Mykhailo Reznik

Mykhailo Reznik's route to diplomacy ran through trade and industrial management. He graduated from Kyiv's trade and economics institute in 1972 with work on automated management systems, then held managerial positions in the trade administration and export–import organizations. In 1993–1994 he served as deputy and first deputy minister for foreign economic relations. ¹

Reznik first worked in Washington as head of the embassy's trade and economic mission in 1994–1997. Ambassadorships in South Korea and China followed, with concurrent responsibility for Mongolia. He returned to the United States as ambassador in 2003–2005 and also represented Ukraine in Antigua and Barbuda and at the Organization of American States. ¹

From 2007 until his death on 1 November 2025, Reznik headed UkrAutoprom, the association of Ukrainian motor vehicle manufacturers. He also served on the board of the Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association and was active in Ukrainian ice hockey administration. ^{1, 2}