Volodymyr Khandohiy

Ukrainian diplomat and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Volodymyr Dmytrovych Khandohiy (Ukrainian: Володимир Дмитрович Хандогій [uk]) is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician. Khandohiy was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for six months in 2009.

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Volodymyr Khandohiy
Володимир Хандогій
Khandohiy in 2009
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom
In office
2010–2015
Preceded byIhor Kharchenko
Succeeded byNatalia Galibarenko
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
In office
3 March 2009[1]  9 October 2009[2]
Preceded byVolodymyr Ohryzko
Succeeded byPetro Poroshenko[2]
Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium and Luxembourg
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byKostiantyn Hryshchenko
Succeeded byYaroslav Koval [uk]
Ambassador of Ukraine to the Netherlands
In office
2000–2002
Preceded byKostiantyn Hryshchenko
Succeeded byDmytro Markov
Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
In office
1998–2000
Preceded byVolodymyr Furkalo
Succeeded byYuriy Shcherbak
Personal details
Born (1953-02-21) 21 February 1953 (age 73)
Alma materNational Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv
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Biography

Volodymyr Khandohiy graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv and started his diplomatic career in 1975. Khandohiy is a former Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (2000-2005) and the Netherlands (2000-2002) and a former Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO (2000-2005). Between 1995 and 1998, and from 27 December 2005 till his appointment as acting Minister, he was a Deputy Foreign Minister.[3][4]

Khandohiy was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, after (on 3 March 2009) his predecessor Volodymyr Ohryzko was dismissed by the Ukrainian Parliament.[5] On 9 October 2009 this parliament appointed Petro Poroshenko as foreign minister.[2][6][7][8]

In 2012 he said that Yevhen Khytrov was a victim of bad refereeing at the 2012 London Olympics.[9]

Khandohiy is married, and has a son and daughter.[4]

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