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The Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada ( uk, Посол України в Канаді) is the
Canada became the first Western power to recognize the
Webpage of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada
{{Ukrainian diplomatic missions
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 ...
from 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 Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
.
History
Canada became the first Western power to recognize the independence of Ukraine
The Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ( uk, Акт проголошення незалежності України, Akt proholoshennya nezalezhnosti Ukrayiny) was adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR on 24 August 1991.
on 2 December 1991. Diplomatic relations were fully established on January 27, 1992, when the 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 ...
Anatoliy Zlenko
Anatoliy Maksymovych Zlenko ( uk, Анато́лій Макси́мович Зле́нко; 2 June 1938Secretary of State for External Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (french: Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Government of Canada's international relations and is the lead minister respo ...
Barbara McDougal exchanged notes.
On September 10, 1992, a Canadian of Ukrainian descent, Erast Hutsulyak, obtained a house at 331 Metcalfe Street in Ottawa for $615,000; he donated it to the Government of Ukraine as accommodation for the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada. The embassy was officially opened on December 1, 1992. In 1994, another house was purchased for the embassy, at 310 Somerset Street West, for $1.8 million. The new building is located from the first one. Most of the funds came from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC; uk, Конгрес Українців Канади) is a nonprofit umbrella organization of Ukrainian-Canadian political, cultural, and religious organizations.
History
Originally known as the Ukrainian ...
. The building at Metcalfe Street was left for the Consulate of Ukraine in Ottawa.
Ambassadors to Canada
* 1991–1992Aleksei Rodionov
Aleksei Borisovich Rodionov (russian: Алексей Борисович Родионов; born April 26, 1947) is a Russian cinematographer.
Filmography
* '' Farewell'' (1983)
* ''Among Grey Stones'' (1983)
* ''Come and See'' (1985)
* ''Orlando ...
(Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Canada)
* 1992-05-14 – 1993-10-15 Levko Lukyanenko
Levko Hryhorovych Lukianenko ( uk, Левко́ Григо́рович Лук'я́ненко; 24 August 1928 – 7 July 2018) was a Ukrainian politician, Soviet dissident, and Hero of Ukraine. He was one of the founders of Ukrainian Helsinki ...
* 1994 – 1996-01-17 Victor Batiuk
Victor Havrylovych Batiuk ( uk, Віктор Гаврилович Батюк; 15 March 1939 – 2 December 1996) was a Ukraine, Ukrainian diplomat and poet, who has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, and Permanent R ...
* 1996-01-24 – 1998-10-15 Volodymyr Furkalo
* 1998-10-22 – 1999-12-11 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 ...
* 2000-03-09 – 2003-04-07 Yuriy Shcherbak
* 2004-03-20 – 2006-02-07 Mykola Maimeskul
* 2006-09-11 – 2011-06-16 Ihor Ostash
* 2011 - 2012 Marko Shevchenko (Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Canada)
* 2012-11-08 – 2014-11 Vadym Prystaiko
* 2014-11-27 – 2015 Marko Shevchenko (Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Canada)
* 2015-09-24 – 2021-08-25 Andriy Shevchenko
* 2022-03-9 Yulia Kovaliv
See also
* Canada–Ukraine relationsExternal links
Webpage of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada
{{Ukrainian diplomatic missions
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
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 ...