Yuriy Sergeyev Explained

Yuriy Sergeyev
Office:	Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
Term Start:	18 April 2007
Term End:	9 December 2015
Predecessor:	Viktor Kryzhanivsky
Successor:	Volodymyr Yelchenko
Office1:	Ambassador of Ukraine to Bahamas (concurrently)
Term Start1:	2008
President1:	Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych
Office2:	Ambassador of Ukraine to France
Term Start2:	2003
Term End2:	2007
President2:	Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych
Predecessor2:	Anatoliy Zlenko
Successor2:	Kostiantyn Tymochenko
Office3:	Ambassador of Ukraine to Greece (Albania concurrently)
Term Start3:	1997
Term End3:	2000
President3:	Leonid Kuchma
Predecessor3:	Borys Korneyenko
Birth Date:	5 February 1956
Birth Place:	Leninakan (Armenia)
Alma Mater:	Kyiv University
Native Name Lang:	uk

Yuriy Anatoliyovych Sergeyev (uk|Юрій Анатолійович Сергеєв; born 5 February 1956) is a former Ukrainian diplomat and politician, who has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.^[1]

Early life and education

Born on February 5, 1956, in Leninakan (Armenia), Sergeyev graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ph.D. (1981). He was later a Senior Fellow as well as a Lecturer in EU Studies and Political Science at Yale University (2016-2020).^[2] He is fluent in English, Russian and French.^[3]

Professional career and experience

• 1981–1992 — Assistant, Docent at the Philological Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
• April 1992 — September 1993 — Director, Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.^[4]
• August — December 1994 — Director, Secretariat of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
• December 1994 — January 1997; September 1993 — August 1994 — Director, Directorate for Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
• January — November 1997 — Counselor-Envoy for the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• November 1997 — December 2000 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Greece and Albania (with the residence in Athens).
• December 2000 — February 2001 — Director-General, Directorate-General for Foreign Policy of the Administration of the President of Ukraine.
• February — July 2001 — Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
• July 2001 — March 2003 — Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
• March 2003^[5] — April 2007^[6] — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UNESCO.
• April 2007^[7] — present Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
• 2008^[8] — present Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Commonwealth of the Bahamas (with the residence in New York City)
• 2008 — elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council
• September 2012^[9] — elected Chair of the Sixth Committee (Legal and Administrative) at the United Nations
• 2015^{[10] [11]} — non-permanent member to the United Nations Security Council
• On 9 December 2015 Volodymyr Yelchenko replaced Sergeyev as permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. Early February 2016 Sergeyev announced the end of his diplomatic career.

Awards and decorations

• April 2003 The State "Order of Merit" of Ukraine
• Honorary Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Diplomatic rank

• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.^[12]

External links

• Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
• UPDATE 5-Ukraine's U.N. envoy: 'We are strong enough to defend ourselves'
• Юрий Сергеев, Посол Украины в ООН в телепередаче "У нас в Америке"-1

Notes and References

1. http://www.unian.info/politics/1259802-ex-envoy-to-un-sergeyev-quits-the-foreign-service-becomes-retiree.html Ex-envoy to UN Sergeyev quits the foreign service, becomes retiree
2. Web site: Yuriy Sergeyev Office of Visiting Scholars, Exchanges, and Fellowships . 2022-03-23 . ovef.macmillan.yale.edu . en.
3. Web site: 2015-02-27 . Diplomacy Under Fire: Yuriy Sergeyev . 2023-10-13 . Yale Daily News . en.
4. Web site: Yuriy A. Sergeyev of Ukraine Chair of Sixth Committee UN Press . 2023-10-13 . press.un.org.
5. http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=181%2F2003 Decree of the President of Ukraine N 181/2003 Про призначення Ю. Сергеєва Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України у Французькій Республіці та Постійним Представником України при ЮНЕСКО
6. http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=316%2F2007 Decree of the President of Ukraine N 316/2007 Про звільнення Ю. Сергеєва з посад Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України у Французькій Республіці та Постійного Представника України при ЮНЕСКО
7. http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=317%2F2007 Decree of the President of Ukraine N 317/2007 Про призначення Ю. Сергеєва Постійним Представником України при Організації Об'єднаних Націй
8. http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=546%2F2008 Decree of the President of Ukraine N 546/2008 Про призначення Ю. Сергеєва Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Співдружності Багамських островів
9. Web site: Yuriy A. Sergeyev of Ukraine Chair of Sixth Committee Meetings Coverage and Press Releases . 2022-03-23 . www.un.org.
10. Web site: 2016-2017 UN Security Council Elections and the Responsibility to Protect . GLOBAL CENTRE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT.
11. Web site: Working at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN Ukrainian Youth Delegate . 2022-03-23 . ru-RU.
12. Web site: An Ambassador’s Thoughts on Past and Present Events, Yuriy A. Sergeyev The MacMillan Center Hellenic Studies Program . 2023-10-13 . hsp.macmillan.yale.edu.