The Embassy of Ukraine in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Ukraine
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in the
United Kingdom
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. Ukraine also maintains a consulate at 78 Kensington Park Road,
Notting Hill
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.
History
The first diplomatic mission of the
Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe. Prior to its proclamation, the Central Council of Ukraine was elected in March 1917 Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, as a result of the February Revolution, ...
to the United Kingdom was established in May 1919 at 38 Kensington Mansions, Trebovir Road, London SW5, moving to 75 Cornwall Gardens, London SW7 in October 1919.
The Ukrainian mission was not officially recognised by the United Kingdom and its main objective was to secure recognition for the Ukrainian People's Republic. The United Kingdom recognised the independence of Ukraine on 31 December 1991. Diplomatic relations were established on 10 January 1992 and the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK was opened in October 1992. The first ambassador of Ukraine to the UK was
Serhiy Komisarenko.
List of ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom
The heads of the diplomatic mission of UNR
# 1919:
Mykola Stakhovsky
# 1919–1921:
Arnold Margolin
# 1921–1923:
Jaroslav Olesnitsky
# 1923–1924:
Roman Smal-Stocki
Roman Stepanovych Smal-Stocki (Роман Степанович Смаль-Стоцький) (born: January 8, 1893, Chernivtsi - died April 27, 1969, Washington DC) – was a Ukrainian diplomat, scholar, politician. Ph.D. Professor at the Ukrain ...
Ambassadors
# 1992–1997:
Serhiy Komisarenko
# 1997–2002:
Volodymyr Vasylenko
Volodymyr Andriyovych Vasylenko (; 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 Nation ...
# 2002–2005:
Ihor Mityukov
# 2005–2010:
Ihor Kharchenko
# 2010–2014:
Volodymyr Khandohiy
# 2014:
Andrii Kuzmenko, chargé d'affaires ad interim
# 2014–2015:
Ihor Kyzym, chargé d'affaires ad interim
# 2015–2020:
Natalia Galibarenko
# 2020–2023:
Vadym Prystaiko
# 2024–2024: Eduard Fesko, chargé d'affaires ad interim
# 2024–present
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi (; born 8 July 1973) is a Ukrainian four-star general and diplomat who is currently serving as Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom. He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2 ...
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Ukraine_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy in English
File:Embassy_of_Ukraine_in_London_3.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy in Ukrainian
See also
*
Ukraine–United Kingdom relations
*
Foreign relations of United Kingdom
*
Embassy of the United Kingdom, Kyiv
*
Diplomatic missions of Ukraine
References
Bibliography
* Margolin, A. D., From a Political Diary: Russia, the Ukraine, and America, 1905-1945 (New York, 1946)
* Ukrainian Problems. A Collection of Notes and Memoirs Etc. Presented by The Ukrainian Special Diplomatic Mission in London to the British Foreign Office, Ministers and other Persons and Institutions (London, 1919)
External links
Official site
Ukraine–United Kingdom relations
Ukraine
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London
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Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Holland Park
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