Volodymyr Khandohiy
Ukrainian diplomat and politician
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Volodymyr Dmytrovych Khandohiy (Ukrainian: Володимир Дмитрович Хандогій) 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 | |
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Володимир Хандогій | |
Khandohiy in 2009 | |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ihor Kharchenko |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Galibarenko |
| Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine | |
| In office 3 March 2009[1] – 9 October 2009[2] | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Ohryzko |
| Succeeded by | Petro Poroshenko[2] |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium and Luxembourg | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Kostiantyn Hryshchenko |
| Succeeded by | Yaroslav Koval |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to the Netherlands | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Kostiantyn Hryshchenko |
| Succeeded by | Dmytro Markov |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Furkalo |
| Succeeded by | Yuriy Shcherbak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1953 |
| Alma mater | National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv |
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]