Sergiy Korsunsky (born August 10, 1962 in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

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) is a

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. He previously served as

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of Ukraine to the United States during 2005 and

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

of Ukraine to

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

(2008-2016). Director of the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine in 2017-2020. Ambassador of Ukraine to

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(since April 2020).

Education

Sergiy Korsunsky graduated from

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

in 1984, faculty for

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

Mechanics Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, ''mēkhanikḗ'', "of machines") is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objects r ...

Doctor of Science Doctor of Science ( la, links=no, Scientiae Doctor), usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D., or D.S., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries, "Doctor of Science" is the degree used f ...

(

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

and

). In 1995 professional training course at the Institute for International Relations, Kyiv State University

Career

1984 — 1988 — Researcher with the

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; uk, Національна академія наук України, ''Natsional’na akademiya nauk Ukrayiny'', abbr: NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine th ...

. 1988 — 1991 — Researcher-Consultant, Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 1991 — 1994 — Director-General of the Department for State Scientific and Technological Programs at the State Committee on Science and Technologies of Ukraine 1994 — 1995 — Secretary of the first class of the Ukraine’s National Commission for

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

1995 — 1998 — Counsellor for Economy, Science and Technologies, Embassy of Ukraine to the

State of Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

1998 — 2000 — Deputy Head of the Department for Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 2000 — 2006 — Counsellor, Minister Counsellor of the

Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C. The Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C., is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the United States. The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district. The embassy also operates Consulates-Genera ...

, in 2005 charge d' Affairs a.i. of Ukraine to the

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. 2006 — 2008 — Head of the Department for Economic Cooperation,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство закордонних справ України) is the ministry of the Ukrainian government that oversees the foreign relations of Ukraine. The head of the ministry is the ...

July 2008 — up to June 18, 2016 —

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

to the Republic of

Interview With H.E. Dr. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukrainian Ambassador To Ankara (IIS – International Interaction Society)
/ref> October 2017 – April 2020 - Director, Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine Since 14.04.2020 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan

Academic affiliations

Visiting professor

Kobe Gakuin University is a private, co-educational university located on the western edge of the city of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. It was founded in 1966 and overlooks the city of Akashi, the Akashi Straits and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - the longest susp ...

, Japan Honorary professor

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University ( uk, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка) is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal co ...

, Ukraine

Author publications

Author of more than 350 academic papers and other publications including 7 books, among them "Nonlinear waves in dispersive and dissipative systems with coupled fields" (Addison, Wesley. Longman, 1997), “Technology Transfer in the United States” (Kyiv, 2005), “Energy Diplomacy” (Kyiv, 2008), "Foreign Policy in Times of Transformations: how not to be left on the sidelines of history"(Kharkiv, 2020), How to build relations with Asian countries: economy, diplomacy, cultural peculiarities (Kharkiv, 2021). Author of 10 books of fiction published in 2010-2019 under the pen-name Sergey Vladich (in Russian), as hobby

References

External links

AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE DR. SERGIY KORSUNSKY’S VISIT

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Turkey

An Interview with Mr. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey

* ttp://www.todayszaman.com/interviews_ukrainian-ambassador-time-a-very-good-warrior-on-our-side_350578.html Ukrainian ambassador: Time a very good warrior on our side
Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Sergiy Korsunsky tells SES Türkiye that Ankara's support has been "continuous and adequate."

Ukrainian envoy: Captive OSCE observers expected to be freed
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