Sergiy Kulyk

Sergiy Kulyk helped establish Ukraine's diplomatic presence in the United States after independence. He had served at Ukraine's United Nations mission before becoming chargé d'affaires in Washington in 1992. At a New York Overseas Press Club discussion that February, he explained the economic and military problems confronting the new state: replacing central planning, reducing the armed forces, and finding housing and civilian employment for demobilized personnel. ¹

Kulyk subsequently moved into international development. He joined the World Bank in 1993, worked in its Europe and Central Asia region, and served as resident representative in Belarus. From 2009 he coordinated programs in West Africa, including Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. He holds a degree in international economics and completed Harvard's Executive Development Program in 2001. ²