President: Leonid Danylovych Kuchma
Former Prime Minister Kuchma was elected president on 2 July 1994, defeating
Leonid Kravchuk, who held that office from December 1991.
{Checked 10/17/2002 EL}
President: Leonid Danylovych Kuchma
Prime Minister: Viktor Yanukovych
["President appoints PM Yanukovych
& Co to Security Council," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/12/27/130652.html, 27 December 2002.] {Updated
1/8/2003 EL} First Deputy Prime Minister: Mykola
Azarov
["President appoints PM Yanukovych
& Co to Security Council," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/12/27/130652.html, 27 December 2002.] {Updated
1/8/2003 EL} Secretary of the National
Security Council: General Yevhen Kyrylovych
Marchuk
Marchuk was appointed on 10 November 1999, replacing
Volodymyr Horbulin. A graduate of the Kirovograd Pedagogical Institute,
Marchuk served in the KGB from 1963 until 1991. In 1991 he was Minister
of Defense Issues, National Security, and Emergency Situations. Subsequently,
from 1991 to 1994, he headed Ukraine's security service. From 1994
to 1995 he was a deputy prime minister, then first deputy prime minister,
and from June 1995 to May 1996, prime minister of Ukraine. He has
been a Verkhovna Rada deputy since 1995.
["Kadrovaya Panorama. Naznacheniya,
otstavki, vybory v noyabre-dekabre 1999 goda," Rossiyskiy Kto yest Kto,
24 February 2000; in National News Service, http://nel.nns.ru.]{Entered
3/7/2000 CC} {Checked 10/17/2002 EL} First Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council:
Leonid Rozhen
Rozhen also serves
as chairman of the Committee for Policy on Military-Technical Cooperation and
Export Control.
["Ukraine's Security Council wrathfully
rebuffs Russian MP," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2001/12/11/130554.html, 12 November 2001.]{Updated
10/17/2002 EL} Minister of Defense: General Volodymyr Shkidchenko ["Ministr oborony Ukrayiny heneral armii Ukrayiny
Shkidchenko Volodymyr Petrovich", Ukrainian Defense Ministry Web Site,
http://www.mil.gov.ua/old/biogr/auto3.htm.] {1/8/2003 EL} Minister of Economy and European Integration:
Valeriy Khoroshkovskyy
["President appoints PM Yanukovych
& Co to Security Council," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/12/27/130652.html, 27 December 2002.] {Updated
1/8/2003 EL} Minister of Environment and
Natural Resources :
Vasyl Shevchuk
["President appoints PM Yanukovych
& Co to Security Council," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/12/27/130652.html, 27 December 2002.] {Updated
1/8/2003 EL} Minister of Emergency Situations and Chornobyl
Affairs: Hryhoriy Reva
["President appoints PM Yanukovych
& Co to Security Council," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/12/27/130652.html, 27 December 2002.] {Updated
1/8/2003 EL} Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Anatoliy Zlenko
"Lavrynovych appointed member of the
NSDC," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/05/27/170131.html, 27 May 2002.]{Updated
10/17/2002 EL} Minister of Internal Affairs: Yuriy Smyrnov
"Lavrynovych appointed member of the
NSDC," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/05/27/170131.html, 27 May 2002.]{Updated
10/17/2002 EL} Minister of Justice: Oleksandr
Lavrynovych
"Lavrynovych appointed member of the
NSDC," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/05/27/170131.html, 27 May 2002.]{Updated
10/17/2002 EL} Chief of the Ukrainian Security Service:
Volodymyr Radchenko
"Lavrynovych appointed member of the
NSDC," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/05/27/170131.html, 27 May 2002.]{Updated
10/17/2002 EL} Chairman of the State Committee for the Defense of Ukrainian State Borders:
Mykola Lytvyn
"Lavrynovych appointed member of the
NSDC," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/05/27/170131.html, 27 May 2002.]{Updated
10/17/2002 EL} President of the National Academy of Sciences:
Borys Paton
[Radio Ukraine World Service, 23 August 1997; in "Full List
of National Security, Defense Council Members," FBIS-SOV-97-240.] {Updated
12/9/97 TR} {Checked 8/24/99 SK;
10/17/2002 EL}
COMMITTEE FOR POLICY ON
MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL
On 8 July 2000, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma
signed Edict No. 868 creating the Committee for Policy on Military-Technical Cooperation and Export Control to replace
the Commission on Export Control Policy and Military-Technical
Cooperation with Foreign States.
