Yuriy Sergeyev

{{Short description|Ukrainian diplomat and politician}}

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| name = Yuriy Sergeyev

| image = Yuri Sergeev 2013.jpg

| caption = Sergeyev in 2013

| office = Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations

| term_start = 18 April 2007

| term_end = 9 December 2015

| primeminister =

| predecessor = Viktor Kryzhanivsky

| successor = Volodymyr Yelchenko

| office1 = Ambassador of Ukraine to Bahamas
(concurrently)

| term_start1 = 2008

| term_end1 =

| president1 = Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Yanukovych

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| 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

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|2|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Leninakan (Armenia)

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| alma_mater = Kyiv University

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| native_name = {{nobold|Юрій Сергеєв}}

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Yuriy Anatoliyovych Sergeyev ({{langx|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.[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], UNIAN (9 February 2016)

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).{{Cite web |title=Yuriy Sergeyev {{!}} Office of Visiting Scholars, Exchanges, and Fellowships |url=https://ovef.macmillan.yale.edu/people/yuriy-sergeyev |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=ovef.macmillan.yale.edu |language=en}} He is fluent in English, Russian and French.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-27 |title=Diplomacy Under Fire: Yuriy Sergeyev |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2015/02/27/diplomacy-under-fire-yuriy-sergeyev/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Yale Daily News |language=en}}

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.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
  • April 1992 — September 1993 — Director, Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Yuriy A. Sergeyev of Ukraine Chair of Sixth Committee {{!}} UN Press |url=https://press.un.org/en/2012/bio4411.doc.htm |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=press.un.org}}
  • 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.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
  • 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[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] — April 2007[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] — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UNESCO.
  • April 2007[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] — present Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
  • 2008[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] — 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{{Cite web |title=Yuriy A. Sergeyev of Ukraine Chair of Sixth Committee {{!}} Meetings Coverage and Press Releases |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2012/bio4411.doc.htm |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.un.org}} — elected Chair of the Sixth Committee (Legal and Administrative) at the United Nations
  • 2015{{Cite web |title=2016-2017 UN Security Council Elections and the Responsibility to Protect |url=https://www.globalr2p.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2016-2017-unsc-elections-and-the-responsibility-to-protect-final.pdf |website=GLOBAL CENTRE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT}}{{Cite web |title=Working at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN {{!}} Ukrainian Youth Delegate |url=http://uayouthdelegate.com/?p=720 |access-date=2022-03-23 |language=ru-RU}} — 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{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
  • Honorary Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Diplomatic rank

  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=An Ambassador’s Thoughts on Past and Present Events, Yuriy A. Sergeyev {{!}} The MacMillan Center Hellenic Studies Program |url=https://hsp.macmillan.yale.edu/event/ambassadors-thoughts-past-and-present-events-yuriy-sergeyev |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=hsp.macmillan.yale.edu}}

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