BIO/5589
New Permanent Representative of Ukraine Presents Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
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Melnyk Andrii
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Born in Lviv (Ukraine) on 7 September 1975
Educational Background
| 1999 – 2004 | Doctoral studies, Department of International and Comparative Law Volodymyr Koretsky Institute of State and Law National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv Defended doctoral thesis in international law Awarded academic title of a “Candidate of Legal Studies” (equivalent to Ph.D. in law or Dr.iur.) |
| November – December 1998 | Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Ukraine’s National Security Programme |
| September 1996 – February 1998 | Lund University, Sweden Law Faculty Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Graduated as Master in International Human Rights Law (LL.M.) |
| July 1992 – June 1997 | Ivan Franko Lviv State University, Ukraine Faculty of International Relations Graduated with honours as “Specialist in International Relations, Interpreter of German language” (equivalent to Master of Arts in International Politics) |
Professional Experience
| Since May 28, 2025 | Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN |
| June 2023 – May 2025 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Brazil |
| November 2022 – June 2023 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |
| December 2014 – October 2022 | Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany |
| March – December 2014 | Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers (Government) of Ukraine responsible for international affairs and European integration |
| August 2010 – March 2014 | Director-General Third Territorial Directorate-General (relations with European countries), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |
| April 2007 – July 2010 | Consul General of Ukraine in Hamburg |
| April 2005 – March 2007 | Deputy Head of Department, Chief of Division Foreign Policy Directorate, Secretariat of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv |
| January 2004 – March 2005 | Chief Advisor (international legal issues) Foreign Policy Directorate, Administration of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv |
| August 1999 – December 2003 | Second Secretary, First Secretary (political and legal affairs) Embassy of Ukraine in Austria, Vienna |
| August 1997 – August 1999 | Entry into the Diplomatic Service of Ukraine Consultant, Senior Consultant, Chief Consultant (international legal issues) Foreign Policy Directorate, Administration of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv |
In accordance with presidential decrees, member of Ukraine’s governmental delegations, i.a.:
- Executive Council of the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW (The Hague), 2004-2006;
- OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, Open Skies Consultative Commission, Joint Consultative Group (Vienna), 2004-2005;
- Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CCAMLR (Hobart, Australia), 2004-2006;
- Acted as Ukraine’s expert in Council of Europe’s Ad hoc Committee on action against trafficking in human beings, CAHTEH (Strasbourg, France), 2004-2005;
- Served as Secretary of the Ukrainian part of Joint Consultative Committee of the Presidents of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland (2005-2006).
Scientific Interests
| 2006 | Adjunct Professor, Senior Lecturer in International Law International Law Department, Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade, Kyiv |
Numerous books and publications in the field of public international law, i.a.:
- Правонаступництво України щодо міжнародних договорів СРСР. – К., 2005. – 424 с. (монографія) [State Succession of Ukraine with Respect to International Treaties of the USSR. – Kyiv, 2005. – 424 pages (in Ukrainian)];
- Master or Servant? International Law in the Foreign Policy Context, in Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law. – Vol. 1 (2006). - Helene Ruiz Fabri, Emmanuelle Jouannet and Vincent Tomkiewicz (eds). – Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2008. – p.237-278;
- Nagorny-Karabakh. - Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. – Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.). – Oxford University Press, 2012. – Vol. VII. – p.451-456;
- United Nations Trusteeship System. - Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. – Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.). – Oxford University Press, 2012. – Vol. X. – p.523-536;
- Международное право как основа современного миропорядка. Lieber Amicorum к 75-летию проф. В.Н.Денисова. – под ред. А.Я.Мельника, С.А.Мельник, Т.Р.Короткого. – Киев-Одесса, 2012. – 878 с. [International Law as a Basis for Contemporary World Order. Liber Amicorum. 75th Birthday of Professor Volodymyr Denysov. – Andriy Melnyk, Svitlana Melnyk, Tymur Korotky (eds.). – Kyiv-Odesa, 2012. – 878 pages (in Russian)].
State Awards
- Order of Merit, First Class (Decree of the President of Ukraine Nr. 669/2021 of 18 December 2021);
- Order of Merit, Second Class (Decree of the President of Ukraine Nr. 335/2020 of 21 August 2020);
- Order of Merit, Third Class (Decree of the President of Ukraine Nr. 425/2017 of 22 December 2017).
Holds the diplomatic rank of an Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador (Decree of the President of Ukraine Nr. 570/2016 of 22 December 2016).
Languages: Ukrainian (native), Russian (second native), English & German (both excellent), Spanish (intermediate), Portuguese (beginner).
Married to Dr. Svitlana Melnyk. Children: adult son and daughter.