Day of the Ukrainian Diplomatic Service

On December 22, Ukraine celebrates Diplomatic Service Day On this day, it is customary to congratulate all civil servants who represent the external interests of the country These include employees of Ukrainian consulates, diplomats and everyone else who is related to this activity In Ukraine, as in other countries, the best of the best become diplomats because they shape international opinion about the country Thanks to their unnoticed work, Ukraine has today become a strong international partner The holiday was established in 2005, during the presidency of VA Yushchenko, to indicate the importance of diplomats in the political life of the state At that time, independent Ukraine was just taking its first steps on the international political arena Congratulations and encouragements from the main government officials were supposed to encourage young diplomats to work effectively It is no coincidence that diplomats are congratulated on this very day, because it was on December 22, but in 1917, that the UPR government signed the extremely important law for the republic “On the creation of the Secretariat of International Affairs” Thanks to this law, the Ukrainian Republic for the first time declared itself as a serious political figure, so they decided to celebrate the Day of Ukrainian Diplomatic Service Workers on this date December 22 is a regular working day for all other Ukrainians, and only diplomats on this day accept congratulations from:• the current president;• the prime minister;• their immediate superior (Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine);• international diplomatic missions;• foreign colleagues Also on December 22, the title “Honorary Worker of the Diplomatic Services of Ukraine” is awarded This award is given to those who have achieved great success in their professional activities