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A senior Ukrainian official announced Friday that former Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnyk would become Ukraine's deputy foreign minister. 

Taras Melnychuk, the government's representative to parliament, announced the appointment on the Telegram messaging app. 

Melnyk thanked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and the entire Ukrainian government for its trust. 

"It is a great honor and an enormous responsibility, after more than 25 years of my work in the diplomatic service, to serve my homeland in this new and very important function," Melnyk said, adding he was looking forward to the new role "immensely." 

Who is Andrij Melnyk? 

Melnyk, who is fluent in German and worked in Austria earlier in his diplomatic career, left Berlin in July after a stint of more than seven years as ambassador. 

He was by far best known for his last few months in the ro