Andriy ZAYATS

State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Curriculum vitae

Born on October 27, 1971 in Uzhgorod, Ukraine

In 1993 graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the State University of Uzhgorod with a diploma of merit

Professional career:

1993-1995 secondary school teacher, Transcarpathian region

1995-1998 trainee, attaché, third secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Hungary

1998-2000 second secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

2000-2003 second, first secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Belgium

2003-2004 consul, Consulate General of Ukraine in Nyiregyhaza, Republic of Hungary

2004-2005 head of analysis and planning section, Department of Consular Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

2005-2006 Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

2006-February 2008 Head of Cabinet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

February 2008-July 2013 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Guinea, to the Republic of Senegal and to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

October 2013-March 2014 Ambassador at large, 4-th General Directorate-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

March-June 2014 Head of Cabinet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

July-December 2014 Director-General for the Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

December 2014-August 2015 Head of Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Ukraine

August 2015-December 2016 Director-General for the Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Since December 2016 State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Diplomatic rank: Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1-st class

Knowledge of foreign languages: English, French, Hungarian, Russian