The Embassy of Ukraine in

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in the

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. Ukraine also maintains a consulate at 78 Kensington Park Road,

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History

The first diplomatic mission of the

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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 Mykola Stakhovsky (Микола Стаховський) (May 22, 1879 in Stetkivtsi, Zhytomyr oblast – December 7, 1948 in Prague) – is a Ukrainian diplomat, politician, medic. Head of the Ukrainian mission to the United Kingdom (1919). E ...

# 1919 — 1921 —

Arnold Margolin Arnold Davydovich Margolin ( uk, Арнольд Марґолін) (born: , Kyiv – died October 29, 1956, Washington DC) – was a Ukrainian diplomat, lawyer, active participant in Ukrainian and Jewish community and political affairs; attorney ...

# 1921 — 1923 —

Jaroslav Olesnitsky Jaroslav Olesnitsky (Ярослав Іванович Олесницький) (born: 1875, Halych, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast - died July 15, 1933, Zolochiv, Lviv oblast) was a Ukrainian diplomat, politic, lawyer. Head of the Ukrainian mission to ...

# 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 Ukrainian ...

Ambassadors

# 1992 — 1997 — Serhiy Komisarenko # 1997 — 2002 —

Volodymyr Vasylenko Volodymyr Andriyovych Vasylenko ( uk, Володи́мир Андрі́йович Василе́нко; birth: January 16, 1937, Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian diplomat who has twice served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukrain ...

# 2002 — 2005 — Ihor Mityukov # 2005 — 2010 —

Ihor Kharchenko Ihor Kharchenko (born May 15, 1962 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian diplomat: an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine. Education Ihor Kharchenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1985, master's De ...

# 2010 — 2014 —

Volodymyr Khandohiy Volodymyr Dmytrovych Khandohiy ( uk, Володимир Дмитрович Хандогій) is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician. Khandohiy was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for six months in 2009. Biography Volodymyr Khan ...

# 2014 — Andrii Kuzmenko — Chargé d'Affaires a.i. # 2014 — 2015 —

Ihor Kyzym Ihor Yuriyovych Kyzym ( uk, Ігор Юрійович Кизим, born 20 August 1961) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine. Education Ihor Kyzym graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University o ...

— Chargé d'Affaires a.i. # 2015 — 2020 —

Natalia Galibarenko Natalia Galibarenko (born 1978) is a Ukrainian diplomat, and a former Ukrainian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the UK. Education Natalia Galibarenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, master's degree i ...

DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №513/2015 Про призначення Н.Галібаренко Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України у Сполученому Королівстві Великої Британії і Північної Ірландії
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Vadym Prystaiko Vadym Volodymyrovych Prystaiko ( uk, Вадим Володимирович Пристайко; born 20 February 1970) is a Ukrainian diplomat currently serving as Ukraine's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom. He w ...

Gallery

File:Embassy_of_Ukraine_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy in

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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

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