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'''Kostyantyn Hryshchenko''' ({{lang-uk|Костянтин Іванович Грищенко}}; born 28 October 1953 in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]) is a Ukrainian (and former [[USSR|Soviet]]) diplomat, politician and currently one of the [[Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine|Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine]].
'''Kostyantyn Hryshchenko''' ({{lang-uk|Костянтин Іванович Грищенко}}), born 28 October 1953 in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]], is one of the [[Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine|Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine]].


Hryshchenko served as the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States between 2000 and 2003 and as the ambassador to Russia between 2008 and 2008. He was also Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2003 and 2005 and from 2010,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://mfa.gov.ua/en/page/open/id/614|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref> also becoming a Vice Prime Minister at the end of 2012.<ref> Kyiv Post, Dec. 24, 2012 “Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers” http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yanukovych-is-appointing-new-cabinet-of-ministers-318086.html </ref>
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== Biography ==

In 1975 Hryshchenko graduated from the [[Moscow State Institute of International Relations]], Faculty of [[International Law]].<ref name=Liga>{{ru icon}} [http://file.liga.net/person/527-konstantin-grishenko.html Грищенко Константин Иванович ''Kostyantyn Hryshchenko''], [[ЛІГА]]</ref> In 1976 he attended a [[UN]] translators courses in [[Moscow]].<ref name=Liga/> From 1976 till 1981 he was a member of the [[UN Secretariat]] in [[New York]].<ref name=Liga/> From 1981 till 1985 Hryschenko held a number of diplomatic posts in the [[USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref name=Liga/> From 1985 till 1990 he was Vice-Consul of the [[Consulate General]] of the [[USSR]] in [[Montreal]] ([[Canada]]).<ref name=Liga/> From 1990 till 1992 Hryschenko was 1st Secretary of the Office of arms limitation and disarmament.<ref name=Liga/> After [[Ukrainian independence|Ukraine gained independence]] in 1991 Hryschenko became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, representing Ukraine on the Inspection and Control Commissions monitoring the implementation of the START I and ABM nuclear warhead reduction treaties between the USSR and USA from 1993 till 1995.<ref name=MFAUHry>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://mfa.gov.ua/en/page/open/id/614|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref><ref name=Liga/> in 1995 Hryschenko became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs till 1998.<ref name=Liga/> From 1998 till 2000 Hryshchenko served as Ukrainian ambassador to [[Belgium]] and Headed the [[Ukraine–NATO relations|Ukrainian Mission of Ukraine at NATO]].<ref name=Liga/> Concurrently he was also Ukrainian ambassador to [[Luxembourg]] and the [[Netherlands]].<ref name=Liga/> Hryshchenko served as the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States between 2000 and 2003 and concurrently to [[Antigua and Barbuda]].<ref name=Liga/> From September 2003 till February 2005 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the [[First Yanukovych Government]].<ref name=Liga/> He then became deputy head of the [[Republican Party of Ukraine]]; at the [[Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2006|2006 parliamentary election]] the party was part of the [[Opposition Bloc "Ne Tak"]] with Hryshchenko on the 18th spot on the party list of this political alliance. The alliance scored 1,01% of the national votes and no seats in the [[Ukrainian parliament]].<ref>{{uk icon}} [http://sd.net.ua/2009/08/30/respublkanska_partja_ukrani.html Databases ASD: Political parties in Ukraine]</ref> On 15 April 2008 a decree of President [[Viktor Yushchenko]] appointed him First Deputy Secretary of the [[National Security and Defense Council]].<ref name=Liga/> He then became the ambassador to [[Russia]] between 2008 and 2008.<ref name=Liga/> In March 2010 he became Minister of Foreign Affairs again;<ref name=MFAUHry/> also becoming a Vice Prime Minister at the end of 2012.<ref> Kyiv Post, Dec. 24, 2012 “Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers” http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yanukovych-is-appointing-new-cabinet-of-ministers-318086.html </ref> In December 2012 Hryschenko was appointed as a [[Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yanukovych-is-appointing-new-cabinet-of-ministers-318086.html|publisher=Kyiv Post}}</ref><br>
== Political Career ==

===Career in USSR and post-independence Ukraine===
From 1981-1991, Kostyantyn Hryschenko held a number of diplomatic posts in the USSR [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], including attaché and first secretary. He was based at the Consulate General of the USSR in Montreal, Canada between 1985 and 1990.<br>

