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The representatives of the Institute of World Policy awarded the Head of the Mission
of Ukraine to the European Union Kostiantyn Yelisieiev with the diploma of the most efficient Ukrainian Ambassador abroad.Chair of the Supervisory Board of the IWP Viktor Shlinchak, director of the Institute of World Policy Alyona Getmanchuk, first deputy director of the Institute of World Policy Serhiy Solodky participated in the awarding ceremony that took place in Brussels at the Mission of Ukraine at the EU.

Let us remind that, on February 20th, the Institute of World Policy held a presentation of the annual ranking of “Top 10 foreign ambassadors in Ukraine” and “Top-10 Ukrainian ambassadors abroad.”

Winners of this year ranking are current diplomatic guardians of the Ukraine-EU dialogue: the Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU Kostiantyn Yelisieiev and the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski. We hope that development of EU-Ukraine relations in 2013 will allow the winner-ambassadors to justify the credit of trust given by Ukrainian experts and journalists.

Traditionally, we ask experts to choose five representatives among a complete list of the Ambassadors accredited in Ukraine and grade them on a ten-point scale: the more effective work of the Ambassador, the higher score he/she gets. Criteria of the evaluation are the following:
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1. Ability of strategic and effective solution of home country problem issues in the host country, where diplomatic mission is performed.
2. Access and ability to influence key political players in the host country.
3. Outspokenness and activity in dialogues with politicians, experts and media.
4. Ability to create and/or to sustain a positive image in the host country.
5. Organization and participation in public events that may conduct a successful dialogue between the country of the Ambassador and the host country.

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