CURRICULUM VITAE
Yurii LUTOVINOV
Date of birth: March 8, 1974
EDUCATION:
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – Faculty of Foreign Philology, Department of Oriental Studies (1996)
Hennadiy Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, MFA – Master’s Degree in Foreign Policy (2006)
Programmes & Courses:
Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan – Japanese Language & Business Administration Courses (Jan 1993 – Feb 1994)
Netherlands Institute of International Relations “Clingendael”, The Hague – Special Course (1996)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
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November 1995 |
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Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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1995 - 1998 |
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Attaché, Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Asia - Pacific Division, Department of Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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1998 - 2004 |
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Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan; |
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2006 - 2007 |
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First Secretary, Asia-Pacific Division, Third Territorial Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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2007 - 2012 |
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First Secretary, Counsellor, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan; |
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2012 - 2015 |
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Director, Division of South-East Asia and Oceania, Department of South-East Asia and Asia-Pacific, Forth Territorial Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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Director, Division of South-East Asia and Oceania, Department of South-East Asia and Asia-Pacific, Directorate of Asia-Pacific, Caucasus and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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Director, Division of South-East Asia and Oceania, Department of Asia-Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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2015 - 2021 |
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Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan; |
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2022 - 2023 |
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Deputy Director-General, Department of State Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; |
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2023 - 2025 |
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Director, Division of European integration, Department for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Office of the President of Ukraine; |
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Deputy Director-General, Directorate for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Office of the President of Ukraine; |
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23 September 2025 -present |
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan (Decree of the President of Ukraine dated 21 July 2025)
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