Rotary Club of New York - International Breakfast a the UN, June 20, 2018

Diploma in International relations and International law).
Experience
1981–1984 — Third, Second Secretary, Department of State Protocol, MFA of Ukraine, Kyiv1984–1986 — Second Secretary, Department of International Organizations, MFA of Ukraine, Kyiv1986–1992 — Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, New York, USA1992–1993 — First Secretary, Chief of Section, Department of International Organizations, MFA of Ukraine, Kyiv1993 — International Civil Affairs Officer, United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), Sector West (Croatia)1993–1995 — Deputy Director, Department of International Organizations, MFA of Ukraine, Kyiv1995–1997 — Director, Department of International Organizations, MFA of Ukraine, Kyiv1997–2000 — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations2000–2001 — Representative of Ukraine to the UN Security CouncilMarch 2001 — President of the UN Security Council2000–2001 — Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine2001–2003 — Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of UkraineMarch-May 2003 — Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of UkraineMay 2003 — February 2005 — First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of UkraineMay 2004 — April 2005 — Chairman of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO, Member of UNESCO Executive BoardApril 2005 — September 2008 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Austria, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in ViennaSeptember 2008 — June 2010 — Continued functions as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in ViennaJuly 2010-December 2015 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian FederationSince 9 December 2015 — Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations2016 - 2017 — Representative of Ukraine to the UN Security Council
Diplomatic rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
State Awards: Order of Merit, III and II Grades (Ukraine), Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil).
Foreign languages: English, Russian.
He is married to Iryna Yelchenko, they have a daughter.