The U.S. hasn’t had an official ambassador to Ukraine since 2019, when former President Donald Trump removed Marie Yovanovitch from her role. After several years and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Biden says he plans to change that.
On Monday, the White House announced Biden’s intention to nominate Bridget Brink to the position.
Brink currently serves as the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia. The veteran diplomat has spent more than two decades in the Foreign Service focusing on Europe and Eurasia.
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