Yehor Bozhok

Yehor Bozhok (Ukrainian: Єгор Валерійович Божок; born September 6, 1980) is a Ukrainian career diplomat and former chairman of the SZRU, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.[1][2] In this position he was a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. He was acting head of the mission of Ukraine to NATO from June 2015 until his appointment as SZRU head.[3]

He was born in Kyiv. Speaks English, French, Ukrainian and Russian.

Biography

In 2000 Bozhok graduated Master`s Degree Program in European Politics at the Free University of Brussels. In 2002 graduated from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[1].

Starting in 2002, Bozhok occupied various positions within the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry:.[1]

2002-2005 – specialist (expert), attache, 3rd Secretary of the Armed Forces Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;

2005-2009 – 3rd, 2nd Secretary for Political Affairs of Mission of Ukraine to NATO in Brussels;

2009-2010 – 1st Secretary of the NATO Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;

2010-2013 – Head of the Division of Justice of the European Union Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

From June 2015 until his Foreign Intelligence Service appointment, Bozhok was acting head of Ukraine's NATO mission.[3]

On 13 September 2017, President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree appointing Bozhok head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (SZRU).[1] On 14 March 2019 President Poroshenko dismissed Bozhok as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service.[1] The same day he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.[4]

References

1. President sacks chief of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, Ukrinform (14 March 2019)
2. U.S. intelligence: Russia hopes to oust Poroshenko, bring pro-Russian parliament to power, Ukrinform (30 January 2019)
   DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №273/2017 Про призначення Є.Божка Головою Служби зовнішньої розвідки України
   President appointed Yehor Bozhok Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service and introduced him to the staff
3. Former head of Ukraine's NATO Mission Yehor Bozhok appointed chief of Foreign Intelligence Service
4. Ex-Foreign Intelligence Service head appointed Deputy Foreign Minister, UNIAN (14 March 2019)

Government offices
Preceded by Ihor Dolhov	Head of the mission of Ukraine to NATO 2014–2017	Succeeded by Vadym Prystaiko
Preceded by Viktor Hvozd	Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine 2017–2019	Succeeded by Vladyslav Bukhariev