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Biography
Volodymyr Vasylenko (birth: January 16, 1937, Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine.
Education
Volodymyr Vasylenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1959.
Career
1972–1992 – was a scientific consultant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for law issues.
In 1989 – was taking part in development of legal basis for economic independence of Ukraine.
In 1990 – as a consultant of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, prepared the first draft of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine.
1992 – Ambassador in Benelux countries and also the Representative of Ukraine to the European Union and NATO
1998–2002 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1991–2009 – expert, advisor, member of the delegation of Ukraine in the UN General Assembly and was representing Ukraine in Third Committee human rights and Sixth Committee legal issues.
2001–2005 – he was elected UN General Assembly judge in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
2006–2010 – was the Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
In 2014 – head of the Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations in Ukraine.