Volodymyr Vasylenko

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| name = Volodymyr Vasylenko

| image = Volodymyr Vasylenko (cropped).jpg

| caption = Vasylenko in 2014

| office = Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom

| term_start = 1998

| term_end = 2002

| president = Leonid Kuchma

| predecessor = Serhiy Komisarenko

| successor = Ihor Mityukov

| office2 = Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union

| term_start2 = 1995

| term_end2 = 1997

| president2 = Leonid Kuchma

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| successor2 = Ihor Mityukov

| birth_name = Volodymyr Andriyovych Vasylenko

| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|01|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

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| children = Lesia Vasylenko

| alma_mater = Kiev University

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| native_name = {{nobold|Володимир Василенко}}

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Volodymyr Andriyovych Vasylenko ({{langx|uk|Володи́мир Андрі́йович Василе́нко}}; 16 January 1937 – 9 October 2023) was a Ukrainian diplomat who twice served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.

Education

Volodymyr Vasylenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1959.

Career

From 1972 to 1992, he was a scientific consultant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for law issues.

In 1989, he took part in the development of a legal basis for economic independence of Ukraine.

In 1990, he was a consultant of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (the parliament of the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union), prepared the first draft of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine.

In 1992, he was appointed Ambassador to the Benelux countries and also the Representative of Ukraine to the European Union and NATO.

From 1998 to 2002, Vasylenko was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Between 1991 and 2009, he served as an expert, advisor, and member of the delegation of Ukraine in the UN General Assembly.

From 2001 to 2005, Vasylenko served as a UN General Assembly judge in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

From 2006 to 2010, he was the Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

In 2014, Vasylenko was head of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in Ukraine.[http://spilnotv.com/en/archives/13156 EuroMaidan Statement of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in Ukraine]

Death

Vasylenko died on 9 October 2023 at the age of 86.{{cite news |title=Diplomat and lawyer Volodymyr Vasylenko passed away|url=https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-pomer-dyplomat-volodymyr-vasylenko/32629609.html|access-date=9 October 2023 |publisher=Radio Free Europe|date=9 October 2023|language=Ukrainian}}{{cite news |title=IN MEMORIAM: Diplomat Volodymyr Vasylenko died|url=https://www.istpravda.com.ua/short/2023/10/9/163218/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |publisher=Istorychna Pravda|date=9 October 2023|language=Ukrainian}}

References

External links

[http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/day-after-day/volodymyr-vasylenko-ukraines-participation-un-human-rights-council-confirms Volodymyr VASYLENKO: “Ukraine’s participation in the UN Human Rights Council confirms our country’s civilizational orientation”]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150102155254/http://uk.mfa.gov.ua/en/embassy/history Former Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom]
[http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/volodymyr_vasylenko_leading_ukrainian_specialist_in_international_law_elected_judge_of_international_tribunal_for_former_yugoslavia_1385 VOLODYMYR VASYLENKO, LEADING UKRAINIAN SPECIALIST IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, ELECTED JUDGE OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA]
[http://ukrainianweek.com/Society/103956 Volodymyr Vasylenko: “Government bodies were first and foremost responsible for a civilized regulation and solution of the conflict”]
[http://euromaidan-researchforum.ca/2014/03/03/statement-from-volodymyr-vasylenko-on-russian-aggression/ Statement from Head of the Public Commission for the Investigation and Prevention of Human Rights Violations in Ukraine Volodymyr Vasylenko on Russian Aggression]
[http://euromaidan-researchforum.ca/2014/03/03/statement-from-volodymyr-vasylenko-on-crimea/ Statement from Head of the Public Commission for the Investigation and Prevention of Human Rights Violations in Ukraine Volodymyr Vasylenko on Crimea]
[http://ksf.openukraine.org/en/ksf/2014/speakers/80-speaker Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine, Member of International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2001–2005)]

Category:1937 births

Category:2023 deaths

Category:Diplomats from Kyiv

Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom

Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to Ireland

Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to Belgium

Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to Luxembourg

Category:People's Movement of Ukraine politicians

Category:International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia judges

Category:Ambassadors of Ukraine to the European Union

Category:Heads of mission of Ukraine to NATO

Category:Ukrainian People's Party politicians