Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Valeriy Zaluzhny took fifth place in the ranking of the highest paid Ukrainian ambassadors.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to Liga.net.
Based on data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his the average salary for July-August after taxes was UAH 59,947.
First place in the ranking was taken by the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Moldova Marko Shevchenko, who in the summer of 2024 received an average of UAH 102,795 after taxes. tax deductions.
In second place was the Ukrainian ambassador to Chile, Yuriy Dyudin. In the summer, he received an average of 63,794 hryvnia. In third place was the ambassador of Austria, Vasily Khiminets, with a salary of 63,550 hryvnia. Fourth place with a salary of 63,470 hryvnia was shared by the Ambassador to Germany Oleksiy Makeyev and the Ambassador of two embassies – Poland and the Czech Republic – Vasyl Zvarych.
It is noted that the average salary of the Ukrainian ambassador in 2024 is 56,412 UAH. However, the legislation provides for various social guarantees and support for ambassadors, such as a bonus for diplomatic rank, payment for children's education, housing rent, medical care, etc.
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