Serhii Pohoreltsev studied Romanic and Germanic philology in Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University
He has been linked to the Ukrainian embassy in different countries, as described below:
As of September 4, 2020 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Spain and before this, he was Director General of the Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the World Tourism Organization, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Principality of Andorra, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Spain (first time), Consul General of Ukraine in New York (USA), Director General of the Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Deputy Director of the Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Consul General of Ukraine in New York (USA), Acting Consul General of Ukraine in New York (USA), Consul of Ukraine in New York (USA), Counsellor, Acting Head of the Visa Policy Section of the Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, First Secretary of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,
Third, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Argentina, Attaché of the Visa Policy Section of the Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Specialist of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and Translator of the Representation of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR in the Republic of Cuba.