The committee is comprised of permanent representatives from government
ministries, including deputy ministers of Foreign Affairs,
Defense, Environmental and Natural Resources, and
representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Space Agency,
the State Customs Service, the State Committee on Industrial Policy, and the
Nuclear Regulatory Administration. The committee reports directly to the
president, as well as to the National
Security and Defense Council.[1,2]
The Committee for the Policy on Military-Technical
Cooperation and Export Control and the State Service for Export Control
(SSEC)
are the two main export control bodies in Ukraine. When the SSEC is unable to come to an agreement on an export license
application, the application is forwarded to the committee for a decision.
Likewise, applications involving certain items or destination countries must be
reviewed by the committee. Once the committee makes a decision,
applications are returned to the SSEC, which issues
a license or rejects the exporter's application based on the committee's decision. The SSEC meets as needed, at least monthly, to consider license
applications.[2] The committee also oversees
Ukrspetseksport, Ukraine's arms export agency.[3]
The Committee for Policy on Military-Technical
Cooperation and Export Control does the following:
influences national policy on military-technical
cooperation;
coordinates other agencies involved with export
control issues;
imposes limits or bans on the international transfer
of goods, while taking into account national security interests;
makes decisions as needed or at least monthly on the
international transfer of goods when the State Service for Export Control is
unable to come to a decision;
reviews drafts of export control-related legislation
from the President and Cabinet of Ministers;
analyzes Ukraine's compliance with its international
nonproliferation obligations;
evaluates market conditions for military and
dual-use goods and proposes ways of increasing Ukraine's market share.[4,5]
Precursors to the committee include the Commission for
Policy on Export Control and Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign
Countries (created by a 4 February 1999
edict), the Government Commission for Export Control Policy
(GCECP) (created by a 28
December 1996 edict), the Government Commission on Export Controls
(created by a 3 January 1993 edict), and the Government Export and Technical
Commission (created by a 23 March 1992
decree).[6,7] See Ukraine: Export Control Overview for more information on Ukraine's
export control system.
Sources: [1] UNIAN, 14 July 2000; in "Ukraine: Kuchma Signs
Decree Liquidating Military-Technical Cooperation Committee," FBIS
Document CEP20000714000158. [2] Ukraine's Export Control System, presentation by Ukrainian export control official,
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey, CA, 2 November 2001,
UKR011102. [3] Serhiy Zhurets, "General Radchenko Has Been Entrusted
With Task of Making a Quiet Coup d'Etat in Arms Trade,"
Den, 18
February 1999, p. 4; in "Changes in Arms Trade Analyzed," FBIS Document
FTS19990224000615. [4] Correspondence with the Scientific and Technical Center
on Export and Import of Special Technologies, Hardware, and Materials, Kyiv, Ukraine. [5] Natalya
Yurchenko, "Sistema eksportnogo kontrolya Ukrainy," STC
Web Site, http://www.ntc.kiev.ua/sec/index.html. [6] Center for Peace, Conversion, and Foreign
Policy of Ukraine, System of Control over Military Purpose Goods in Ukraine
(Kiev: Center for Peace, Conversion, and Foreign Policy, 1998), Center for
Peace, Conversion, and Foreign Policy Web Site,
http://www.foreignpolicy.org.ua/e/op /1998-04ope10uamil-goods-control.phtml.
[7] US Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration, "Export/Import Controls in
Ukraine;" in Center for Economic Initiatives Web Site,
http://www.ukrainebiz.com/Articles/export.htm. {Entered
10/29/99 CC}{Updated 11/9/2001
KB}
Chairman: Leonid Rozhen On 7 March 2001 President Leonid Kuchma signed a decree
appointing Lieutenant General Leonid Rozhen, former chief of the intelligence arm of the
Security Service, to the post of deputy secretary of the National
Security and Defense Council and chairman of the Committee for Policy on
Military-Technical Cooperation and Export Control.[1,2] Rozhen replaced General Volodymyr Radchenko,
who was appointed head of the Security Service.[2]
Sources: [1] "News from Ukraine," Embassy of Ukraine Web Site,
http://www.ukremb.com/news/Ukrinform/ march/80301UI.htm, Issue 1,2, 8 March 2001. [2] N. Kravets, "The president of Ukraine Leonid
Kuchma appointed former chief of SBU intelligence department Lt.-Gen. Leonid
Rozhen as a first deputy of Evgen Marchuk," Expert-centre Web Site,
http://www.expert.org.ua/2001/03/14/010314i1.shtml,
14 March 2001.{Entered 11/9/2001 KB}
{Checked 10/17/2002 EL}
STATE SERVICE FOR EXPORT CONTROL (SSEC
or Derzheksportkontrol)
issues licenses for the international transfer of
controlled goods;
negotiates foreign sales contracts for the transfer
of military or dual-use goods to states on which Ukraine has placed a partial embargo on the delivery of such goods;
reviews export control documents;
makes decisions on the revocation or suspension of
licenses;
issues import certificates and other documents that
provide government guarantees for the use of goods for declared purposes;
registers companies and individuals involved in the
international transfer of goods;
drafts export control legislation;
develops and maintains control lists;
maintains a central, automated export control
system;
submits annual reports to the Cabinet of Ministers
on licenses granted and goods exported under license.[3,4]
In July 2001 the Ukrainian National Security Council
proposed transforming the SSEC into the Central
Service for Export Control, at a level equal to that of a ministry. The new
designation would give the SSEC greater influence in drafting
laws.[5] Precursors to Derzheksportkontrol include the State Export Control Service of
Ukraine (created by a 28 December 1996
edict), the State Expert-Technical Committee (SETC) (created by a
3 January
1993 edict), and the Government Export and Technical Commission (GETC)
(created by a 23 March 1992 decree).[6,7]
See Ukraine: Export Control Overview for more information on Ukraine's
export control system.
