Volodymyr Dmytrovych Khandohiy () is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician. Khandohiy was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for six months in 2009.

Biography

Volodymyr Khandohiy graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv and started his diplomatic career in 1975. Khandohiy is a former Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (2000-2005) and the Netherlands (2000-2002) and a former Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO (2000-2005). Between 1995 and 1998, and from 27 December 2005 till his appointment as acting Minister, he was a Deputy Foreign Minister.

Volodymyr Khandohiy

Khandohiy was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, after (on 3 March 2009) his predecessor Volodymyr Ohryzko was dismissed by the Ukrainian Parliament. On 9 October 2009 this parliament appointed Petro Poroshenko as foreign minister.

Volodymyr Khandohiy

In 2012 he said that Yevhen Khytrov was a victim of bad refereeing at the 2012 London Olympics.

Volodymyr Khandohiy

Khandohiy is married, and has a son and daughter.

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Living people

1953 births

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni

Foreign ministers of Ukraine

Permanent Representatives of Ukraine to the United Nations

Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom

Ambassadors of Ukraine to Belgium

Ambassadors of Ukraine to the Netherlands

Ambassadors of Ukraine to Luxembourg

Ambassadors of Ukraine to Canada

Heads of mission of Ukraine to NATO

Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland