Roman Waschuk
- January 8, 2024
- Diplomat
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Roman Waschuk Biography
Name | Roman Waschuk |
Birthday | Jan 28 |
Birth Year | 1962 |
Place Of Birth | Toronto |
Home Town | Ontario |
Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Roman Waschuk is one of the most popular and richest Diplomat who was born on January 28, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Roman Waschuk, also known as Roman Vashchuk; Ukrainian: Roman Vashchuk; born 28.01.62 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian diplomat of Ukrainian heritage, and Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine, from 2014 to 2019.
Waschuk served as Ambassador to Serbia since 2011, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro. He was there until September 2014.
In an interview with The Canadian Press Washuk refused critics who complained that the Canadian embassy in Kyiv gave shelter to protesters during Ukraine uprising of February 2014, when his predecessor Lulashnyk was ambassador. He acknowledged the protesters were camped in the main lobby for at least a week. Waschuk also suggested no harm came of it. “From what I was told, it was several days and they left flowers on departure,” he said. The opening of the doors was “a gesture designed to react and to reach out to the people suffering in the turmoil,” Waschuk said.
Since October 2014 he has been the Ambassador of Canada in Kyiv. He served there until October 2019.
He succeeded Troy Lulashnyk who was Ambassador to Ukraine between November 2011 and October 2014. Lulashnyk was appointed Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Roman Waschuk Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Diplomat |
House | Living in own house. |
Roman Waschuk is one of the richest Diplomat from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roman Waschuk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His parents immigrated to Canada after the Second World War. His father was born in the present-day Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and his mother in Buchach. He studied history, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. He also received a MA from the University of Toronto in 1985. He was a member of the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals, July 1985 to December 1986. This commission provided background information and counsel on WW2-era events throughout Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe. He speaks fluently in English, French and German as well as Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, and Serbian. He was a member of the Ukrainian Scouting Organization “Plast” in Canada.
1987 was the year he started his career as a diplomat in Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was first posted as the second secretary for politics at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow (USSR). He was then appointed as the Kyiv political counsellor and Berlin minister-counsellor (politics, economy). From 1991 to 1994, he was involved in East European affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada. He was an advisor at the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv from 1994 to 1998.
He has published papers on Central European history, human security, and Canada-EU defence relations. About his time in Berlin he held a lecture at Munk School, University Toronto, titled “A Canadian in Berlin – Reflections On A Foreign Service Career And A Bilateral Relationship”.
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