Sources: [1] Cabinet of Ministers Decree No. 473, About
the Establishment of the State Service for Export Control, 10 March
2000, SIPRI Web Site,
http://projects.sipri.se/expcon/natexpcon/Ukraine/ukrcab473.htm. [2] Discussion with Ukrainian export control official, 9
November 2001, UKR011109. [3] "Annex to the letter dated 2 October 2000 from the
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the
Secretary-General," General Assembly document A/55/478, UN Security Council
document S/2000/986, SIPRI Web Site,
http://projects.sipri.se/expcon/natexpcon/Ukraine/ukrpol.htm. [4] Natalya Yurchenko, "Sistema eksportnogo kontrolya Ukrainy," STC
Web Site, http://www.ntc.kiev.ua/sec/index.html. [5] Sonia Ben Ouagrham, Conference Report: Symposium for Foreign Export
Control Officials (Washington, DC: 1-5 October 2001). [6] Center for Peace, Conversion, and Foreign
Policy of Ukraine, System of Control over Military Purpose Goods in Ukraine
(Kiev: Center for Peace, Conversion, and Foreign Policy, 1998), Center for
Peace, Conversion, and Foreign Policy Web Site,
http://www.foreignpolicy.org.ua /e/op/1998-04ope10uamil-goods-control.phtml. [7] US Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration, "Export/Import Controls in
Ukraine;" in Center for Economic Initiatives Web Site,
http://www.ukrainebiz.com/Articles/export.htm.{Entered 12/10/97 TR, updated 10/29/99
CC, updated 11/09/2001 KB}
Chairman: Aleksandr Legeyda
["SShA budut kontrolirovat ukrainskiy
eksport vooruzheniy," 23 October 2001, Bigmir)net Web Site,
http://news.bigmir.net/index.php/1/26730/.]{Entered
11/1/2001 KB}
{Checked 10/17/2002 EL} Deputy Chairman: Serhiy A. Svistel Svistel is also Head of the Department of Analysis of Expert Technical
Committee
First Deputy Chairman: Oleksandr Hryshutkin
["Government Originates Weapon Transfer
Bill," forUm Web site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2001/12/11/183951.html, December 11, 2001.]
{Updated 10/17/2002 EL} Deputy Chairman: Oleksandr Myakushko [Correspondence with the Scientific and Technical Center
on Export and Import of Special Technologies, Hardware, and Materials,
Kyiv, Ukraine.] {entered 10/29/99 CC}
SSEC Interagency Expert Council The Interagency Export Council is a deliberative and
advisory body under the SSEC.[1] It reviews the bulk
of the applications submitted to the SSEC.[2] While the SSEC
Internal Commission makes decisions on straightforward, routine
applications, the Interagency Export Council reviews applications for the
international transfer of military and dual-use goods and for goods subject to
reporting requirements of the United Nations and international export control
regimes.[1,2] The council meets every two weeks, or more frequently if
necessary.[1,2]
The SSEC Interagency Expert Council is comprised of
department heads from the following: SSEC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Industrial Policy, Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of Economy, State Customs Service, Security Service of Ukraine,
National Security and Defense Council, and Ukrspetseksport. At the request
of the chairman of the State Service for Export Control,
representatives from other ministries, government entities, and private industry
may be invited to participate in meetings.[1] Sources: [1] Discussion with Ukrainian export control official, 9 November 2001,
UKR011109. [2] Natalya Yurchenko, "Sistema eksportnogo kontrolya Ukrainy," STC
Web Site, http://www.ntc.kiev.ua/sec/index.html.{11/9/2001
KB}
State Committee for Standardization,
Metrology and Certification
Chairman:
Petro Stepanovych Kaban ["Council Membership,"
EuroAsian Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification
Web Site, http://www.easc.org.by/english/struct_e.htm.] {Updated 11/7/2002 EL} First Deputy Chairman: Hennadiy Myronyuk ["Leonid Kuchma
dismissed the majority of the national coordinators of the cooperation center of
Ukraine and NATO," Ukrainian Trading Network Web Site,
http://ukrtrade.net/uni/news.php?lang=eng&article=6601, 2 March 2002.]
