Ambassador Tetiana Izhevska
In January 2013, Ambassador Tetiana Izhevska was appointed Personal Representative on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also Focusing on Intolerance against Christians and Members of Other Religions. Ambassador of Ukraine to the Holy See and to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, she has been in the diplomatic service since 1990. Her previous position was Director-General for Cultural and Humanitarian Co-operation at Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. She has long been involved in activities related to gender issues, national minorities, interethnic and inter-religious dialogue. She used to be a member of the Bureau of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Culture, a member of the Committee on Equality, Vice President of the National Commission for UNESCO and general rapporteur for numerous international conferences on the above-mentioned issues. Ambassador Izhevska has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX and the Order of Princess Olha.