Volodymyr Dmytrovych Khandohiy ( uk, Володимир Дмитрович Хандогій) is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician. Khandohiy was the acting

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

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for six months in 2009.

Biography

Volodymyr Khandohiy graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv and started his diplomatic career in 1975. Khandohiy is a former Ambassador to

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and

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(2000-2005) and

the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(2000-2002) and a former Head of the Mission of Ukraine to

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(2000-2005). Between 1995 and 1998, and from 27 December 2005 till his appointment as acting Minister, he was a Deputy Foreign Minister. Khandohiy was the acting

, after (on 3 March 2009) his predecessor Volodymyr Ohryzko was dismissed by the

Ukrainian Parliament The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

. On 9 October 2009 this parliament appointed

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as foreign minister. In 2012 he said that Yevhen Khytrov was a victim of bad refereeing at the

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. Khandohiy is married, and has a son and daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khandohiy, Volodymyr Dmitrievich Living people 1953 births Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni Foreign ministers of Ukraine Permanent Representatives of Ukraine to the United Nations Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Ukraine to Belgium Ambassadors of Ukraine to the Netherlands Ambassadors of Ukraine to Luxembourg Ambassadors of Ukraine to Canada Heads of Mission of Ukraine to NATO Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland