Mr. Pavlo Klimkin was born on 25 December 1967 in Kursk

1991 - graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Department of Aerophysics and Space Research, Master`s degree in Physics and Mathematics   

1991 - 1993 - research officer, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Paton Welding Institute

1993 - 1997 - Attaché, Third, Second Secretary, Directorate-General for Arms Control and Disarmament, MFA of Ukraine

1997 - 2000 - Third, Second Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Germany (political, scientific and technical issues)

2000 - 2002 - First Secretary, Counselor, Department for Economic Cooperation, MFA of Ukraine 

2002 - 2004 - Head of division for economic and sectoral cooperation with the EU, Department for European integration, MFA of Ukraine 

2004 - 2008 - Minister-Counselor, Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

03.2008 - 04.2010 - Director of the EU Department, MFA of Ukraine

04.2010 - 04.2011 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

04.2011 - 06.2012 - Deputy Minister, Head of Staff 

06.2012 - 06.2014 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany

19.06.2014  - appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

On 14 April, 2016, was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Fluent in English and German languages, basic knowledge of French and Spanish