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April 7, 2009
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Maryna Storrs
(801) 863-8897
Note: The room number has been changed to LI 120
OREM, Utah - Yuriy A. Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, will lecture at Utah Valley University on Thursday, April 9, at 11:30 a.m., in LI 120.
The lecture is free and open UVU students, faculty members and the public. However, seating is limited.
"The ambassador’s visit to UVU provides an excellent and exciting opportunity for our students," said UVU assistant professor Geoffrey Cockerham. "It allows them to go beyond what they learn in the classroom and interact with an actual practitioner of international relations."
Sergeyev, the current permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations since 2007, has worked in the government of Ukraine in many capacities since 1992.
Since 2000, he has been the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (2000-01); Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001); Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (2001-03) and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations (2003-07).
Sergeyev, who is fluent in English and French, received his doctorate from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University in 1981. After receiving his doctorate he was an assistant Docent at the Philological Faculty at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University from 1981-1992.
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