Andrii Deshchytsia is curently the advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He served as Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland from October 2014 till July 2022. Previously, he was also the Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland and Iceland in 2008-2012. During Ukraine’s Chairmanship in the OSCE in 2013 Mr. Deshchytsia was Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for protrected conflicts. During and after the Revolution of Dignity in 2013-2014 he played a vital role as a diplomat, publicly opposing the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine at that time. In February 2014 after the victory of the Euromaidan he became Ukrainian Foreign Minister and served in this position till June 2014. From the beginning of Russian invasion into Ukraine Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia has been a vital part of the Ukrainian diplomatic front in Poland, advocating Poland’s support for Ukraine and building strong international coalition to Russian aggression.
