The Embassy of Ukraine in Paris is the
diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes ...
of
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
in
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
History
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
recognised the independence of
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
on December 27, 1991. Diplomatic relations were established on January 24, 1992. Following independence, Ukraine opened its embassy in Paris in 1993.
Consulates
Besides the
Consulate
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of the Paris embassy, Ukraine has a consulate in
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
and honorary consulates in
Metz
Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
,
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
,
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
and
Toulouse
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.
List of ambassadors
* 1992
Oleksandr Slipchenko, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
* 1992–1997
Yuri Kochubey, Ambassador
* 1997–2000
, Ambassador
* 2000–2003
Vitaly Yohna, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
* 2003–2007
Yuriy A. Sergeyev, Ambassador
* 2007–2010
Kostiantyn Tymochenko, Ambassador
* 2010–2014
Oleksandr Kupchyshyn, Ambassador
* 2014—2020
Oleh Shamshur,
Decree of the President of Ukraine № 783/2014
/ref> Ambassador
* since 2020 Vadim Omelchenko, Ambassador
See also
* France–Ukraine relations
* Foreign relations of France
In the 19th century France built a new French colonial empire second only to the British Empire. It was humiliated in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, which marked the rise of Germany to dominance in Europe. France allied with Great Bri ...
* Foreign relations of Ukraine
Ukraine has formal relations with many nations and in recent decades has been establishing diplomatic relations with an expanding circle of nations. The foreign relations of Ukraine are guided by a number of key priorities outlined in the fore ...
* Embassy of France, Kyiv
* Diplomatic missions of Ukraine
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Ukraine. During elections, most of Ukraine's diplomatic missions have voting rooms, the polling stations of which belong to the Overseas constituency, Overseas Electoral District.
History
Ukraine opened 1 ...
References
External links
* (Ukrainian
Official website Embassy of Ukraine, Paris
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France–Ukraine relations
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...