Uladzimir Leonavich Syanko (Belarusian: Уладзімір Лявонавіч Сянько, born 5 August 1946) is a former Belarusian diplomat and politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997. From 1994 to 2004, he was an ambassador to France, Spain, and Portugal. He joined the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1973 and Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in 1987.

Uladzimir Syanko
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 July 1994 – 13 January 1997
Preceded byPiotr Kravchenko
Succeeded byIvan Ivanovich Antonovich
Personal details
Born (1946-08-05) 5 August 1946 (age 77)
Chashniki Raion, Vitebsk Region, Byelorussian SSR
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

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Syanko is married and has children.

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  • Gramota Pochwalna Rady Ministrów Republiki Białorusi (3 kwietnia 2006 roku) – za wysokie osiągnięcia w sferach wytwórczej i społeczno-kulturalnej, znaczny osobisty wkład w wykonanie prognozowanych wskaźników rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego republiki w latach 2001–2005
  • Centrum Naukowo-Analityczne „Białoruska Perspektywa”: Kto jest kim w Białorusi. Białystok: Podlaski Instytut Wydawniczy, 2000, s. 313, seria: Biblioteka Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej Polska – Białoruś. ISBN 83-913780-0-4.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1994-1997
Succeeded by