Volodymyr Yelchenko
| Volodymyr Yelchenko Володимир Єльченко |
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| Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations | |
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Assumed office 9 December 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Yuriy Sergeyev |
| 6th Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia | |
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In office July 2, 2010 – March 17, 2014 (recalled for consultations) |
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| Preceded by | Kostyantyn Gryshchenko |
| Succeeded by | Not appointed |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria | |
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In office 2005–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Yuriy Polurez |
| Succeeded by | Yevhen Chornobryvko |
| Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations | |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Anatoliy Zlenko |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Kuchynsky |
| Permanent Representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna | |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Yuriy Polurez |
| Succeeded by | Ihor Prokopchuk |
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June 27, 1959 Kiev, Soviet Union |
Volodymyr Yelchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Єльченко; born June 27, 1959 in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations since December 9, 2015. and a former Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia from July 2010 until he was recalled for consultations in March 2014.
Yelchenko was born in Kyiv in 1959, the son of the Minister of Culture (1971-1973) Yuriy Nykyforovych Yelchenko. Volodymyr graduated from the Faculty of International Relations and International Law at Kyiv State University in 1981. Since 1981 he has worked in the diplomatic service of Ukraine. Between 1997 and 2000 he acted as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations in New York, USA. From December 2000 till his next post he served at various senior posts within the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine. In 2005 - 2006 he was Ukraine's Ambassador to Austria, in 2006 - 2010 Mr. Yelchenko served as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organisations in Vienna, Austria. Since 2010 Volodymyr Yelchenko serves as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
On 17 March 2014, during the 2014 Crimean crisis, Yelchenko was recalled from Moscow for consultations in regards to situation with Crimea. Since then Ukraine’s highest diplomatic representation in Russia is its temporary chargé d'affaires.
On December 9, 2015 Yelchenko was appointed Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.
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