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Oksana Markarova

Oksana Serhiyivna Markarova (Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Маркарова; born 28 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and the current Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States since February 2021.[2] Markarova is also a former Minister of Finance in the government of Volodymyr Groysman and Oleksiy Honcharuk.[3] In 2001, she completed a master's degree in Public Finance and Trade at Indiana University.

Oksana Markarova
Оксана Маркарова
Markarova in 2023
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 February 2021
Preceded byVolodymyr Yelchenko[1]
Minister of Finance
In office
8 June 2018 – 4 March 2020
(acting until 22 November 2018)
Prime MinisterVolodymyr Groysman
Oleksiy Honcharuk
Preceded byOleksandr Danylyuk
Succeeded byIhor Umansky
Personal details
Born (1976-10-28) 28 October 1976 (age 48)
Rivne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship Ukraine
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Servant of the People
SpouseDanylo Volynets
Children4
Alma mater1) National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
2) Indiana University
AwardsFrench National Order of Merit

Early life and education

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Markarova was born on October 28, 1976, in the city of Rivne. Her father is an Armenian-Ukrainian.[4][5] In 1999 Markarova received a master's degree in Ecology at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. In 2001, she completed a master's degree in Public Finance and Trade at Indiana University.[6][7]

Career

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During 1998-1999 and 2001-2003, Markarova worked as an economic policy advisor and a manager for external and corporate communications at the US direct investment fund Western NIS Enterprise Fund. In 2000 Markarova interned in the US at the World Bank at the group in charge for banking and financial markets in Europe and Middle Asia. She later became the Head of Board (President) of ITT-Invest company, and later the head of board of the Investment Group ITT.[7]

Since March 2015 Markarova served as a Deputy Minister of Finance under successive ministers Natalie Jaresko and Oleksandr Danylyuk.[8][9] In April 2016, she was appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance.[10]

In 2015, Markarova initiated the creation of E-data (e-data.gov.ua), the largest open data portal in the public finance sector, which now includes modules spending.gov.ua, openbudget.gov.ua and proifi.gov.ua.

In addition to her duties as First Deputy Minister of Finance, she was also appointed the Commissioner for Investment on 8 August 2016, a position she held until her dismissal from the role on 10 January 2019.[11] During that time, she managed the creation and operation of the UkraineInvest Investment Attraction and Support Office[12] and initiated the creation of the Ukrainian Startup Fund.

After Oleksandr Danylyuk was dismissed on 7 June 2018 following a conflict with Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman[13][14] Markarova was appointed acting Minister of Finance on 8 June 2018.[15] On 22 November 2018 the Ukrainian parliament appointed her as Minister of Finance.[3] The beginning of the Shmyhal Government on 4 March 2020 was the end of her tenure as Minister of Finance.[16]

After her dismissal Markarova returned to the private sector and her work on the supervisory board of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.[17]

On 25 February 2021, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Markarova Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.[2]

Immediately after her appointment, Markarova said that her main priorities for the new position were expanding "cooperation with the Joseph Biden administration and political dialogue based on their broad bipartisan support"[18] and "maximum assistance to the development of Ukrainian companies in the United States and attracting American companies to Ukraine".[18]

On July 5, 2023, she was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Antigua and Barbuda by the President of Ukraine.[19]

On September 25, 2024, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, demanded that Ukraine remove Marakova as Ambassador to the United States after Zelenskyy visited an ammunition plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and appeared with several notable Democrats. In a letter from Johnson to Zelenskyy calling for her firing, Johnson claimed that the visit represented election interference in favor of the Democratic Party.[20]

Awards

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In 2018, Markarova received the Open Data Leader Award.[21]

On 16 December 2020, Oksana Markarova received the French National Order of Merit.[22][23]

On 28 December 2022, Markova received the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd Class.[24]

Other activities

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Personal life

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Markarova is married to banker and businessman Danylo Volynets. The family has four children.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) Markarova became Ukraine's new ambassador to the United States Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 February 2021)
  2. ^ a b "Ukraine names ex-finance minister as ambassador to US, to upgrade ties post-Trump". Reuters. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  3. ^ a b Ukraine parliament appoints Markarova, Friz ministers Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (22 November 2018)
  4. ^ Markarova, Oksana (January 9, 2024). "#Параджанов100". Facebook (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Мій тато Сергій, українець вірменського походження називав себе «вірменським сином українського народу». [My dad Sergiy, a Ukrainian of Armenian origin called himself "the Armenian son of the Ukrainian people".]
  5. ^ "Ethnic Armenian appointed Ukraine's ambassador in Washington". Tert.am. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Having It All" (PDF). Leaders Magazine. Vol. 30, no. 3. July 3, 2007. p. 137. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Kitsoft. "Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Персона". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  8. ^ Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 11 березня 2015 року № 194-р «Про призначення Маркарової О.С. заступником Міністра фінансів України - керівником апарату» Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 29 квітня 2016 року № 334-р «Про звільнення Маркарової О.С. з посади заступника Міністра фінансів України - керівника апарату» Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 29 квітня 2016 року № 337-р «Про призначення Маркарової О.С. першим заступником Міністра фінансів України» Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "Oksana Markarova steps down as the Government's Commissioner on Investments" (Press release). Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. 2019-01-10. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-01. Today, the Cabinet of Ministers has released Oksana Markarova from her duties as the Government's Commissioner on Investments that she has been executing since August 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "UKRAINE INVEST: New promo office aims to attract USD 1 billion in investment by 2018". bunews.com.ua. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  13. ^ Ukrainian lawmakers OK creating anti-corruption court Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Business Insider (7 June 2018)
    Ukraine finance minister claims he was told to back corruption or quit Archived 2019-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Times (South Africa) (7 June 2018)
  14. ^ Roman Olearchyk (June 6, 2018), Ukraine’s PM asks parliament to sack his finance minister Archived 2019-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Financial Times.
  15. ^ Oksana Markarova appointed Ukraine's acting finance minister Archived 2022-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (8 June 2018)
  16. ^ "Ukrainian lawmakers vote to appoint Ihor Umansky as new finance minister". Reuters. March 4, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  17. ^ (in Ukrainian) Former Finance Minister Markarova returns to business and registers a startup Archived 2020-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2019)
  18. ^ a b "Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States". www.ukrinform.net. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  19. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 5 липня 2023 year № 370/2023 «Про призначення О.Маркарової Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Антигуа і Барбуді» (in Ukrainian)
  20. ^ Zengerle, Patricia (September 25, 2024). "Top Republican wants Ukrainian ambassador to US fired, ahead of Zelenskiy visit". Reuters. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "Портал відкритих даних". data.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-08-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  22. ^ "Remise des insignes de Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite à Oksana Markarova" [Presentation of the insignia of Knight of the National Order of Merit to Oksana Markarova] (Press release) (in French). French Embassy in Ukraine. 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  23. ^ "Oksana Markarova on Twitter: "I am honored to receive the National Order of Merit from the French government, our close partners in building European Ukraine. We have rich common history and undoubtedly great future together. Glory to Ukraine, Vive la France!🇺🇦🇫🇷"". Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-27.[non-primary source needed]
  24. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №899/2022". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  25. ^ "European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Shareholders and Board of Governors". www.ebrd.com. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  26. ^ "Оксана Маркарова: краткая биография и профессиональная деятельность | AIESEC в Киеве" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
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