List of ambassadors of Ukraine to the United States explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Ukraine to the United States
Insignia:MFA UA Full.svg
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Incumbent:Oksana Markarova
Incumbentsince:February 2021
Nominator:Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Nominatorpost:President of Ukraine
Inaugural:Oleh Bilorus
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Website:Ukraine Embassy - Washington D.C.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States of America (Ukrainian: Надзвичайний і Повноважний посол України в США) is the ambassador of Ukraine to the United States. On 25 February 2021 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Oksana Markarova Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.

The first Ukrainian ambassador to the United States assumed his post in 1992, the same year the Ukrainian Embassy, Washington, D.C., was opened.

List of ambassadors

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NCountryUkrainianAmbassadorsImagedate
1Yevhen Holitsynsky(1918–1919)
The head of the diplomatic mission
2Yulian Bachynsky(1919–1921)
The head of the diplomatic mission
3Сергій КуликSergiy Kulyk(1992)
Chargé d'Affaires
4Олег БілорусOleh Bilorus(1992–1994)
5Юрій ЩербакYuriy Shcherbak(1994–1998)
6Антон БутейкоAnton Buteyko(1998–1999)
7Костянтин ГрищенкоKostyantyn Gryshchenko(2000–2003)
8Михайло РезнікMykhailo Reznik(2003–2005)
9Сергій КорсунськийSergiy Korsunsky(2005–2006)
Chargé d'Affaires
10Олег ШамшурOleh Shamshur(2006–2010)
12Олександр МоцикOlexander Motsyk(2010–2015)
13Ярослав БрисюкYaroslav Brisiuck(2015)
Chargé d'Affaires
14Валерій ЧалийValeriy Chaly[1] [2] (2015–2019)
15Володимир ЄльченкоVolodymyr Yelchenko[3] (2019–2021)
16Оксана МаркароваOksana Markarova[4] (2021–present)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine № 409/2015. Office of the President of Ukraine. 20 December 2019. uk.
  2. Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine № 540/2019. Office of the President of Ukraine. 20 December 2019. uk.
  3. Web site: Decree of the President of Ukraine № 911/2019. Office of the President of Ukraine. 20 December 2019. uk.
    Web site: Ukraine Names Veteran Diplomat as New US Envoy. Voice of America. Margaret Besheer. 19 December 2019. 20 December 2019.
  4. https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-us-diplomacy/ukraine-appoints-former-finance-minister-as-ambassador-to-u-s-idUSL8N2KV8H0 Ukraine appoints former finance minister as ambassador to U.S.