Gesprek : Gesprek met de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Oekraïne, Leonid Kozhara

Leonid Kozhara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Born: January 14, 1963, Poltava, Ukraine.

Education: MA in International Law, Kyiv State University, 1985. Postgraduate course in Constitutional Law, National Institute of State and Law, 1991.

Professional experience:

Since December, 2012 - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Since September, 2010 - Deputy Head of the Party of Regions for foreign affairs

Since March, 2010 - Foreign policy advisor to the President of Ukraine

Since October, 2008 - President of the Centre for International and Comparative Studies

Since May 2006 - People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 5th, 6th and 7th convocations, Deputy Chairman of the International Relations Committee, member of the Political Council of the Party of Regions

2005-2006 - Foreign policy advisor to the Leader of the Party of Regions

2004-2005 - Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Ukraine – Head of the Foreign Policy Department, foreign policy advisor to the President of Ukraine, Secretary of the State Council for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

2002-2004 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden

1992-1994, 1997-2002 - Various occupations in the Foreign Policy Department, Administration of the President of Ukraine

1994-1997 - First secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America

1990-1992 - Senior advisor of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

1985-1990 Junior scholar, Constitutional Law lecturer at the Kyiv State Politology Institute

Diplomatic rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Foreign Languages: English, Swedish

Marital status: Married, with a son