Zelenskyy ends postings of several ambassadors and appoints new UNESCO envoy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a series of decrees introducing personnel changes to Ukraine's diplomatic corps, relieving Ukraine's ambassadors to several countries of their posts and appointing a new permanent delegate to UNESCO.

Source: decrees No. 697/2026–703/2026 published on the website of the Office of the President

Details: According to the published decrees, the president relieved Vadym Omelchenko from his duties as Ukraine's Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), a position he held concurrently with his role as Ukraine's ambassador to France.

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