{Updated 11/7/2002 EL}
GENERAL MILITARY INSPECTORATE
The
General Military Inspectorate and the Directorate for Law Enforcement Agencies
were disbanded on 23 October 2001. They have been replaced by the Main
Directorate for Military Formations and Law Enforcement Agencies. [Mikhail
Melnik, "Kuchma creates directorate for civilian control over military,"
ITAR-TASS, 24 October 2001, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe,
http://web.lexis-nexis.com.] {Updated
10/17/2002 EL}
MAIN ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFENSE ISSUES
Chief of Administration:
Volodymyr Mukhin ["NEGA
soobshchayet," Nezavisimaya gazeta, 19 October 1996; in Integrum
Techno, http://www.integrum.ru.] {Updated
11/19/2002 EL}
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Established on 24 April 1997 and modeled
after the US Federal Bureau of Investivation (FBI), the National Bureau of Investigation was never
supported by the Verkhovna Rada and was shut down in December 1999. [Taras Kuzio, "Ukraine's
Virtual Struggle Against Corruption and Organized Crime," ArtUkraine.com Web Site,
http://artukraine.com/buildukraine/virtfight.htm, 6 September 2002.]
{Updated 11/5/2002 EL}
NATIONAL GUARD
The Ukrainian National Guard was disbanded by the Verkovna Rada in 2000. [Aleksandr
Manachinskiy, "The Neighbors: A Military Organization with No Monitoring,"
Nezavisimoye voyennoye obozreniye, 22 February 2002; in "Ukrainian Armed
Forces Reform, Elimination of Military General Inspectorate," FBIS Document
CEP20020221000336.] {Updated 11/5/2002 EL}
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON NUCLEAR POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Chairman: Valeriy Kukhar
Deputy Head: Petro L. Shmarin
This Commission was created to set up policy in the field of peaceful uses
of nuclear energy. The Commission was approved by Presidential Decree No.
34 on 19 March 1993. According to December 1994 Presidential Decree No.
758, the Chairman now reports to the National Security Council instead
of the President. This change was designed to improve efficiency in Ukraine's
nuclear policy.
President Kuchma signed a Decree transforming this Commission into the
Commission for Nuclear Policy and Ecological Safety. Kuchma's decision
invalidated Presidential Decision No. 34, (19 March 1993), "On the Commission
on Nuclear Policies Under the Ukrainian President," and Presidential Decree
No. 758 (10 December 1994). "On the Commission for Nuclear Policies and
On the Situation Center Under the Ukrainian President." According to the
Decree, the Secretariat of the National Security Council under the President
is to offer organizational and technical assistance to the Commission.
According to Yuriy Kostenko, Minister of the new Ministry of Environmental
Protection and Nuclear Safety, despite President Kuchma's recent decree,
this commission is no different than one that existed under Leonid Kravchuk's
presidency and Kostenko fears that its work might duplicate that of his
own Ministry. One goal of this Nuclear Policy Commission should be to help
consolidate the nuclear industry sector, which is relatively weak in Kostenko's
opinion.
Sources: [1] Holos Ukrainy, no. 54, 24 March 1993, p. 2. [2] Alex Brall, "Kuchma Closes Ukraine Safety Committee,
Merges With Mineco," Nucleonics Week, 22 December 1994, pp. 89. [3] Interfax, 10 March 1995, in "Kuchma Signs Edict on Nuclear
Policies, Ecology," JPRS-TEN-95005, 10 March 1995; Interfax (Moscow), 10
March 1995, in "Kuchma Signs Edict on Nuclear Policies, Ecology," FBIS-TEN-95005,
4 March 1995, p. 43. [4] UNIAN (Kiev), 16 January 1995, in "Decree 'Adjusts' Nuclear
Safety Decree," FBIS-SOV-95010, 16 January 1995.
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST CRIME AND CORRUPTION
Chairman:
Mykhailo
Potebenko Prosecutor-General: Svyatoslav Piskun ["Kuchma to fight corruption and organized crime," forUm Web
Site,
http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2002/07/09/164528.html, 9 July 2002.] {Updated
9/26/2002 EL}
