Ruslan Demchenko
Ruslan Mikhailovich Demchenko - Since September 23, 2014 - Advisor to the President. Ukrainian diplomat;
Biography
Born July 15, 1965, in Kyiv (Ukrainian SSR). Education: Higher. In 1989, he received a diploma from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (majoring in International Relations and English Language Assistant-Translator). Career.
R. Demchenko's career began in 1989 at the Ministry of Construction of the Ukrainian SSR, where he held the position of second-category economist in the international cooperation department. From 1990 to 1992, he served as third and second secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. From 1992 to 1996, he held the post of second secretary at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States. Political ambitions. From 1996 to 2000, he was head of department, deputy head of service, and deputy head of department in the Administration of the President of Ukraine (Leonid Kuchma). From March 2000 to September 2003, he served as Consul General of Ukraine in Istanbul (Republic of Turkey).
From August 18, 2003 to May 17, 2005, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Serbia and Montenegro. From June to November 2005, he served as First Deputy Head of the Main Foreign Policy Service of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine. From November 2005, he headed the State Protocol and Ceremonial Service of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine (Viktor Yushchenko). From October 2006 to February 2010, he was the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine V. Yushchenko. On February 26, 2010, R. Demchenko was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine under Kostyantyn Hryshchenko.
Since December 17, 2010 - First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine K. Grishchenko (since December 2012 the department has been headed by Leonid Kozhara).
Family
The politician is married and is raising a son with his wife.
Political ambitions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Ruslan Demchenko as his advisor. This is stated in Decree No. 739/2014, published on the head of state's website. "To appoint Ruslan Mykhailovych Demchenko as advisor to the President of Ukraine," the document states.
From February 23, 2014 to February 27, 2014, Ruslan Demchenko served as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Politician rating
Awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class (January 2010). Since August 2001, he has held the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1st class, and since November 2004, the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. In July 2005, he became a civil servant, 2nd rank. Since January 2011, he has headed the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO. He speaks English.
Most closely associated with: Konstantin Grischenko
Politrada
And here is what Ukrayinska Pravda wrote about him on September 23, 2014:
Poroshenko appointed the "gray cardinal" of the Yanukovych-era Foreign Ministry as an adviser
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Ruslan Demchenko as his adviser.
The corresponding decree is posted on the website of the head of state.
Previously, Demchenko served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and also worked as the head of the office of President Viktor Yushchenko and the head of the protocol department of the Kuchma administration.
Under Yanukovych, Ruslan Demchenko served as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He personally coordinated the work of Ukrainian diplomats to justify the repressions against Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuriy Lutsenko in the eyes of the Western public.
He also oversaw the Russian affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Under Minister Kozhara, Demchenko was called the "gray cardinal" of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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