After the break-up of the USSR in 1991, [[Ukraine]] declared its independence and Hryschenko became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, representing Ukraine on the Inspection and Control Commissions monitoring the implementation of the [[START I]] and [[ABM_Treaty|ABM nuclear warhead reduction]] treaties between the USSR and USA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://mfa.gov.ua/en/page/open/id/614|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref><br>

===Ambassador and Foreign Minister===
Hryshchenko served as the Ukrainian Ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and NATO between 1998 and 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States of America<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://mfa.gov.ua/en/page/open/id/614|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref>, dealing with allegations arising out of the so-called Cassette Scandal that Ukraine had supplied “[[Kolchuga_passive_sensor|Kolchuga]]” radars to Iraq in 2002.<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/kolchuga.htm</ref><br>

Hryshchenko was appointed Ukrainian [[Foreign Minister]] in 2003 before becoming [[Ambassador]] to Russia in 2008. He retained the post of First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://mfa.gov.ua/en/page/open/id/614|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref><br>

In 2010, Kostyantyn Hryshchenko was again appointed as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, chairing the Committee of the Ministers of the [[Council of Europe]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=USUBC meeting with Ukrainian foreign minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko|url=http://www.usubc.org/site/past-usubc-events/invite-usubc-meeting-with-ukrainian-foreign-minister-kostyantyn-gryshchenko|publisher=U.S.-Ukraine Business Council}}</ref> He was also involved in negotiations with [[Russia]] over extending the lease on its Sevastapol naval base in the Crimea in exchange for a reduction in the price of natural gas supplies.<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/21/russia.ukraine/index.html</ref><br>

===Vice Prime Minister===
In December 2012, Kostyantyn Hryschenko was appointed as one of the Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yanukovych-is-appointing-new-cabinet-of-ministers-318086.html|publisher=Kyiv Post}}</ref> Having been responsible for relations with the [[European Union]] as Ukraine’s foreign minister, Hryschenko is expected to make moving towards full membership of the EU one of the country’s key [[foreign policy]] objectives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine cabinet focuses on economy, foreign policy|url=http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2012-12/27/content_27532770.htm|publisher=Chine.org.cn}}</ref> In a speech at Lviv Polytechnic National University on 24 January 2013, he noted the ongoing integration of Ukraine’s higher education institutions with those of the EU.<ref>http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en/publish/article?art_id=245994045</ref> Hryschenko has also taken charge of Ukraine’s participation in the US Department of State’s [[Open Government Partnership]].<ref>http://www.state.gov/j/ogp/</ref><br>

== Awards and Honours ==
The President of Ukraine awarded Kostyantyn Hryschenko the Order of Merit in 1998 and 2003 for contributions to diplomacy and foreign affairs.<ref> http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=203197076&targetid=profile</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
Hryshchenko's daughter Oksana is an adviser to [[Ukrainian Energy Minister]] [[Yuriy Boyko]].<ref> Kyiv Post, Dec. 6, 2012, quote: “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko dropped by for a brief formal talk since he was in town anyway for bilateral meetings. His daughter, Oksana Hryshchenko, an adviser to Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko, unexpectedly appeared as a panelist on the energy topic.” http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/passion-has-disappeared-in-us-ukraine-relationship-317270.html</ref>
Hryshchenko's daughter Oksana is an adviser to [[Ukrainian Energy Minister]] [[Yuriy Boyko]].<ref> Kyiv Post, Dec. 6, 2012, quote: “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko dropped by for a brief formal talk since he was in town anyway for bilateral meetings. His daughter, Oksana Hryshchenko, an adviser to Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko, unexpectedly appeared as a panelist on the energy topic.” http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/passion-has-disappeared-in-us-ukraine-relationship-317270.html</ref>

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== Chronological Biography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Position
|-
| 1976-1991 || Diplomat at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR]]
|-
| 1992-1995 || Counsellor to Director of the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
|-
| 1995-1998 || Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
|-
| 1998-2000 || Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
|-
| 2000-2003 || Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America
|-
| 2003-2005 || Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
|-
| 2006-2007 || Foreign Policy Adviser to the [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]]
|-
| 2008-2010 || Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
|-
| 2010- || Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
|-
| 2012- || Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
|}



== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:40, 6 February 2013

Kostyantyn Hryshchenko
Костянтин Грищенко
File:Kostyantyn Gryshchenko.JPG
Kostyantyn Hryshchenko
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 December 2012[1]
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
11th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
In office
11 March 2010 – 24 December 2012[1]
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Preceded byPetro Poroshenko
Succeeded byLeonid Kozhara
5th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
In office
2 September 2003 – 3 February 2005
Prime MinisterViktor Yanukovych
Preceded byAnatoliy Zlenko
Succeeded byBorys Tarasiuk
6th Ukraine Ambassador to the United States
In office
January 2000 – September 2003
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byAnton Buteiko
Succeeded byMykhailo Reznik
Personal details
Born (1953-10-28) 28 October 1953 (age 70)
Kiev
SpouseNatalia Ihorivna[2]
ChildrenOksana

Kostyantyn Hryshchenko (Ukrainian: Костянтин Іванович Грищенко), born 28 October 1953 in Kiev, Ukraine, is one of the Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine.

