Ihor Ivanovych Ostash (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Осташ; born 4 August 1959) is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician currently serving as ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanon since 2016, previously serving as ambassador of Ukraine to Canada from 2006 to 2011. He also served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Lviv Oblast from 1994 to 2006. He is a member of the Reforms and Order Party.
Ihor Ostash | |
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Ігор Осташ | |
 Ostash in 2016 | |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanon | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2016 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Vitaliy Borovko |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada | |
| In office 11 September 2006 – 16 June 2011 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Mykola Maimeskul |
| Succeeded by | Marko Shevchenko |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 11 May 1994 – 25 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1959 Duliby, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Reforms and Order Party (since 1998) |
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| Alma mater | University of Lviv |
Early life and education
editIhor Ostash was born on 4 August 1959 in the village of Duliby (Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). Ostash graduated from Lviv Ivan Franko State University (Ukraine), Slavic Department of the Philological Faculty (1982). Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Post-graduate Studies (1985); Harvard University (United States) Post-doctorate studies (1993); Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine), Law Faculty (1998). Ph.D. in Philology (1986). Languages: Ukrainian, English, French, Czech, Polish, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Russian.[2]
Professional career
editFrom 1986 to 1994, Ostash was a member of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine's Oleksandr Potebnya Institute of Linguistics, researcher Department of Literature, Language and Art in the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences, academic secretary International School of Ukrainian Studies, director.
From 1994 to 2006 Ostash was a People's Deputy of Ukraine, serving as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2002. He was Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (1999–2005). Member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (2001–2003).
From 2006[3][4] to 2011[5] – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Canada and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Since 23 August 2016[6] – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in the Lebanese Republic.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Осташ Ігор Іванович" [Ostash, Ihor Ivanovych]. Officials of Ukraine Today (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Embassy of Ukraine in the Lebanese Republic
- ^ DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE N 748/2006 Про призначення І. Осташа Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Канаді
- ^ DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE N 897/2006 Про призначення І. Осташа Представником України при Міжнародній організації цивільної авіації (ІКАО)
- ^ DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE N 669/2011 Про звільнення І. Осташа з посад Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Канаді та Представника України при Міжнародній організації цивільної авіації (ІКАО)
- ^ DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 351/2016 Про призначення І.Осташа Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Ліванській Республіці
- ^ Ihor Ostash, Ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanese Republic gave an interview to Lebanese TV channel Mariame TV
- ^ Ihor Ostash, Q&A with Ukrainian Ambassador to Lebanon