US Nominates Brigitte Brink as Ambassador to Ukraine, Filling Vacant Post

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[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] On the 25th (local time), U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Bridget Brink, the current ambassador to Slovakia, as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, a position that has been vacant.

According to the White House, Ambassador Bridget is a senior diplomat with 25 years of experience, having served in Uzbekistan, Georgia, and other locations. She was assigned as ambassador to Slovakia after working in the U.S. Department of State overseeing the Europe and Eurasia regions. She is fluent in Russian and has studied Slovak, Serbian, Georgian, and French.

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine position has been vacant for nearly three years since former President Donald Trump recalled then-ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in May 2019. This ambassadorial nomination came shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine and held talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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