Vadym Prystaiko | |
|---|---|
Вадим Пристайко | |
.jpg) Prystaiko in 2023 | |
| Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 20 July 2020 – 21 July 2023 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Natalia Galibarenko |
| Succeeded by | Valerii Zaluzhnyi[1][2] |
| First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European Relations | |
| In office 4 March 2020 – 4 June 2020[3] | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Dmytro Kuleba |
| Succeeded by | Olha Stefanishyna[3] |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 29 August 2019 – 4 March 2020 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Oleksiy Honcharuk |
| Preceded by | Pavlo Klimkin |
| Succeeded by | Dmytro Kuleba |
| Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office 8 November 2012 – 26 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ihor Ostash |
| Succeeded by | Andriy Shevchenko |
| Ukrainian Ambassador to NATO | |
| In office 7 July 2017 – 29 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Yehor Bozhok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1970 Kiliya, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
Vadym Volodymyrovych Prystaiko (Ukrainian: Вадим Володимирович Пристайко, IPA: [ʋɐˈdɪm ʋɔ.lɔˈdɪ.mer.ɔ.ʋet͡ʃ preˈstaj.kɔ]; born 20 February 1970) is a Ukrainian diplomat who was Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 20 July 2020 and held the position until he was dismissed by Zelenskyy three years later.[4][5]
Prystaiko is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine[6] and former Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine. Between 2014 and 2019, he was also the Ukrainian ambassador to Canada between 2012 and 2014 and the head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO from 7 July 2017 to 29 August 2019. In May 2019, Prystaiko served as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration for foreign policy issues.[7][8] He is a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine since 31 May 2019.[9] He is also former Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, serving from 4 March 2020 to 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Ukraine's Ex-Army Chief Zaluzhny Appointed Ambassador to U.K." themoscowtimes.com. The Moscow Times. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Constant Méheut (7 March 2024). "Zelensky Names Ukraine's Ex-Top General Ambassador to U.K.". The New York Times. Kyiv. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Rada with 255 votes backs appointment of Stefanyshyna as deputy PM for European Integration", Interfax-Ukraine (4 June 2020)
- ^ "Zelensky appointed Pristaika ambassador to Britain". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2020.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №287/2020". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Пристайка призначили міністром закордонних справ".
- ^ Zelensky appoints Prystaiko as Deputy Head of Presidential Administration, 112.international, May 22, 2019
- ^ "Prystaiko was appointed as a Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration". 4 June 2019.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №340/2019". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 April 2021.