President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Oleksandr Shcherba Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa.
The corresponding decree No. 537/2025 was published on the President’s website.
In 1996-2000, Oleksandr Shcherba was an attaché and third secretary at the Embassy of Ukraine in Germany (Bonn, Berlin).
In 2008-2009, he worked at the EU Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
In 2013-2014, he was an advisor to the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Arbuzov, a participant in negotiations with the IMF and the EU on the preparation for the signing of the Association Agreement.
In 2014-2021 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Austria.
