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Vladimir Yastrebchak

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Vladimir Yastrebchak
Владимир Ястребчак
Official portrait in 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 July 2008 – 24 January 2012
PresidentIgor Smirnov
Preceded byValeriy Anatolievich Litskai
Succeeded byNina Shtanski
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Valerevich Yastrebchak

(1979-10-09)9 October 1979
Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR, USSR (modern-day Transnistria)
Died11 May 2024(2024-05-11) (aged 44)
Alma materT. G. Shevchenko University

Vladimir Valerevich Yastrebchak (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Ястребчак; 9 October 1979 – 11 May 2024) was a Moldovan Transnistrian politician who served as minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] He succeeded the longtime minister Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai on 1 July 2008.[2] Yastrebchak's tenure ended in January 2012 when Nina Shtanski was appointed the minister of foreign affairs.

Life and career

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Yastrebchak was born in Tiraspol on 9 October 1979. He graduated from the law school of the T. G. Shevchenko University in 2001, after which he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became the First Deputy Minister there on 14 February 2007.[1]

Yastrebchak spoke a number of languages fluently, including English and French. He was of Ukrainian descent and was married.[1][3] Yastrebchak died on 11 May 2024, at the age of 44.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c (Russian) Profile at the website of the Transnistrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Новый Регион (New Region): Министр иностранных дел Приднестровья отправлен в отставку Archived 7 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 1 July 2008
  3. ^ Clapp, Alexander (2016). "Drama on the Dniester". The National Interest. No. 141. p. 39. JSTOR 44151239.
  4. ^ Ушёл из жизни бывший глава МИД ПМР Владимир Ястребчак novostipmr.com (in Russian)
  5. ^ "Бывший глава МИД непризнанной ПМР скончался в возрасте 44 лет". noi.md (in Russian). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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