Dr. Vasyl Filipchuk (born 1971) is a Ukrainian diplomat, former spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine (2005–2006)and Director of the EU Integration Department in the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2012–2013). He has the 3rd civil service rank and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary diplomatic rank of the second class. Since 2014 - Chairman of the Board of the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS). In June 2014 he defended PhD thesis on European integration in Ukraine and since 2015 he has been a lecturer on UN peacekeeping and preventive diplomacy at the Diplomatic academy of Ukrainian foreign ministry.
1988-1993 — Chernivtsi State University
1996-1997 — National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine
2012-2014 - postgraduate student of European integration department at the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine. In June 2014 V.Filipchuk defended his PhD thesis "European integration as a nation-building tool in Ukraine".
Courses completed:
1997 - New York University, New York, U.S.
1998 - Queens University, Kingston, Canada, International study centre in Herstmonceux, UK
1991-1993 — Teacher of History and German language, Dovhopillia secondary school, Chernivtsi oblast
1994 — Journalist
1995 — Chief Specialist,Deputy Head of Youth and Sports Department, Chernivtsi Regional State Administration
1995–1997 — Adviser, Committee of Foreign Affairs at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
1997–1999 — First secretary of the Department for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Head of political unit of the EU Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1999–2003 — First secretary, Counsellor of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU
2003–2004 — Senior Adviser to the Office of Policy Analysis and Planning of the MFA of Ukraine
2004–2005 — Deputy Director of the Political Department of the MFA of Ukraine
2005–2006 — Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2006–2010 — Deputy Head of Mission of Ukraine to the European Union, Chargé d'Affaires
2010–2011 — Director General of the EU Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2011–2012 — Director General of the Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
2012 - January 2013 — Director of the EU Integration Department, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Since 2014 - Chairman of the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS).
Married, has 4 sons.
Languages: Ukrainian, English, German, French and Russian.
Vasyl Filiphuck is the author of a number of documents and articles on foreign policy and European integration; the project "Strategy of Ukraine's European integration" , which was approved by the Decree of the President of Ukraine June 11, 1998.