Hryshchenko served as the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States between 2000 and 2003 and as the ambassador to Russia between 2008 and 2008. He was also Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2003 and 2005 and from 2010,[3] also becoming a Vice Prime Minister at the end of 2012.[4]

Political Career

Career in USSR and post-independence Ukraine

From 1981-1991, Kostyantyn Hryschenko held a number of diplomatic posts in the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including attaché and first secretary. He was based at the Consulate General of the USSR in Montreal, Canada between 1985 and 1990.

After the break-up of the USSR in 1991, Ukraine declared its independence and Hryschenko became Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, representing Ukraine on the Inspection and Control Commissions monitoring the implementation of the START I and ABM nuclear warhead reduction treaties between the USSR and USA.[5]

Ambassador and Foreign Minister

Hryshchenko served as the Ukrainian Ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and NATO between 1998 and 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States of America[6], dealing with allegations arising out of the so-called Cassette Scandal that Ukraine had supplied “Kolchuga” radars to Iraq in 2002.[7]

Hryshchenko was appointed Ukrainian Foreign Minister in 2003 before becoming Ambassador to Russia in 2008. He retained the post of First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council.[8]

In 2010, Kostyantyn Hryshchenko was again appointed as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, chairing the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2011.[9] He was also involved in negotiations with Russia over extending the lease on its Sevastapol naval base in the Crimea in exchange for a reduction in the price of natural gas supplies.[10]

Vice Prime Minister

In December 2012, Kostyantyn Hryschenko was appointed as one of the Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine.[11] Having been responsible for relations with the European Union as Ukraine’s foreign minister, Hryschenko is expected to make moving towards full membership of the EU one of the country’s key foreign policy objectives.[12] In a speech at Lviv Polytechnic National University on 24 January 2013, he noted the ongoing integration of Ukraine’s higher education institutions with those of the EU.[13] Hryschenko has also taken charge of Ukraine’s participation in the US Department of State’s Open Government Partnership.[14]

Awards and Honours

The President of Ukraine awarded Kostyantyn Hryschenko the Order of Merit in 1998 and 2003 for contributions to diplomacy and foreign affairs.[15]

Family

Hryshchenko's daughter Oksana is an adviser to Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko.[16]

Chronological Biography

Date Position
1976-1991 Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
1992-1995 Counsellor to Director of the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1995-1998 Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1998-2000 Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
2000-2003 Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America
2003-2005 Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2006-2007 Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine
2008-2010 Ambassador of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
2010- Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2012- Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine


See also

References

  1. ^ a b Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers, Kyiv Post (24 December 2012)
  2. ^ Ukrainian Weekly Vol. LXII, no. 8, 23 February 2003, quote: “Ambassador Gryshchenko and his wife, Natalia, arrived in the afternoon of January 18 and first met privately with Archbishop Antony in his Consistory office.” http://www.scribd.com/doc/12836296/The-Ukrainian-Weekly-200308
  3. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
  4. ^ Kyiv Post, Dec. 24, 2012 “Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers” http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yanukovych-is-appointing-new-cabinet-of-ministers-318086.html
  5. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
  6. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
  7. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/kolchuga.htm
  8. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
  9. ^ "USUBC meeting with Ukrainian foreign minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko". U.S.-Ukraine Business Council.
  10. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/21/russia.ukraine/index.html
  11. ^ "Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers". Kyiv Post.
  12. ^ "Ukraine cabinet focuses on economy, foreign policy". Chine.org.cn.
  13. ^ http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en/publish/article?art_id=245994045
  14. ^ http://www.state.gov/j/ogp/
  15. ^ http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=203197076&targetid=profile
  16. ^ Kyiv Post, Dec. 6, 2012, quote: “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko dropped by for a brief formal talk since he was in town anyway for bilateral meetings. His daughter, Oksana Hryshchenko, an adviser to Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko, unexpectedly appeared as a panelist on the energy topic.” http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/passion-has-disappeared-in-us-ukraine-relationship-317270.html
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