Vladimir Yastrebchak Explained

Vladimir Yastrebchak
Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term Start:1 July 2008
Term End:24 January 2012
Predecessor:Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai
Successor:Nina Shtanski
President:Igor Smirnov
Birth Name:Vladimir Valerevich Yastrebchak
Birth Date:9 October 1979
Birth Place:Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR, USSR (modern-day Transnistria)
Alma Mater:T. G. Shevchenko University

Vladimir Valerevich Yastrebchak (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Ястребчак; 9 October 1979 – 11 May 2024) was a Moldovan Transnistrian politician who served as minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] He succeeded the longtime minister Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai on 1 July 2008.[2] Yastrebchak's tenure ended in January 2012 when Nina Shtanski was appointed the minister of foreign affairs.

Life and career

Yastrebchak was born in Tiraspol 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.[3] Yastrebchak died on 11 May 2024, at the age of 44.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://mfa-pmr.org/?category_no=437 (Russian) Profile at the website of the Transnistrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. http://www.nr2.ru/pmr/184818.html Новый Регион (New Region): Министр иностранных дел Приднестровья отправлен в отставку
  3. Clapp . Alexander . Drama on the Dniester . The National Interest. 141 . 2016. 44151239 . 39.
  4. https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/24-05-11/ushel-iz-zhizni-byvshiy-glava-mid-pmr-vladimir-yastrebchak Ушёл из жизни бывший глава МИД ПМР Владимир Ястребчак
  5. Web site: Бывший глава МИД непризнанной ПМР скончался в возрасте 44 лет. noi.md. 2024-05-12. ru.