List of ambassadors of Ukraine explained

Ambassadors of Ukraine are persons appointed by the president to serve as Ukraine's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large.

Ambassadors are the highest-ranking diplomats of Ukraine and are usually based at the embassy in the host country. They are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and answer directly to the Minister of Foreign Affairs; however, ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time. Appointments change regularly for various reasons, such as reassignment or retirement.

Current ambassadors of Ukraine

Note that the information in this list is subject to change due to regular personnel changes resulting from dismissals, retirements, and reassignments.

Region!scope="col"
Host countryConcurrent accreditation
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--Coaccredited countries/organizations-->Start of bilateral
relations
Ambassador name
(in Ukrainian)
TitleStart of termRef(s)
Africa Algeria20 August 1992Oleksandr Kompaniyets
(Олександр Компанієць)
Chargé d'Affaires2022REF
Africa Angola30 September 1994Andrii Chornopytskyi
(Андрій Чорнописький)
Chargé d'Affaires2020REF
Africa Egypt25 January 1992Mykola Nahornyi
(Микола Нагорний)
Ambassador9 March 2022REF
Africa Ethiopia1 April 1993Oleksandr Zub
(Олександр Зуб)
Chargé d'Affaires1 May 2021REF
Africa Kenya5 May 1993Andrii Pravednyk
(Андрій Праведник)
Ambassador21 September 2018REF
Africa Tunisia17 March 1992Volodymyr Khomanets
(Володимир Хоманець)
Ambassador22 September 2020REF
Africa Morocco22 June 1992Serhii Saienko
(Сергій Саєнко)
Ambassador14 December 2022REF
Africa Nigeria10 December 1992Ivan Kholostenko
(Іван Холостенко)
Ambassador26 December 2022REF
Africa Senegal25 November 1992Yurii Pyvovarov
(Юрій Пивоваров)
Ambassador28 April 2021REF
Africa South Africa16 March 1992Liubov Abravitova
(Любов Абравітова)
Ambassador14 April 2020REF
South America Argentina6 January 1992Yuriy Klymenko
(Юрій Клименко)
Ambassador21 February 2023REF
South America Brazil11 February 1992Andrii Melnyk
(Андрій Мельник)
Ambassador20 June 2023REF
South America Peru7 May 1992Yuriy Polyukhovych
(Юрій Полюхович)
Ambassador23 December 2022REF
North America Canada27 January 1992Yuliya Kovaliv
(Юлія Ковалів)
Ambassador29 March 2022REF
North America Cuba12 March 1992Iryna Kostyuk
(Ірина Костюк)
Ambassador4 May 2022<--or 7 October 2022? -->REF
North America Mexico14 January 1992Oksana Dramaretska
(Оксана Драмарецька)
Ambassador12 August 2020REF
North America United States21 January 1992Oksana Markarova
(Оксана Маркарова)
Ambassador25 February 2021REF
Oceania Australia10 January 1992Vasyl Myroshnychenko
(Василь Мирошниченко)
Ambassador1 April 2022REF
Asia China4 January 1992Pavlo Riabikin
(Павло Рябікін)
AmbassadorJune 2023REF
Asia India17 January 1992Oleksandr Polishchuk
(Олександр Поліщук)
Ambassador20 June 2023REF
Asia Indonesia11 June 1992Vasyl Hamianin
(Василь Гамянін)
Ambassador30 July 2021REF
Asia Iraq16 December 1992Oleksandr Buravchenkov
(Олександр Буравченков)
Temporary Plenipotentiary<--full title: Temporary Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in the Republic of Iraq-->January 2019REF
Asia Israel26 December 1991Yevhen Korniychuk
(Євген Корнійчук)
AmbassadorOctober 2020REF
Asia Japan26 January 1992Sergiy Korsunsky
(Сергій Корсунський)
Ambassador14 April 2020REF
Asia Jordan19 April 1992Myroslava Shcherbatiuk
(Мирослава Щербатюк)
Ambassador22 July 2020REF
Asia Kazakhstan23 July 1992Serhii Pavlenko
(Сергій Павленко)
AmbassadorREF
Asia Kyrgyzstan19 September 1992Valery Zhovtenko
(Валерій Жовтенко)
Ambassador25 January 2019REF
Asia Kuwait18 April 1993Mykola Dzhydzhora
(Микола Джиджора)
Chargé d'AffairesJune 2024REF
Asia Lebanon14 December 1992Yurii Kasyanov
(Юрій Касьянов)
AmbassadorREF
Asia Malaysia3 March 1992Denys Mykhailiuk
(Денис Михайлюк)
Chargé d'AffairesREF
Asia2 November 2001Mykola Leshchenko
(Микола Лещенко)
Minister-CounselorREF
Asia Qatar13 April 1993Andrii Kuzmenko
(Андрій Кузьменко)
Ambassador18 December 2019REF
Asia Saudi Arabia14 April 1993Anatolii Petrenko
(Анатолій Петренко)
Ambassador21 January 2022REF
Asia10 February 1992Dmytro Ponomarenko
(Дмитро Пономаренко)
AmbassadorFebruary 2022REF
Asia Singapore31 March 1992Kateryna Zelenko
(Катерина Зеленко)
Ambassador14 November 2020REF
Asia Tajikistan24 April 1992Valeriy Yevdokimov
(Валерій Євдокимов)
Ambassador2022REF
Asia Thailand6 May 1992Pavlo Orel
(Павло Орел)
Chargé d'AffairesREF
Asia Turkmenistan10 October 1992Viktor Maiko
(Віктор Майко)
Ambassador30 December 2020REF
Asia United Arab Emirates15 October 1992Dmytro Senik
(Дмитро Сенік)
AmbassadorMay 2022REF
Asia Uzbekistan25 August 1992Mykola Doroshenko
(Микола Дорошенко)
Ambassador2020REF
Asia23 January 1992Oleksandr Haman
(Олександр Гаман)
AmbassadorDecember 2021REF

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