Volodymyr Vasylenko

Volodymyr Andriyovych Vasylenko (birth: January 16, 1937, Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.

Volodymyr Vasylenko
Володимир Василенко
  Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom  
In office
1998–2002
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded bySerhiy Komisarenko
Succeeded byIhor Mityukov
  Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union  
In office
1995–1997
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Succeeded byIhor Mityukov
Personal details
Born (1937-01-16) January 16, 1937
Kyiv
Alma materKiev University

Education

Volodymyr Vasylenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1959.

Career

1972–1992 – was a scientific consultant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for law issues.

In 1989 – was taking part in development of legal basis for economic independence of Ukraine.

In 1990 – as a consultant of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, prepared the first draft of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine.

1992 – Ambassador in Benelux countries and also the Representative of Ukraine to the European Union and NATO

1998–2002 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1991–2009 – expert, advisor, member of the delegation of Ukraine in the UN General Assembly and was representing Ukraine in Third Committee human rights and Sixth Committee legal issues.

2001–2005 – he was elected UN General Assembly judge in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

2006–2010 – was the Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

In 2014 – head of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in Ukraine.[1]

References
  1. EuroMaidan Statement of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in Ukraine
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