Ruslan Demchenko
Date of Birth: 15.07.1965
Ruslan Mikhailovich Demchenko - Ukrainian diplomat. Advisor to the President of Ukraine (2014-2020), first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (2020–2022), first deputy foreign minister of Ukraine (2010-2014), head of the office of the President of Ukraine (2006-2010), ambassador of Ukraine to Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2005), consul general of Ukraine in Istanbul (2000-2003).
Place of Birth. Education. Born in Kyiv. Graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1989 (specialist in international relations, interpreter of the English language).
Career. 1989-1990 - Economist of II category at the International Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Construction of the USSR.
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1990-1992 - Third, Second Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
1992-1996 - Second Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA.
1996-2000 - Head of Department, Deputy Head of Service, Deputy Head of Department in the Administration of the President of Ukraine (Leonid Kuchma).
2000-2003 - Consul General of Ukraine in Istanbul (Republic of Turkey).
2003-2005 - Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to Serbia and Montenegro.
2005 - First Deputy Head of the Main Department for Foreign Policy of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine.
2005-2006 - Head of Protocol and Ceremonies of the State Service of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine (Viktor Yushchenko).
2006-2010 - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yushchenko.
Since February 26, 2010 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Konstantin Gryshchenko.
From December 17, 2010 to March 5, 2014 - First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Gryshchenko (from December 2012 - Leonid Kozhara).
From February 23 to 27, 2014 - Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Held this position until the appointment of Andriy Deschytsia (due to the resignation of Kozhara).
On September 23, 2014, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed Ruslan Demchenko as his advisor.
On July 23, 2019, PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyappointed Ruslan Demchenko as his advisor.
On June 16, 2020, PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyappointed Ruslan Demchenko as the first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.
On July 25, 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ruslan Demchenko from his position as first deputy secretary of the NSDC.
Regalia. Calls himself an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador (2004).
Awards. Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise V Class (2010).
Order for Merit III Class (2019).
Family. Married, has one son.
01.09.2024.