuchma |
| Preceded by | Ivan Kuleba |
| Succeeded by | Yevhen Mykytenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1951 |
| Alma mater | Kyiv University |
Education
Andrei Veselovsky graduated from Institute of International relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1974. Fluent in French and English.
Career
From 1974 to 1975 – he was a senior laboratory preparatory department of Kyiv Institute of Civil Engineering.
From 1975 to 1977 – he worked as an editor, senior editor, columnist graduating edition for advanced wireless telegraphy Ukrainian foreign newspaper agency in Ukraine (RATAU).
Since 1978 – Member of the Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
From 1977 to 1983 – Editor, Senior Editor of Press and Information Society of the Ukrainian cultural ties abroad.
From 1983 to 1986 – he was a translator of French in Algeria.
From 1986 to 1992 – he worked as a 2nd secretary, 1st secretary, counselor of Information Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
From 1992 to 1996 – Counselor of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada.
Since July 1996 – Deputy Head of Policy Analysis and Planning
Since August 1997 – Acting Head of Policy Analysis and Planning
From January 1998 to January 2001 – he was Head of Policy Analysis and Planning, member of the board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
From January 2001[1] to 5 August 2005[2] – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
From March 2002[3] to October 2003[4] – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Kenya in combination.
From April 2002[5] to 5 August 2005 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Sudan in combination.
27 December 2005[6] – 19 March 2008[7] – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
From 17 March 2008[8] to 12 May 2010[9] – Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union.[10]