Andrei Dapkiunas
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Andrei Dapkiunas is a Belarusian diplomat. From 2004 until 2011 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the Permanent Representative
of Belarus
to the United Nations
. Vice-President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC (2008). President of the Executive Board of the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF (2006).
Before the posting to the United Nations in 2004, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, including as Director of the Americas Department. He holds a political science
degree from the Belarusian State University
(1991) and a degree in languages (English
and French
) from the Minsk State Institute for Foreign Languages
(1985). Alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (Research Fee student, 1989–1990). He is fluent in English
, French
and Polish
.
He is married to Olga Dapkiunas (Lichač), with a daughter, Alena, and a son, Hleb.
Permanent Representative
A Permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to one of various international organisations. The best known of the organisations to which states send Permanent Representatives is the United Nations; of these, the most high-profile ones are those assigned to headquarters in New...
of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
to the United Nations
United Nations
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. Vice-President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC (2008). President of the Executive Board of the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF (2006).
Before the posting to the United Nations in 2004, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, including as Director of the Americas Department. He holds a political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
degree from the Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...
(1991) and a degree in languages (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) from the Minsk State Institute for Foreign Languages
Minsk State Linguistic University
Minsk State Linguistic University is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It specialises in foreign languages with major focus on English, French, German and Spanish. It was founded in 1948 as Minsk Institute for Foreign Languages. In 2006 it had 8 departments....
(1985). Alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (Research Fee student, 1989–1990). He is fluent in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
.
He is married to Olga Dapkiunas (Lichač), with a daughter, Alena, and a son, Hleb.
External links
- Official UN biography
- UNICEF Executive Board President visits the Central African Republic
- Annual 2006 session of the Executive Board of UNICEF
- Permanent Representative of Belarus speaks in the general debate at the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly
- Press conference on the UN General Assembly dialogue on renewable sources of energy
- Joint press conference of Ambassadors of Belarus and Egypt on the global plan of action against human trafficking