Pavlo Klimkin
Pavlo Klimkin | |
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Павло Клімкін | |
Andriy Melnyk | |
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Born | Kursk, Kursk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) | 25 December 1967
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Natalia Klimkina |
Children | 2 sons |
Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
Pavlo Anatoliiovych Klimkin (
Klimkin is also a former (2012–2014) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Germany.
Early life, education
Pavlo Klimkin was born on 25 December 1967
Political career
Early positions
In 1993, Klimkin started his career at the
Klimkin was appointed Minister-Counselor of the Ukrainian Embassy in the United Kingdom in 2004, a position he held until 2008.[2] In March 2008 he was named the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's director for their European Union department.[4][5]
On 21 April 2010, he became Deputy Foreign Minister in the
Ambassador to Germany
He served as both Deputy Foreign Minister and Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry until 22 June 2012, when he was appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointment
In early June 2014, Klimkin's candidacy for the
His appointment was met with voiced approval by academics such as Hryhorii Nemyria,[13] and that day Klimkin was congratulated by phone by foreign ministers such as Laurent Fabius of France, John Baird of Canada, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany.[14] He also met with the OSCE chairman, Heidi Tagliavini.[14]
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Grigory Karasin, stated on 19 June that "we wish the new minister success and are ready for contact with him,"[6] also stating that Klimkin is known in their department as a "skilled diplomat."[15] The following day, Klimkin and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, discussed "measures to resolve Ukraine's crisis" on the phone, focusing on Poroshenko's peace plan and controlling the Ukrainian border.[16]
Policies as minister
According to the AFP news agency, Klimkin's appointment "is seen as a step toward better [Ukrainian] relations with Russia."[6] Also, according to NBC, Klimkin is "Committed to European integration [with Ukraine and] he has played a key role in negotiating the association and free trade agreements with the European Union, which Ukraine is expected to sign later [in June 2014]."[3]
On 29 Augustus 2019 Vadym Prystaiko replaced Klimkin as Foreign Minister of Ukraine.[1]
Personal life
Klimkin was married to a fellow diplomat, Natalia, and has two sons.
Earnings
According to an electronic declaration, in 2019, Pavlo Klimkin received salary of
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Пристайка призначили міністром закордонних справ".
- ^ a b c d e f g h Parliament appoints Klimkin as Ukrainian foreign minister, Interfax-Ukraine (19 June 2014)
- ^ a b "Ukrainian parliament approves Pavlo Klimkin as foreign minister". NBC News. Reuters. June 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mr. Pavlo Klimkin - Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, European Parliament
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ambassador to Germany Klimkin may become Ukraine's foreign minister, Ukrinform (19 June 2014)
- ^ AFP news agency(19 June 2014)
- ^ Klimkin: Russia trying to force renegotiation of Minsk deals, Kyiv Post (18 January 2015)
- ISBN 1442610212(page 563/564 & 722/723)
- ^ a b (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda(19 June 2014) (In Ukrainian)
- Russia Beyond the Headlines. Interfax. June 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ "Foreign departments manage Pavel Klimkin". Gazeta: Ukraine. June 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ a b "European integration led Klimkin MFA. Dossier". BBC: Ukraine. June 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ a b "Press Releases about Klimkin". Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. June 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ "Russia is ready to work with KLIMKIN". Gazeta. June 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ "Top Russian and Ukrainian diplomats discuss Ukraine crisis settlement". Kyiv Post. Interfax-Ukraine. June 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ "Media: Father-in-law Klimkin received the medal for the annexation of Crimea". Ukrop News 24. April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Why ethnopolitics doesn't work in Ukraine". al-Jazeera. 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Павло Клімкін | Український інститут майбутнього" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Declarations: Klimkin Pavlo Anatoliiovych from the NACP". declarations.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
External links
- Press Releases about Klimkin at the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Official Twitter page
- Appearances on C-SPAN