Born on 30 May 1972 in Magdeburg, Germany; citizen of Ukraine.
Married, with one daughter.
Fluent in English and German.
Professional career
Since 1 July 2019: Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in Vienna
May 2019 – June 2019: Deputy Director-General of the Department for International Organizations of the MFA of Ukraine – Head of the OSCE Division
August 2018 – April 2019: First Deputy Head of the Directorate of strategic planning and operational support of the Administration of the President of Ukraine
24 August 2017: Diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine
June 2016 – June 2018: Appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Tanzania, with residence in Nairobi
December 2015 – June 2018: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Rwanda, with residence in Nairobi
October 2015 – June 2018: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Union of the Comoros, with residence in Nairobi; Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat)
April 2015 – June 2018: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Kenya
2014 – 2015: Deputy Director-General of the Secretariat of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Head of the Multilateral Cooperation Division
2012 – 2013: Deputy Head of Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, Deputy Director-General of the Secretariat of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2010 – 2012: Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
2008 – 2010: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
2006 – 2008: Head of Division, Territorial Department dealing with Russian Federation and CIS issues, MFA of Ukraine
2002 – 2006: First Secretary, Counsellor, Delegation of Ukraine to the OSCE, Vienna
1999 – 2002: First Secretary, Counsellor, Department for Policy Planning and Analysis, MFA of Ukraine
1996 – 1999: Second Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in Finland
1994 – 1996: Attaché, Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Secretariat of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1993 – 1994: Attaché, Department of Information, MFA of Ukraine
Education
1994 – 1996: Study of foreign languages at the Kyiv National Linguistic University, Master’s degree in German Language Education
1991 – 1994: Study of foreign languages (German, English) at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1989 – 1994: Study of history and political science at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Master’s degree in History