Oleksandr Motsyk
Olexander Motsyk (born 3 May 1955, in Volodymyrets Raion, Rivne Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1999)
Olexander Motsyk Олександр Федорович Моцик | |
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President Barack Obama Welcomes Ambassador Olexander Motsyk of Ukraine | |
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States | |
In office 2010–2015 | |
President | Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych Oleksandr Turchynov Petro Poroshenko |
Preceded by | Oleh Shamshur |
Succeeded by | Yaroslav Brisiuck |
Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland | |
In office 2005–2010 | |
President | Viktor Yushchenko |
Preceded by | Ihor Kharchenko |
Succeeded by | Markiyan Malskyy |
Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey | |
In office 1997–2001 | |
President | Leonid Kuchma |
Preceded by | Oleksiy Chevkoplyas |
Succeeded by | Ihor Dolhov |
Personal details | |
Born | Volodymyrets Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | 3 May 1955
Nationality | |
Political party | CPSU (until 1991) |
Alma mater | Kiev University |
Occupation | Jurist |
Education
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, School of International Relations, Department of International Law (summa cum laude, 1981). Languages: English, Russian, Polish
Career
07.1981-05.1985 — Third secretary, Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
05.1985-04.1987 — Third, Second Secretary, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
04.1987-09.1990 — Second, First secretary, HR Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
09.1990-04.1992 — First secretary, Directorate General for Treaties and Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
04.1992-08.1995 — Second, First Secretary, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN, New York City
08.1995-11.1997 — Director General, Directorate General for Treaties and Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
11.1997-11.2001 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Turkey
11.2001-07.2003 — Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
07.2003-07.2004 — Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
07.2004-02.2005 — First Deputy Minister for European Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
02.2005-12.2005 — First Deputy State Secretary, First Deputy Head, Secretariat of President of Ukraine
01.2006[1]–06.2010[2]— Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland
06.2010[3]-04.2015[4] — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States of America
11.2010-04.2015 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Antigua and Barbuda with Residence in the U.S.
07.2011-04.2015 — Permanent Observer of Ukraine at the Organization of American States
09.2011-04.2015 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with Residence in the U.S.
Professional activity
1993 — Reporter of the Sixth Committee (Legal Committee), 48th Session of the U.N. General Assembly
1994-1995 — Vice-Chairperson of the U.N. Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of an International Convention Dealing with the Safety and Security of the United Nations and Associated Personnel
1995-2005 — Headed a number of Ukrainian delegations on bilateral and multilateral negotiations, and international forums.
2002-2005 — National Coordinator of Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
2004 — Agent of Ukraine before the International Court of Justice in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine)
2004-2005 — National Coordinator of GUAM (Regional economic organization of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova)
Author publications
Author of numerous essays and articles in the field of International Law and International Relations. The main topics are: succession of States in respect of State property, archives and debts; the Maritime Law; BSEC; GUAM; bilateral Ukrainian-Turkish, Ukrainian-Polish and Ukrainian-American relations.
Honorary awards
- The Order of Merit, III Degree (2001)
- Honorary Award, I Degree of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for individual contribution to the development of Ukrainian diplomatic service and successful protection of Ukrainian interests on international arena. (2004).
- The Order of Justice, I Degree of the World Jurist Association (2005)
- The Order of Merit, II Degree (2006)
- Commander Cross and Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Krzyż Komandorski z Gwiazdą Orderu Zasługi RP)(2010)
References
- DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 1876/2005 Про призначення О.Моцика Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Республіці Польща
- DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 603/2010 Про звільнення О.Моцика з посади Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Республіці Польща
- DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 686/2010 Про призначення О.Моцика Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Сполучених Штатах Америки
- DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 216/2015 Про звільнення О.Моцика з посад Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Сполучених Штатах Америки, Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Антигуа і Барбуда та Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Республіці Тринідад і Тобаго
External links
- Ambassador from Ukraine: Who Is Oleksandr Motsyk?
- Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America
- The EU Inside Out: A Panel Discussion with Žygimantas Pavilionis, Ambassador of Lithuania to the US, and Olexander Motsyk, Ambassador of Ukraine to the US
- Olexander Motsyk, ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
- AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE OLEXANDER MOTSYK
- UKRAINE'S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. OLEXANDER MOTSYK MEETS WITH LEADING U.S. COMPANIES
- Olexander Motsyk, Ambassador of Ukraine, "Ukraine: Between East and West"