Serhii Oleksiyovych Kamyshev (; 8 April 1956 â 14 February 2021) was a Ukrainian diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the People's Republic of China.
He was born on 8 April 1956 in Dnipropetrovsk. In 1977 Serhii Kamyshev graduated from the Donetsk State University (Faculty of Economics); in 1993 â from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
1977-1990 â he held different positions in the coal mining state enterprises, Donetsk (Ukraine)
1990-1991 â he was Deputy Head of the Kirov District Council of People's Deputies, the City of Donetsk
1993-1994 â chief consultant on international relations, the Donetsk Board of Directors of Enterprises and Entities
MarchâÂÂJune 1994 â First Secretary, Department of International Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1994-1998 â First Secretary, Counsellor, Embassy of Ukraine in the Arab Republic of Egypt
1998-2001 â Minister-Counsellor, Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in the Lebanese Republic and Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in the Syrian Arab Republic (non-resident)
2001-2002 â Director, Fifth Territorial Department (Asia and Pacific, Middle East and Africa), MFA of Ukraine
2002-2003 â Director General, Directorate General of Bilateral Cooperation, MFA of Ukraine
2003-2004 â Ambassador at Large, MFA of Ukraine
2004-2009 â he was Ambassador of Ukraine to the People's Republic of China, Ambassador of Ukraine to Mongolia (non-resident)
2009-2010 â Director of the Consular Department, the MFA of Ukraine
2010-2011 â Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
2011-2014 â Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
AugustâÂÂDecember 2019 â he was Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
From 18 December 2019 â he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the People's Republic of China.
He died on 14 February 2021 from a massive heart attack.