Joe Biden nominates new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
April 25, 2022, 5:55 pm

Joe Biden nominates new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

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The Xinhua reported, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Bridget Brink for U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, a vacant post since May 2019.

The announcement on Monday (Apr 25) by the White House came shortly after Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a press conference at an undisclosed location near the Polish-Ukrainian border following a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kiev, where they met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Blinken told reporters he shared with Zelensky "a number of things" the United States is committed to regarding Ukraine in its military conflict with Russia, "including President Biden's intent to nominate a new ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Bridget Brink."

The visit of the delegation of the US high officials to Kiev at this moment responsible for the Ukrainian state is very valuable and important. Discussed with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin on defense assistance, strengthening sanction policy against Russia, financial support of Ukraine and security guarantee. Grateful to the United States of America for unprecedented help! (Photo and text: President Volodymyr Zelensky official Facebook page)

Blinken described Brink, a Michigan native appointed by former President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia in August 2019, as "deeply experienced in the region, who'll be a very strong representative for the United States in Ukraine."

According to the Xinhua, the United States has been without a Senate-confirmed ambassador to Ukraine since May 2019, when Trump recalled then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch over claims she was undermining the former president's efforts to press Ukraine to investigate the Biden family's business ties with the country.

President Zelensky meets face-to-face with Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin

The Xinhua added that Blinken also said U.S. diplomats, who left Ukraine due to the war, will return to the country next week and "start the process of looking at how we actually reopen" the U.S. embassy in Kiev, which ceased operation in the lead-up to Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

Source: xinhua

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