Andriy Beshta | |
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| Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand | |
| In office November 2015 – 30 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andriy Petrovych Beshta (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 Rozhyshche, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 30 May 2021(2021-05-30) (aged 44) Ko Lipe, Satun Province, Thailand |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
Andriy Petrovych Beshta (Ukrainian: Андрій Петрович Бешта; 14 December 1976 – 30 May 2021[1]) was a Ukrainian politician and diplomat.[2] In November 2015, he became the Ukrainian Ambassador to Thailand, and in 2017, took up part-time positions as Ambassador to Laos and Myanmar. He held all three positions until his death in 2021, although in April he was dismissed from the position of Ambassador to Thailand along with several other ambassadors but held onto the post because a successor had not yet presented their credentials.[3][4][5]
On August 24, 2021, he was posthumously awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[6]
Biography
He was born on December 14, 1976, in Rozhyshche, Volyn. Graduated with honors from University of Lviv named after Franka, specialist in international relations, translator, with a special direction of "Oriental languages and literature" (Thai).[7] Fluent in English.
He was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine) since 1998. He worked abroad at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, as well as at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Thailand. Specialist in the activities of the UN and other international organizations. In 2007 he first arrived in Thailand as a counsellor to the diplomatic mission in Bangkok, and was promoted in 2011 to the embassy's deputy director-general.[8]
He was deputy director of the Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He was also Member of the Ukrainian delegation to participate in the work of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.[9]
Personal life and death
Beshta married Natalya and had a daughter, Oksana, and two sons, Andrey and Ostap.[2][10]
On 28 May 2021 he visited Ko Lipe, a resort island in Thailand's Satun Province, to say goodbye to the Chairman of the Satun Tourism Association as he was set to return to Ukraine following his dismissal.[8] However, he died two days later on 30 May from a heart attack. He was 44.[4][11]
References
- ^ "МЗС України висловлює глибокі співчуття у зв'язку із смертю Надзвичайного і Повноважного Посла України в Королівстві Таїланд Андрія Бешти | Міністерство закордонних справ України". 2021-06-03. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ a b "Помер посол України у Таїланді". dw.com (in Ukrainian). 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Cancellation of earlier decisions, rotation of ambassadors, and competitions for civil service: decisions by Cabinet and President". Centre of United Actions. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Ukrainian ambassador in Thailand dies on resort island". Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Пішов з життя український дипломат Андрій Бешта". Unian (in Ukrainian). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ Президент України Володимир Зеленський. Офіційне інтернет-представництво. "Указ Президента України №438/2021. Про присвоєння дипломатичного рангу". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Бешта Андрій Петрович". Reporter. 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Ukrainian ambassador dies 'of heart attack' on Koh Lipe". Bangkok Post. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Розпорядження Президента №181/2012-рп от 20.09.2012, Про делегацію України для участі в роботі 67-ї сесії Генеральної Асамблеї ООН". 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "PEP: Профіль: Бешта Остап Андрійович". PEP.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Ukrainian Diplomat Collapses, Dies Suddenly In Thailand". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
