Uladzimir Leonavich Syanko ( be, Уладзімір Лявонавіч Сянько, born 5 August 1946) is a former Belarusian diplomat and politician. He served as the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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from 1994 to 1997. From 1994 to 2004, he was an ambassador to
France
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,
Spain
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, i ...
, and
Portugal
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. He joined the
in 1973 and
in 1987.
Personal life
Syanko is married and has children.
References
Further reading
*
Gramota Pochwalna
Rady Ministrów Republiki Białorusi (3 kwietnia 2006 roku) – ''za wysokie osiągnięcia w sferach wytwórczej i społeczno-kulturalnej, znaczny osobisty wkład w wykonanie prognozowanych wskaźników rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego republiki w latach 2001–2005''
* Centrum Naukowo-Analityczne „Białoruska Perspektywa”: Kto jest kim w Białorusi. Białystok: Podlaski Instytut Wydawniczy, 2000, s. 313, seria: Biblioteka Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej Polska – Białoruś. .
1946 births
Belarusian diplomats
Foreign ministers of Belarus
Living people
Ambassadors of Belarus to the United Kingdom
Ambassadors of Belarus to Ireland
Ambassadors of Belarus to Belgium
Ambassadors of Belarus to France
Ambassadors of Belarus to Spain
Ambassadors of Belarus to Portugal
Ambassadors of Belarus to Poland
Ambassadors of Belarus to Denmark
Permanent Delegates of Belarus to UNESCO
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