Kostyantyn Gryshchenko

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Kostyantyn Gryshchenko
Костянтин Грищенко
Gryshchenko in 2012
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
In office 24 December 2012[1] – 27 February 2014
Prime Minister	Mykola Azarov
Preceded by	Volodymyr Semynozhenko
Succeeded by	Oleksandr Sych
11th Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 11 March 2010 – 24 December 2012[1]
Prime Minister	Mykola Azarov
Preceded by	Petro Poroshenko
Succeeded by	Leonid Kozhara
Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia
In office 2008–2010
President	Viktor Yushchenko
Preceded by	Oleh Dyomin
Succeeded by	Volodymyr Yelchenko
5th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
In office 2 September 2003 – 3 February 2005
Prime Minister	Viktor Yanukovych
Preceded by	Anatoliy Zlenko
Succeeded by	Borys Tarasiuk
6th Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
In office January 2000 – September 2003
President	Leonid Kuchma
Preceded by	Anton Buteyko
Succeeded by	Mykhailo Reznik
Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium
In office 1998–2000
President	Leonid Kuchma
Succeeded by	Volodymyr Khandohiy
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-28) 28 October 1953 (age 70) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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Kostyantyn Ivanovych Gryshchenko (also spelled Hryshchenko; Ukrainian: Костянтин Іванович Грищенко; born 28 October 1953) is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician.

Since Ukraine gained independence, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko has served in a succession of senior positions with responsibilities ranging from arms control and regional security to education and public health. He served as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine (2012–2014), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2003–2005 and 2010–2012) and First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (2008–2010).^[2] Ambassadorial appointments include: Head of Mission of Ukraine to NATO and the Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (1998–2000), Ambassador to the United States (2000–2003) and Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2008–2010). In addition to his posts in the Ukrainian Government, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko participated in personal capacity in a number of high-profile bodies focused chiefly on various aspects of regional and international security: 1991 –Deputy Chief Inspector for biological weapons of the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq (UNSCOM); 1995–1998 –Member of Council of Founders, Geneva Center for Security Policy; 1999–2003 Member of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters to the UN Secretary General (in 2003 –Chairman of the Board);^[3] 2000–2003 –Member, United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC)^[4] and 2003–2006, Member of the Board of Directors of Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.^[5]