Ihor Kharchenko

Ihor Kharchenko
Ігор Харченко
  Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan 
In office
2013–2020
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byMykola Kulinich
Succeeded bySergiy Korsunsky
PresidentPetro Poroshenko
  Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom  
In office
2006–2010
PresidentViktor Yushchenko
Preceded byIhor Mityukov
Succeeded byVolodymyr Khandohiy
  Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland  
In office
2003–2006
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byOleksandr Nikonenko
Succeeded byOlexander Motsyk
  Ambassador of Ukraine to Romania  
In office
1998–2000
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byOleksandr Chaly
Succeeded byAnton Buteyko
Personal details
Born (1962-05-15) 15 May 1962
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Ihor Kharchenko (born May 15, 1962) is a Ukrainian diplomat: an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.

Education

Ihor Kharchenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1985 with a degree in international relations and obtained a doctorate in historical science in 1988.[1]

Career

Kharchenko began his diplomatic career in 1992, serving as a First Secretary, Counsellor, and later as the Director of the Department of Policy Analysis and Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine until 1997. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations and was the Chief of Staff for the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly.

He was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Romania in 1998, a position he held until 2000. Following this, he served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Deputy State Secretary, and the Special Envoy of Ukraine to the Balkans between 2000 and 2003. From 2003 to 2006, he was the Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland.

In 2006, Kharchenko was appointed as the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Maritime Organization, serving until 2010.[2] He then served as the Special Representative of Ukraine for the Transnistrian Settlement from 2010 to 2013.[3] His final diplomatic posting was as the Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan, where he served from 2013 to 2020.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan: Ihor Kharchenko". Embassy of Ukraine to Japan. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Урядовий портал :: Viktor Yushchenko appoints Ihor Kharchenko Ukraine's Ambassador to Great Britain". www.kmu.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  3. ↑ Special Representative of Ukraine for Moldova-Pridnestrovie Settlement Igor Kharchenko and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine in the Republic of Moldova Sergey Pirozhkov Visit Pridnestrovie[link removed]
  4. ↑ "(15 Apr 2013) Mr. Ihor Kharchenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan, visited Reconstruction Minister". www.reconstruction.go.jp. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
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