Volodymyr Khandohiy

Volodymyr Khandohiy
Володимир Дмитрович Хандогій
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
In office
March 3, 2009[1] – October 9, 2009[2]
Preceded by Volodymyr Ohryzko
Succeeded by Petro Poroshenko[2]
Personal details
Born February 21, 1953 (1953-02-21) (age 59)
Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Volodymyr Dmytrovych Khandohiy (Ukrainian: Володимир Дмитрович Хандогій) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Khandohiy was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, after (on March 3, 2009) his predecessor Volodymyr Ohryzko was fired by the Ukrainian Parliament.[3]

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 Belgium and Luxembourg (2000-2005) and the Netherlands (2000-2002) and a former Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO (2000-2005). Between 1995 and 1998 and from December 27, 2005 till his appointment as acting Minister he was a Deputy Foreign Minister.[4][5]

Khandohiy is married, and has a son and daughter.[5]

References

  1. ^ Khandohiy appointed Ukraine's acting foreign minister, Interfax-Ukraine (March 3, 2009)
  2. ^ a b Rada appoints Poroshenko Ukraine's foreign minister, Interfax-Ukraine (October 9, 2009)
  3. ^ Rada Dismisses Ohryzko Ukrainian News Agency (March 3, 2009)
  4. ^ President appoints Andriy Veselovskyi and Volodymyr Khandohiy Deputy Foreign Ministers, Government Portal (December 28, 2005)
  5. ^ a b MR. VOLODYMYR KHANDOGIY - First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)
Political offices
Preceded by
Volodymyr Ohryzko		 acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2009		 Succeeded by
Petro Poroshenko