Born on April 8, 1956 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Education: In 1977, Mr. Serhii Kamyshev graduated from the Donetsk State University (Faculty of Economics); in 1993 - from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Career: 

1977-1990 – different positions in the coal mining state enterprises, Donetsk (Ukraine)

1990-1991 - Deputy Head of the Kirov District Council of People's Deputies, the City of Donetsk

1993-1994 - chief consultant on international relations, the Donetsk Board of Directors of Enterprises and Entities

March-June 1994 - First Secretary, Department of International Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

1994-1998 - First Secretary, Counsellor, Embassy of Ukraine in the Arab Republic of Egypt

1998-2001 - Minister-Counsellor, Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in the Lebanese Republic and Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in the Syrian Arab Republic (non-resident)

2001-2002 -Director, Fifth Territorial Department (Asia and Pacific, Middle East and Africa), MFA of Ukraine

2002-2003 – Director General, Directorate General of Bilateral Cooperation, MFA of Ukraine

2003-2004 - Ambassador at Large, MFA of Ukraine

2004-2009 - Ambassador of Ukraine to the People's Republic of China, Ambassador of Ukraine to Mongolia (non-resident)

2009-2010 - Director of the Consular Department, the MFA of Ukraine

2010-2011 - Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

2011-2014 - Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

August-December 2019 – Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

December 18, 2019 - Ambassador of Ukraine to the People's Republic of China

Has a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Speaks fluent English

Married, has a son and a daughter