Andrii Sybiha

Ukrainian politician
Andrii Sybiha
Андрій Сибіга
Sybiha in 2022
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 31, 2021
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Personal details
Born (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49)
Zboriv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Alma materUniversity of Lviv
Occupationpolitician, diplomat
Awards

Andrii Sybiha (Ukrainian: Андрій Іванович Сибіга; born 1 January 1975) is a Ukrainian statesman, diplomat, and jurist who is currently the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[1]

Early life

Andrii Sybiha was born in Zboriv, Ternopil Oblast.[2] In 1997, he graduated from University of Lviv, as a specialist in international relations. He is fluent in English and Polish.[citation needed]

Career

In 1997—1998, he was an attache, third, second secretary of the department of state and legal issues of the Contract and Legal Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

In 1998—2002, he was the second and first secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland.

In 2002—2003, he was the first secretary of the legal and humanitarian cooperation department of the European Integration Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

In 2003—2005, he was the head of the international legal cooperation department of the Contract and Legal Department of MFA Ukraine.

In 2005—2006, he was the head of the Department of International Law and Legislation in the Field of Foreign Policy of the Contract Law Department of MFA of Ukraine.

In 2006—2008, he was the deputy director of the Contractual and Legal Department of MFA of Ukraine.

In 2008—2012, he was an adviser-envoy of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland.

In 2012—2016, he was the director of the Consular Service Department of MFA of Ukraine.

On August 23, 2016, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Turkey.[3] On May 19, 2021, he was dismissed from his post by the decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[4]

Since May 31, 2021, he is the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[5] (On 11 February 2020 Andriy Yermak had been appointed Head of the President's Office.[6])

Awards

  • Order of Merit, Third Class (August 21, 2020) — for a significant personal contribution to state building, socio-economic, scientific-technical, cultural-educational development of Ukraine, significant labor achievements and high professionalism[7]
  • Order of Merit, Second Class (December 22, 2021) — for significant personal contribution to strengthening international cooperation of Ukraine, many years of fruitful diplomatic activity and high professionalism[8]

References

  1. ^ "Andrii Sybiha, Deputy Head of Ukrainian President's Office". Ukrinform. 2021-10-30.
  2. ^ "Посольство України в Турецькій Республіці". Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 22 August 2016 year № 346/2016 «Про призначення А. Сибіги Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Турецькій Республіці» (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ Свобода, Радіо (19 May 2021). "Президент звільнив посла України в Туреччині". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 31 May 2021 year № 221/2021 «Про призначення А. Сибіги Заступником Керівника Офісу Президента України» (in Ukrainian)
  6. ^ Zelensky dismisses head of president's office Bohdan, appoints Yermak instead, Interfax-Ukraine (11 February 2020)
  7. ^ "Указ президента України №335/2020". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  8. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 22 December 2021 year № 669/2021 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня працівників дипломатичної служби» (in Ukrainian)