Senate Unanimously , Confirms Bridget Brink As, New US Ambassador to Ukraine.<br />Politico reports that the career Foreign Service officer, who is currently the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, <br />was confirmed on the evening of May 18.<br />Politico reports that the career Foreign Service officer, who is currently the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, <br />was confirmed on the evening of May 18.<br />Her appointment as ambassador to Ukraine follows a three-year period in which there has been no American envoy in Kyiv.<br />Her appointment as ambassador to Ukraine follows a three-year period in which there has been no American envoy in Kyiv.<br />Marie Yovanovitch, the previous ambassador to Ukraine, was removed from her post by President Donald Trump in 2019.<br />Marie Yovanovitch, the previous ambassador to Ukraine, was removed from her post by President Donald Trump in 2019.<br />Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke about the urgency of having an accomplished diplomat such as Brink in Ukraine amid Russia's invasion.<br />Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke about the urgency of having an accomplished diplomat such as Brink in Ukraine amid Russia's invasion.<br />To have an ambassador there at this critical time as the United States continues to help the Ukrainian people … is a wonderful thing, is a good thing, and will help advance the cause of peace, security and freedom, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, via statement, as reported by Politico.<br />To have an ambassador there at this critical time as the United States continues to help the Ukrainian people … is a wonderful thing, is a good thing, and will help advance the cause of peace, security and freedom, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, via statement, as reported by Politico.<br />I have every <br />confidence she will <br />be an outstanding <br />ambassador, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, <br />via statement, as reported by Politico.<br />Politico reports that the U.S. has also formally reopened its embassy in the war-torn country. .<br />Brink, who speaks Russian, was previously <br />the deputy assistant secretary in the <br />Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.<br />Brink, who speaks Russian, was previously <br />the deputy assistant secretary in the <br />Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.<br />She has also worked with U.S. embassies in Uzbekistan, Georgia, Cyprus and Serbia
