Sergiy Korsunsky (born August 10, 1962) is a Ukrainian diplomat. He previously served as Chargé d'affaires of Ukraine to the United States during 2005 and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Turkey (2008-2016). Director of the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine in 2017-2020.
He was ambassador of Ukraine to Japan from April 2020 to December 2024.
Education
Sergiy Korsunsky graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1984, faculty for Mathematics and Mechanics. Doctor of Science (Physics and Mathematics).
In 1995, he undertook a professional training course at the Institute for International Relations, Kyiv State University
Career 1984 — 1988 — Researcher with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 1988 — 1991 — Researcher-Consultant, Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 1991 — 1994 — Director-General of the Department for State Scientific and Technological Programs at the State Committee on Science and Technologies of Ukraine 1994 — 1995 — Secretary of the first class of the Ukraine’s National Commission for UNESCO 1995 — 1998 — Counsellor for Economy, Science and Technologies, Embassy of Ukraine to the State of Israel 1998 — 2000 — Deputy Head of the Department for Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 2000 — 2006 — Counsellor, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C., in 2005 charge d' Affairs a.i. of Ukraine to the United States. 2006 — 2008 — Head of the Department for Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine July 2008 — up to June 18, 2016 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of TurkeyInterview With H.E. Dr. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukrainian Ambassador To Ankara (IIS – International Interaction Society) October 2017 – April 2020 - Director, Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine April 14, 2020 - December 21, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan
2024 Yasukuni Shrine visit On 3 September 2024, while serving as Ukraine's ambassador to Japan, Korsunsky visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The Ukrainian embassy in Japan posted photographs of the visit on X and stated that Korsunsky had visited the shrine to mourn those who had died for their country; the post was deleted the following day. Yasukuni Shrine commemorates Japan's war dead and enshrines 14 Class-A war criminals. The visit drew criticism in both China and South Korea, including on social media.
Academic affiliations
Visiting professor Kobe Gakuin University, Japan
Honorary professor Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine
Author publications
Author of more than 350 academic papers and other publications including 8 books, among them "Nonlinear waves in dispersive and dissipative systems with coupled fields" (Addison, Wesley. Longman, 1997), “Technology Transfer in the United States” (Kyiv, 2005), “Energy Diplomacy” (Kyiv, 2008), "Foreign Policy in Times of Transformations: how not to be left on the sidelines of history"(Kharkiv, 2020), How to build relations with Asian countries: economy, diplomacy, cultural peculiarities (Kharkiv, 2021), How nations reborn: experience of East Asia (Kharkiv, 2023).
Author of 10 books of fiction published in 2010-2019 under the pen-name Sergey Vladich (in Russian), as hobby
References
External links AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE DR. SERGIY KORSUNSKY’S VISIT Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Turkey An Interview with Mr. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Ambassador Korsunsky: Ukraine moving to LNG to diversify supply Ukrainian ambassador: Time a very good warrior on our side Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Sergiy Korsunsky tells SES Türkiye that Ankara's support has been "continuous and adequate." Ukrainian envoy: Captive OSCE observers expected to be freed