Ukrainian scientist and diplomat. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador. Honored Economist of Ukraine, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Turkey in 2008-2016. Expert in energy security, geopolitics, international economics, education, science and technology. Winner of the 1995 European Academy Award Writer, author of more than 300 publications in Ukrainian and international editions, and ten novels.