Victor Batiuk

Victor Batiuk
Віктор Гаврилович Батюк
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
In office
1992–1993
Prime Minister Leonid Kravchuk
Preceded by Hennadiy Udovenko
Succeeded by Borys Hudyma
Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
In office
1994 – January 17, 1996
President Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by Levko Lukyanenko
Succeeded by Volodymyr Furkalo
Personal details
Born 1939
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Died 1996
Alma mater Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Victor Batiuk (Ukrainian: Віктор Гаврилович Батюк) (1939 – 1996) was a Ukrainian diplomat and poet, who has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He was the only one who knew Bengali and translated Rabindranath Tagore into Ukrainian.

Early life and education

Born in 1939 in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Batiuk graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He was fluent in Bengali, English, Russian and French.

Professional career and experience

He worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR participated in the translation section of the Writer's Union of Ukraine, which maintained relations with Vasyl Stus.

He worked as Second Secretary Permanent Mission of the Ukrainian SSR to the United Nations.

In 1978-1984 - Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva;

In 1984-1992 - Head of Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

In 1986 - he was members of the delegation of the Ukrainian SSR at the special session of the UN General Assembly on Namibia.

In 1991 - he was the Ukrainian SSR member delegation to the 46th session of the UN General Assembly

In 1992-1993 - Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations;

In 1994-1996 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in Canada.

In 1996 he was killed in a car accident.[1]

Avtor

Diplomatic rank

References

  1. ↑ Ambassador Viktor Batiuk killed in car accident
  2. ↑ NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
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