Ambassador
H.E. Valery Kolesnik
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Malaysia, the Republic of Singapore and the Republic of the Philippines.
Born in 1965 in Grodno, Republic of Belarus
Graduated from the High Military Institute (1986),
Military Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Federation (1994),
Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of Belarus (2016).
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1986–1994 |
Military service |
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1995–1998 |
2nd, 1st Secretary, Counsellor of Department of International Security and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
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1998–2000 |
Deputy Head of Department of International Security and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
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2000–2004 |
Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Belarus to the Kingdom of Belgium / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the European Union and NATO |
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2005–2006 |
Deputy Head of Department of International Security and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
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2006–2008 |
Head of Department of International Security and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
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2008–2013 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Turkey |
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2012–2013 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Iraq (with residence in Ankara) |
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2014–2015 |
Head of Export Promotion Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
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2015 –September 2017 |
Deputy Director – Head of Department of Foreign Trade Policy, Directorate of Foreign Economic Activity, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus |
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Since October 2017 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Indonesia, non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Malaysia, the Republic of Singapore and the Republic of the Philippines |
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Since May 2018 |
Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
Speaks Russian, English and French languages.
Married, has a daughter.
