Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Mr. Borys Tarasyuk

Born on 1 January 1949 in Ukraine.

Professional activity

4 February 2005 Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yuschenko

Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

2003 Chairman of the political party "The People`s Movement (Rukh) of Ukraine"

2002-05 Member of Parliament elected on the list of "Our Ukraine" political bloc of parties

1998-2000 Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,

Member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

1997-98 Head of Mission of Ukraine to NATO

1995-98 Representative of Ukraine to the Western European Union ( WEU)

1995-98 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Great Duchy of Luxembourg

1994-95 first deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

1993-95 Chairman of the State Inter-Agency Commission for Ukraine`s accession to the Council of Europe

1992-95 deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Chairman of the National Committee of Ukraine for Disarmament

1991 Director of the Private Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, MFA Political Director

1990 Counsellor, deputy Chief Counsellor of the Foreign Ministry

1975-87 Served on the Kyiv-based staff of the Foreign Ministry and at the Ukraine`s Mission to the United Nations

Public Engagements

 1993 Member of the Ukrainian-American Consultative Committee, Member of the East-West Institute Board of Directors

2000 Founder and Director of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Co-operation, Member of the National Council for adaptation of the Ukrainian legislation to the EU legislation

Education, Academic Degrees and Awards

2002 Doctor Honoris Causa of the Ivan Franko Lviv National University

1999 State Order "For Merits", II Grade

1996 State Order "For Merits", III Grade

1992 Diplomatic Rank of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

1975 graduated from the Kyiv Taras Schevchenko University, faculty of international relations and international law

Borys Tarasyuk has been decorated with highest state awards of Argentina, Brazil, France, Lithuania, Portugal, Sweden and Venezuela.

Foreign languages: Fluent in English, French and Russian.

Married, with two daughters, a son and a grandson.