Andriy Veselovsky

Andrei Ivanovich Veselovsky (birth: 28 July 1951, Lviv) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine. Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union in 2008–2010.

Education
Andrei Veselovsky graduated from Institute of International relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1974. Fluent in French and English.

Career
From 1974 to 1975 – he was a senior laboratory preparatory department of Kyiv Institute of Civil Engineering.

From 1975 to 1977 – he worked as an editor, senior editor, columnist graduating edition for advanced wireless telegraphy Ukrainian foreign newspaper agency in Ukraine (RATAU).

Since 1978 – Member of the Union of Journalists of Ukraine.

From 1977 to 1983 – Editor, Senior Editor of Press and Information Society of the Ukrainian cultural ties abroad.

From 1983 to 1986 – he was a translator of French in Algeria.

From 1986 to 1992 – he worked as a 2nd secretary, 1st secretary, counselor of Information Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

From 1992 to 1996 – Counselor of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada.

Since July 1996 – Deputy Head of Policy Analysis and Planning

Since August 1997 – Acting Head of Policy Analysis and Planning

From January 1998 to January 2001 – he was Head of Policy Analysis and Planning, member of the board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

From January 2001 to 5 August 2005 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

From March 2002 to October 2003 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Kenya in combination.

From April 2002 to 5 August 2005 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Sudan in combination.

27 December 2005 – 19 March 2008 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

From 17 March 2008 to 12 May 2010 – Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union.