Andriy Beshta Explained

Andriy Beshta
Office:Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand
Term Start:November 2015
Term End:30 May 2021
Birth Name:Andriy Petrovych Beshta
Birth Date:14 December 1976
Birth Place:Rozhyshche, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Ko Lipe, Satun Province, Thailand
Nationality:Ukrainian

Andriy Petrovych Beshta (Ukrainian: Андрій Петрович Бешта; 14 December 1976 – 30 May 2021[1]) was a Ukrainian politician and diplomat. In November 2015, he became the Ukrainian Ambassador to Thailand, and in 2017, took up part-time positions as Ambassador to Laos and Myanmar. He held all three positions until his death in 2021.[2] [3]

On August 24, 2021, he was posthumously awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[4]

Biography

He was born on December 14, 1976, in Rozhyshche, Volyn. Graduated with honors from University of Lviv named after Franka, specialist in international relations, translator. Fluent in English.

He was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine) since 1998. He worked abroad at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, as well as at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Thailand. Specialist in the activities of the UN and other international organizations.

He was deputy director of the Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He was also Member of the Ukrainian delegation to participate in the work of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.[5]

Personal life and death

Beshta married Natalya and had a daughter, Oksana, and two sons, Andrey and Ostap.[6] [7]

Beshta died on 30 May 2021 from a heart attack on Ko Lipe, a resort island in Thailand's Satun Province. He was 44.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-06-03 . МЗС України висловлює глибокі співчуття у зв'язку із смертю Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Королівстві Таїланд Андрія Бешти Міністерство закордонних справ України . 2023-07-03 . 2021-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603024619/https://mfa.gov.ua/news/mzs-ukrayini-vislovlyuye-gliboki-spivchuttya-u-zvyazku-iz-smertyu-nadzvichajnogo-i-povnovazhnogo-posla-ukrayini-v-korolivstvi-tayiland-andriya-beshti . bot: unknown .
  2. Web site: Cancellation of earlier decisions, rotation of ambassadors, and competitions for civil service: decisions by Cabinet and President. Centre of United Actions. 8 April 2021. 31 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Ukrainian ambassador in Thailand dies on resort island . 2021-05-31 . 2021-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603020802/https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/ukrainian-ambassador-thailand-dies-resort-island-20210530.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Президент України Володимир Зеленський. Офіційне інтернет-представництво . Указ Президента України №438/2021. Про присвоєння дипломатичного рангу . president.gov.ua . uk.
  5. Web site: 2015-11-25 . Розпорядження Президента №181/2012-рп от 20.09.2012, Про делегацію України для участі в роботі 67-ї сесії Генеральної Асамблеї ООН . 2023-12-15 . 2015-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125223656/http://search.ligazakon.ua/l_doc2.nsf/link1/R181_12.html . bot: unknown .
  6. Web site: Помер посол України у Таїланді . 2021-05-30 . 2023-12-13 . dw.com . uk.
  7. Web site: PEP: Профіль: Бешта Остап Андрійович. PEP.org.ua. 2021-05-31. uk. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215042/https://pep.org.ua/uk/person/18082.
  8. Web site: Ukrainian Diplomat Collapses, Dies Suddenly In Thailand. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 May 2021. 31 May 2021.

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