Yurii Vasylyovych Kostenko ( uk, Юрій Васильович Костенко) (born 1945) is a Ukrainian

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of

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

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Biography

Born in the city of

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 ...

November 6, 1945. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1968), department of history; 1968 – 1971 – Attaché, Third Secretary, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

; 1971 – 1972 – Service in the Armed Forces; 1972 – 1975 – Third Secretary in the reserve, Third, Second Secretary of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1975 – 1984 – Assistant to the Minister, First Secretary, Counselor, Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1984 – 1985 – Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian SSR Commission on

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 ...

affairs; 1985 – 1988 – Head of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1988 – 1994 – Permanent Representative of Ukraine to International Organizations in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

; 1992 – 1994 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the

Austrian Republic Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ci ...

; Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Vienna negotiations of security and cooperation in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

; 1994 – 1997 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

; 1997 – 2001 – Ambassador-at-Large, Inspector-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 2001 – 2006 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

2004 – 2006 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

2006 – 2008 – Deputy minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 2008 – 2009 – Acting First Deputy

minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство закордонних справ України) is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministry of the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian government that oversees the foreign r ...

August 2009 – 12.09.2012Decree of the President of Ukraine № 542/2012 Про звільнення Ю.Костенка з посад Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Китайській Народній Республіці та Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Монголії
— Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the

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Ambassador of Ukraine in China

* ttps://archive.today/20130125015601/http://www.helosina.com/Show/news/View_841.aspx Yurii Kostenko-Ukrainian Ambassador to China {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostenko, Yurii V. 1945 births Living people Diplomats from Kyiv Ambassadors of Ukraine to China Ambassadors of Ukraine to Austria Ambassadors of Ukraine to Germany Ambassadors of Ukraine to Japan Ambassadors of Ukraine to the Philippines Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni