Sergiy Korsunsky

Sergiy Korsunsky trained in mathematics and worked in Ukrainian scientific institutions before entering diplomacy. His early foreign service assignments joined economic, scientific, and technological affairs, including work in Israel. In Washington he served as counselor and minister counselor, and briefly headed the embassy as chargé d'affaires in 2005. ¹

He later directed the foreign ministry's economic cooperation department, represented Ukraine in Turkey, and led the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy. Appointed ambassador to Japan in 2020, he wrote books on Asian politics and Japan while promoting contacts in education, reconstruction, and security. ^{1, 2}

In a January 2025 interview, Korsunsky discussed how Japanese experience after major earthquakes could inform Ukraine's rebuilding. He singled out mine clearance, infrastructure, and the reconstruction of communities, and described cooperation involving Japanese and Cambodian expertise. ²