Kostyantyn Gryshchenko [SEP] educated at
holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Education.
In 1975 Kostyantyn Gryshchenko graduated with honors from Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a specialty in international law. Besides his native Ukrainian and Russian languages he is fluent in English and French.
Professional activity.
1976-1980 –served as staff member of the United Nations Secretariat in New York City.
1981-1991 –held various diplomatic positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union
Ukraine's territorial integrity and return to normal relations with Russian Federation.
2006-2007 –Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister of Ukraine.
After snap parliamentary elections in 2007 Kostyantyn Gryshchenko joined the Opposition Government as a shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs.
With deepening political crisis in the Ukrainian-Russian relations President Victor Yushchenko in April 2008 appointed Kostyantyn Gryshchenko First Deputy Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council(NSDC) and in July – Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko continued serving as First Deputy Secretary of the