What do we know about women in the field of international relations? What role have female Ukrainian diplomats and diplomats of Ukrainian origin played in shaping the foreign policy of our country? How have the wives of state leaders and diplomats contributed to building a positive image of Ukraine? And how did the gender breakthrough occur that enabled women to represent Ukraine on equal terms in the international diplomatic arena?
These and other important questions will be discussed during the presentation of the book «Woman in Official and Public Diplomacy».
The event will address the following topics:
- the first women to hold diplomatic positions;
- the qualities necessary for women to build successful careers in diplomacy;
- public diplomacy as a powerful tool of international communication.
On May 26, 2026, the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations (IECDR), APP, will host the presentation of the book «Woman in Official and Public Diplomacy». The author and editor of the book is Iryna Matiash, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Scientific Society for the History of Diplomacy and International Relations, and Honorary Ambassador of Ukraine in Scientific and Educational Diplomacy.
«Woman in Official and Public Diplomacy» is the third book in the series «Woman in Diplomacy».
«This publication serves as a bridge between the past and the present, between Ukraine and the world, while also functioning as an important intellectual resource for those shaping Ukrainian diplomacy today. Therefore, the publication of this book is not only a scholarly event, but also a social and national one» (Iryna Kliuchkovska, co-author).
Among the expected participants of the presentation there were Rector of APP Nataliia Shakhovska, Oksana Wynnyckyj-Yusypovych, Nataliia Pavlenko, Volodymyr Kachmar, as well as authors Orystlava Sydorchuk and Iryna Kliuchkovska.
The event will bring together representatives of academic and diplomatic circles, cultural institutions, students, media representatives, and the broader public.
The presentation will take place in the Zachariewicz Hall (Room 214) in the university’s main building and will begin at 3:00 p.m.
For additional information, please contact IECDR at [email protected].
Media representatives may contact [email protected] or call +38 (032) 258–01–51, +38 096 540 56 33.