Valeriy Chaly

Valery Chaly – is a Ukrainian diplomat, politician, public and statesman. Born on July 1, 1970 in Vinnytsia.

Graduated as a historian in 1992 at the Vinnytsia State Pedagogical Institute. In 1995, he completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of International Law at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

He began his career as a senior consultant to a group of assistants and referents of the President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma.

From 1995 to 1997, he was the director of international legal programs of the Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Studies (since 2000, the Oleksandr Razumkov Center).

In 2000, Chaly became a freelance consultant to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Since 2002, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine as a member of the scientific council.

During 2009 – 2010 he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2014 – 2015 – Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

From July 2015 to July 2019 – Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.

As of October 2026, – chair of the Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC) board.

Wife of Valery Chaly – Lyudmila Mazuka. The couple has two adult children.