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Andrii Goncharuk

Off.1,  49a, Volodymyrska Str.
Kyiv,  01001,  Ukraine
Tel.      +380 44 235 93 36
Tel/fax: +380 44 279 30 21

 

 

 

 

 

Ambassador Andrii I.Goncharuk has worked intensively to build Ukraine into modern European country since its independence in 1991. He has spent almost 20 years in government service holding several key posts.

Nowadays, Amb Goncharuk is a diplomatic advisor to the first President of Ukraine Leonid M. Kravchuk. Also he is an independent member of the Supervisory Council of New Ukraine Institute for Strategic Studies, an Ukrainian based think tank looking for modernization of Ukraine and developing an intellectual dialogue about its future.

He is continuing to consult the Ukrainian industry as an advisor to the Ukrainian Federation of Employers.

Most recently Amb. Goncharuk served as deputy chief of staff-diplomatic advisor to the President of Ukraine (2008-2014), Chairman of the State Commission on Cooperation with the WTO (2013-2014) and Representative (Ambassador) of Ukraine to the WTO.

Amb. Goncharuk made an excellent carеer in the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, which he joined immediately after its creation in 1991, starting as a head of division and subsequently moved up having stopped at all stages of promotional ladder. In 1999 he was appointed minister at the age of 37, being the youngest member of the Cabinet of Ministers in Ukraine at that time.

Between 1993 and 2003 Andrii Goncharuk actively contributed to the process of Ukraine’s accession to the GATT/WTO system conducting negotiations with foreign partners. He initiated and participated in development of a new direction of international relations of Ukraine – trade diplomacy.

After more than 10 years of civil service, in 2003 Andrii Goncharuk takes a decision to apply his knowledge in the private sector through his position of Vice-President of the Interpipe Group where his main sphere of activities was trade policy as well as support and protection of Ukrainian companies at foreign markets. At the same time (2005-2007) he continues to advise Ukrainian Government on issues of multilateral trade diplomacy, in particular on Ukraine’s accession to the WTO, as an advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Since 2000 he combined his state and diplomatic activities with research work and teaching. He held position of professor at the chair of international trade of Kyiv National Economic University (2003-2015).

Andrii Goncharuk holds B.S. in political economy from Taras Shevchenko National University and Ph.D. (International Economy) from the same institution.

Amb. Goncharuk decorated by national and foreign distinctions. He is a Commandeur ordre national de la Légion d’honneur and holds the Oder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 5th class.