Vladimir Valerevich Yastrebchak (; 9 October 1979 – 11 May 2024) was a Moldovan

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politician who served as minister of Foreign Affairs. He succeeded the longtime minister Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai on 1 July 2008. Yastrebchak's tenure ended in January 2012 when

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was appointed the minister of foreign affairs.

Life and career

Yastrebchak was born in

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on 9 October 1979. He graduated from the law school of the T. G. Shevchenko University in 2001, after which he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became the First Deputy Minister there on 14 February 2007. Yastrebchak spoke a number of languages fluently, including English and French. He was of Ukrainian descent and was married. Yastrebchak died on 11 May 2024, at the age of 44.

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* 1979 births 2024 deaths People from Tiraspol Shevchenko Transnistria State University alumni Transnistrian people of Ukrainian descent Foreign ministers of Transnistria Recipients of the Order of Friendship (South Ossetia) {{Transnistria-stub