Ihor Prokopchuk

Ihor Vasyliovych Prokopchuk (Ukrainian: Ігор Васильович Прокопчук; 3 March 1968)^[4] is a Ukrainian diplomat.

Ihor Prokopchuk
Ігор Прокопчук
Ambassador of Ukraine to Romania
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 May 2022[1]
Preceded by	Paun Rohovei (acting)
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the international organizations in Vienna
In office 2010–2019
Preceded by	Volodymyr Yelchenko[2]
Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania
In office 15 April 2008 – 2010
Preceded by	Borys Klimchuk
Succeeded by	Serhiy Popyk (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1968-03-03) March 3, 1968 (age 57) Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[3]
Nationality	Ukraine
Children	2[4]
Alma mater	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Early life and education

Prokopchuk graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1992.^[4]

Career

He started his diplomatic career in 1992 as an attaché at the Department of Information, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[4]

From 2008 until 2010 he was Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania.^[4]

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the international organizations in Vienna^[5] since 2010,^[4] he is the head of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the OSCE.^[6]

Personal life

Ihor Prokopchuk is the younger brother of Russian police officer and major general Alexander Prokopchuk, who served as Vice President of Interpol for Europe from 10 November 2016 until 18 October 2019.^[6][7][8]