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Volodymyr Yelchenko

Diplomat · Politician

Volodymyr Yelchenko is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Volodimir Yelçenko · Volodymyr Jeltjenko · Volodymyr Jeltšenko · Volodymyr Yelchenko · Volodımır Yelçenko · 11 more...				[sources]
Other name	Wolodymyr Jurijowytsch Jeltschenko · Владимир Ельченко · Володимир Юрійович Єльченко · Ельченко, Владимир Юрьевич · 볼로디미르 유리요비치 옐첸코				[sources]
Weak alias	弗拉基米尔·叶利琴科 · 沃拉迪米爾·葉爾琴科				[sources]
Birth date	1959-06-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Kyiv				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Soviet Union · Ukraine				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Volodymyr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4175308				[sources]
Position	Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations (1997-2001) · Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations (2015-2019) · ambassador of Ukraine to Russia · ambassador of Ukraine to the United States (2019-2021)				[sources]
Education	Institute of International Relations of Taras Ševčenko National University of Kjiv				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Ukrainian diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-17

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yuriy Yelchenko Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of Ukraine to Russia	-	-
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations	2015-01-01	2019-01-01

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Wikidata349,078

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