WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the put up as officers plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv throughout the nation’s persevering with battle in opposition to the Russian invasion.
The veteran international service officer, who has spent most of her profession within the shadow of the previous Soviet Union, was nominated to the place final month by President Joe Biden. She was confirmed unanimously by the Senate with no formal roll name vote.
American diplomats evacuated Kyiv when the struggle started three months in the past, however the U.S. reopened the embassy Wednesday.
The ambassador’s put up has been vacant since former President Donald Trump abruptly pressured out Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in 2019. She later grew to become a key determine within the first impeachment proceedings in opposition to Trump.
Brink had been the ambassador to Slovakia.
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