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Andriy Beshta
Ukrainian politician and diplomat (1976–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andriy Petrovych Beshta (Ukrainian: Андрій Петрович Бешта; 14 December 1976 – 30 May 2021[1]) was a Ukrainian politician and diplomat.[2] In November 2015, he became the Ukrainian Ambassador to Thailand, and in 2017, took up part-time positions as Ambassador to Laos and Myanmar. He held all three positions until his death in 2021.[3][4]
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On August 24, 2021, he was posthumously awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[5]
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Biography
He was born on December 14, 1976, in Rozhyshche, Volyn. Graduated with honors from University of Lviv named after Franka, specialist in international relations, translator. Fluent in English.
He was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine) since 1998. He worked abroad at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, as well as at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Thailand. Specialist in the activities of the UN and other international organizations.
He was deputy director of the Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He was also Member of the Ukrainian delegation to participate in the work of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.[6]
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Personal life and death
Beshta married Natalya and had a daughter, Oksana, and two sons, Andrey and Ostap.[2][7]
Beshta died on 30 May 2021 from a heart attack on Ko Lipe, a resort island in Thailand's Satun Province. He was 44.[4][8]
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