Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Міністр закордонних справ України
Incumbent
Andrii Sybiha
since 5 September 2024
AppointerPresident of Ukraine
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderAnatoliy Zlenko
Formation24 August 1991
SuccessionFirst deputy minister

The minister of foreign affairs (Ukrainian: Міністр закордонних справ) is the foreign minister of Ukraine and head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is in charge of the diplomatic corps and realization of the foreign policy of Ukraine. The minister of foreign affairs is appointed by the president.

Since Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the nation has had 14 foreign ministers (not including acting ones). During the Ukrainian chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2013, the Ukrainian foreign minister at that time (Leonid Kozhara) served as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE.


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