Mariana Betsa

Mariana Betsa Беца Мар'яна Олександрівна
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Estonia
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Viktor Kryzhanivsky
MFA of Ukraine Spokesperson
In office 2015–2018
Preceded by	Yevhen Perebyinis
Succeeded by	Kateryna Zelenko
Personal details
Born	(1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 (age 46) Ukrainian SSR
Nationality	Ukraine
Alma mater	Kyiv University

Mariana Betsa (Ukrainian: Беца Мар'яна Олександрівна; born 1 January 1978) is a Ukrainian diplomat. MFA of Ukraine Spokesperson.^[1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.

Early life and education

She was born in Kyiv, on 1 January 1978. Betsa graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1999. She holds a PhD in International Law, and is an English translator.

Professional career and experience

At the diplomatic service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2001. In 2001-2005 and 2009-2012 Mariana worked at diplomatic positions in the Contracting-Law Department of the

Betsa worked twice abroad: from 2005 to 2009 - at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and from 2012 to June 2015 - at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the international organizations in Vienna (OSCE issue).

During her time at the Foreign Ministry, she was trained at the

Mariana is a specialist on international law, human rights and the

From 13 September 2018

External links

• Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Estonia
• Interview of Spokesperson for the MFA of Ukraine Mariana Betsa at Ukrainian state foreign language broadcaster UATV.
• Mariana Betsa: US fully supports territorial integrity of Ukraine
• The United States and the European Union at a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna expressed strong support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and stated they would never recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia
• Ukraine’s MFA Representative Mariana Betsa Caught out in Massive Lie