Lukashenko appoints ambassadors to US, UK

<p> MINSK, Jul 20 - PrimePress. On July 20, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Oleg Kravchenko ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Belarus to the United States and Maksim Yermolovich ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Belarus to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to Ireland, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Previously, Kravchenko served as charge d’affaires of Belarus in the United States and then deputy minister of foreign affairs of Belarus. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Belarus recalled its Ambassador to the United States Mikhail Khvostov in March 2008 after the US imposed additional sanctions against Belneftekhim, expelled US Ambassador Karen Stewart and demanded that the US embassy in Belarus reduce its staff 35 to five. Since then, the countries communicated at at the level of chargé d’affaires. Belarus’ Foreign Ministry lifted the restrictions on the number of American diplomats in March 2019. US President Donald Trump nominated Julie Fisher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Europe and the EU, as the ambassador to Belarus. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Yermolovich held offices in the Tax Ministry and the Finance Ministry, and then as minister of finance of Belarus until June 2020. </p> <p>   </p> <p> According to the presidential press office, on July 20, Andrei Yevdochenko was appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Netherlands; Andrei Dapkiunas – ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Belarus to Austria and Slovenia, resident representative of Belarus at international organizations in Vienna and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Previously, Yevdochenko served as first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Belarus. Dapkiunas is former deputy minister of foreign affairs. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Pavel Utyupin was appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kazakhstan. Until June 2020, he served as minister of industry of Belarus. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Lukashenko also approved the appointment of Alexander Guryanov as first deputy foreign minister, Sergei Aleinik as deputy foreign minister; Pavel Tkach as first deputy minister of communications and informatization; Sergei Chertkov as CEO of the Mogilev Lift Building Plant JSC (Mogilevliftmash). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Until recently, Guryanov served as ambassador of Belarus to Italy, Aleinik as ambassador to the UK, Tkach as deputy director of the information technology department of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Chertkov as vice CEO of Mogilevliftmash. End </p>

2020-07-20

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