1. Vadym Prystaiko was appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 20 July 2020 and held the position until he was dismissed by Zelenskyy three years later.
18 Facts About Vadym Prystaiko
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In May 2019, Vadym Prystaiko served as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration for foreign policy issues.
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Vadym Prystaiko is a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine since 31 May 2019.
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Vadym Prystaiko is former Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, serving from 4 March 2020 to 4 June 2020.
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Vadym Prystaiko was born on 20 February 1970 in the city of Kiliya, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
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Vadym Prystaiko went to school in Odesa, Kyiv, and Zaporizhia.
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Vadym Prystaiko was a co-founder of one of the first Ukrainian Internet providers and electronic media Electronni Visti.
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In 2000, Vadym Prystaiko became a consul to Sydney, Australia, where he was involved in political and economic issues.
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In December 2004, Vadym Prystaiko was appointed as a political counselor to the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada.
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Vadym Prystaiko became a Ukrainian representative in the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
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Vadym Prystaiko was Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO from 7 July 2017 until 29 August 2019.
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On 22 May 2019, Vadym Prystaiko was appointed Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration by the decree of the President of Ukraine.
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Vadym Prystaiko was a Member of the National Investment Council.
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On 30 December 2020, Vadym Prystaiko became a Representative of Ukraine in the International Maritime Organization.
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In February 2022, during the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vadym Prystaiko said UK defence secretary's Ben Wallace's comparison of diplomatic efforts with Russia to the appeasement policies of the 1930s was unhelpful.
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Vadym Prystaiko warned, "There's panic everywhere, not just in people's minds, but in financial markets as well" and it was "hurting the Ukrainian economy on sort of the same level as people leaving the embassy".
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On 21 July 2023, Vadym Prystaiko was sacked as Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Zelenskyy using a Presidential decree.
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Vadym Prystaiko was sacked from his role as the Ukrainian representative to the International Maritime Organization.