Sergiy Kyslytsya
Sergiy Kyslytsya Сергій Олегович Кислиця | |
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| Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Yelchenko |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1969 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Kyiv University (MA) |
Serhiy Olehovych Kyslytsya (Ukrainian: Сергій Олегович Кислиця) (born 15 August 1969) is a Ukrainian career diplomat, who serves as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations (From 2020).[1] He had previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2014–2020).[2][3]
Early life and education
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine on 15 August 1969. Kyslytsya graduated cum laude from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a Master of Arts degree in International Law. He is fluent in Ukrainian, English, Russian, Spanish and French.
Career
Kyslytsya started his career in international diplomacy as an intern to the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine. Over the next eight years Kyslytsya held a number of diplomacy roles, including: Special Assistant to the Deputy, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine; Head, a.i., of the Council of Europe Section, MFA, Ukraine; Second, First Secretary (political), Special Assistant to the Ambassador, Embassy of Ukraine to Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg and Mission of Ukraine to NATO; contact point for WEU-Ukraine (Brussels); Chief of Staff of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Senior Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Group of Advisers and Ambassadors at Large, MFA, Ukraine.[2]
In 2001, Kyslytsya became the Political Counselor at the Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C. before becoming the political Minister-Counselor at the embassy.[4]
In 2006 Kyslytsya was appointed the Director-General for International Organizations within the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Kyslytsya was appointed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 2014.[5][6][7] He held that position until he was appointed the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations in 2019.
In 2021 Kyslytsya was awarded the Order of Merit of the III degree: his citation read "for significant personal contribution to strengthening international cooperation of Ukraine, many years of fruitful diplomatic activity and high professionalism."[8]
Invasion of Ukraine in 2022
On 23 February 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine via video message while the Security Council was meeting. Kyslytsya called upon Russian Representative Vasily Nebenzya to "call Lavrov right now" and "do everything possible to stop the war." After Nebenzya had refused to do so and refused to relinquish Security Council Presidency, Kyslytsya told the Russian Representative that war criminals would not go to purgatory, but "straight to hell," which generated substantial media attention.[9][10]
A draft resolution submitted by the United States and Albania condemning Russian agression ultimately failed due to Russia's veto. Kyslytsya slammed the Russian actions as unjustifiable and the Russian delegation as untrustworthy.[11]
On 28 February during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly Kyslytsya said "‘If [Putin] wants to kill himself, he doesn’t need to use the nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in Berlin did in a bunker in May 1945."[12][13]
Diplomatic rank
References
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №916/2019". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Sergiy Kyslytsya - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - MFA of Ukraine". 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya". 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Ukraine Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Sergiy Kyslytsya led Ukrainian Delegation for the Political Consultations between Foreign Ministries of Ukraine and Malaysia". Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Statement by Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, at the open debate of the Security Council on UN peacekeeping operations". Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ dot2dot.sk, jan@gabrhel eu &. "Georgia's European way | Sergiy Kyslytsya". Georgia's European way. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №669/2021 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine - Security Council, 8974th meeting". United Nations. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Haltiwanger, John. "Ukraine rips into Russia at the UN, saying war criminals 'go straight to hell'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Security Council Fails to Adopt Draft Resolution on Ending Ukraine Crisis as Russian Federation Wields Veto". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ DelhiFebruary 28, India Today Web Desk New; March 1, 2022UPDATED; Ist, 2022 00:24. "If Putin wants to kill himself...: Ukraine invokes Hitler at UN over Russia's nuke threat". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "If Putin wants to die, he should do what Hitler did 'in the bunker', says Ukrainian official". Sky News. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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