Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of South Africa since April 14, 2020

Chargé d'affaire of Ukraine to the RSA since August 31, 2019.

Prior to this, Liubov Abravitova assumed her role as Counsellor at the Embassy of Ukraine in Pretoria in January 2017. Earlier, she served as the Counsellor of the Middle East and Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Ms. Abravitova entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in March 2003. Her overseas tours have included Ottawa (Canada), Brussels (Belgium), and Geneva (Switzerland). In Belgium, she was the vice-consul, responsible for Belgium and Luxembourg. She was press attaché for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2007 until 2009.

Ms. Abravitova was raised in Odesa, Ukraine. She received a BA in International Relations from Odesa National University and a Master of Advanced Studies (European security issues) at the University of Geneva. 

She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English, and French.