Meet the Speaker: Oksana Markarova

Ambassador Oksana Markarova has served as Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States since February 2021, Permanent Observer of Ukraine to the Organization of American States since May 2021, and Ambassador of Ukraine to Antigua and Barbuda since July 2023. Prior to this role, Ambassador Markarova served in Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance (2015-2020), leading the department as Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2020. As Minister of Finance, she co-authored Ukraine’s macroeconomic revival program, achieving fiscal consolidation and debt reduction. Markarova earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in environmental science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and her MPA in public finance and trade from Indiana University. Before pursuing a career in public service, Mrs. Markarova spent 17 years working in private equity and financial advisory having leadership roles in ITT investment group, Western NIS Enterprise Fund, Chemonic, and World Bank. She also founded the startup electronic archive company Archidata between service positions in 2020. Ambassador Markarova serves on the Boards of the Ukraine House DC Foundation in Washington DC, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and Ukrainian Development Foundation, and supports Ukrainian Catholic University and Ukrainian Press Museum-Archive.