Biden Taps Bridget Brink , As New US Ambassador to Ukraine.<br />Biden Taps Bridget Brink , As New US Ambassador to Ukraine.<br />On April 25, the White House announced <br />President Biden has selected Brink, a 25-year career diplomat, to be the new ambassador to Ukraine.<br />On April 25, the White House announced <br />President Biden has selected Brink, a 25-year career diplomat, to be the new ambassador to Ukraine.<br />Brink is currently the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia and has worked in Uzbekistan and Georgia.<br />Reuters reports that she's also held several senior positions throughout the State Department and <br />White House National Security Council.<br />Reuters reports that she's also held several senior positions throughout the State Department and <br />White House National Security Council.<br />She also speaks Russian.<br />A State Department official said Brink's <br />"decades of experience make her uniquely <br />suited for this moment in Ukraine’s history.".<br />Reuters reports that the position <br />has been vacant since former <br />President Trump recalled <br />Marie Yovanovitch in 2019.<br />Reuters reports that the position <br />has been vacant since former <br />President Trump recalled <br />Marie Yovanovitch in 2019.<br />It must now be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.<br />Over the weekend, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodomyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials.<br />Over the weekend, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodomyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials.<br />Over the weekend, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodomyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials.<br />Amid the trip, Washington announced that <br />American diplomats will return to Ukraine this week
