Andriy Vitaliyovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Віталійович Шевченко; born 10 June 1976) was the Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada since September 2015 till August 2021.
Shevchenko was born in the town of Hvizdets, near Kolomyia, in Ukraine (at that time - the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union), and spent his youth in Fastiv, near Kyiv.
In 1999, he received his master's degree from the Institute of Journalism at Kyiv University; he also studied political science and economics at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Shevchenko has worked as a multi-media journalist since 1994 for the 1+1 TV Channel, Novyi Kanal, Radio Voice of America and others.
After the full-scale Russian aggression, Shevchenko became a co-founder of Media Center Ukraine - a public initiative that brought together communication professionals to assist foreign journalists in covering the war.
The media center started its work in Lviv, later MCU hubs were opened in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa.
In July 2022, Shevchenko's brother Yevhen Olefirenko ("Elvis"), a platoon commander of the Foreign Legion (I Separate Special Forces Brigade named after Ivan Bohun), died in a battle against the Russian troops near Bakhmut.