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| body = the United States to Ukraine |
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| native_name = Посол Сполучених Штатів в Україні |
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| image = Bridget A. Brink, U.S. Ambassador.jpg |
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| incumbent = [[Bridget A. Brink|Bridget Brink]] |
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|incumbent = [[Kristina Kvien]]<br />{{nobold|[[Chargé d'affaires ad interim|Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim'']]}} |
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| incumbentsince = May 30, 2022 |
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| nominator = The [[President of the United States]] |
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| inaugural = [[Roman Popadiuk]]<br/>as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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| formation = May 11, 1992 |
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The history of '''ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine''' began in 1992. Until 1991, the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] had been a [[republics of the Soviet Union|constituent SSR]] of the [[Soviet Union]]. |
The history of '''ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine''' began in 1992. Until 1991, the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] had been a [[republics of the Soviet Union|constituent SSR]] of the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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==History== |
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Upon the breakup of the USSR, the parliament of Ukraine [[Declaration of Independence of Ukraine|declared the nation's independence]] on August 24, 1991. On December 1, 1991, the people of Ukraine voted to approve the declaration by a wide margin. |
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The United States [[diplomatic recognition|recognized]] Ukraine on December 26, 1991, and the U.S. embassy in Kyiv was established on January 23, 1992, with [[Jon Gundersen]] as [[Chargé d'affaires ad interim|Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim'']]. The first [[ambassador]] was commissioned in May 1992. |
The United States [[diplomatic recognition|recognized]] Ukraine on December 26, 1991, and the U.S. embassy in Kyiv was established on January 23, 1992, with [[Jon Gundersen]] as [[Chargé d'affaires ad interim|Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim'']]. The first [[ambassador]] was commissioned in May 1992. |
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The [[Embassy of the United States, Kyiv|U.S. Embassy in Ukraine]] is located in [[Kyiv]]. In January 2022, the embassy requested the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families as the [[2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis]] escalated.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-22|title=US embassy in Ukraine 'requests staff evacuation' amid war fears|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/22/us-embassy-in-ukraine-requests-staff-evacuation-amid-war-fears|access-date=2022-01-23|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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| 3 || [[File:Steven Pifer, 2013 (cropped).jpg|60px]] || [[Steven Pifer]] || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || November 10, 1997 || January 20, 1998 || October 9, 2000 |
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| 4 || [[File:Carlos Pascual.jpg|60px]] || [[Carlos Pascual (diplomat)|Carlos Pascual]]|| Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || September 15, 2000 || October 22, 2000 || May 1, 2003 |
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| 5 || [[File:AmbassadorHerbstBioPicture.jpg|60px]] || [[John E. Herbst]] || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || July 1, 2003 || September 20, 2003 || May 26, 2006 |
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⚫ | | 7 || [[File:John F Tefft ambassador 2009.jpg|60px]] || [[John F. Tefft]]<ref>[http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/21227/ Ex-US ambassador to Georgia John Tefft to lead diplomatic mission in Ukraine], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (September 30, 2009)</ref> || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary<ref name=ITUhouse>[http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-350756.html Yushchenko accepted credentials of US Ambassador and Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine], [[UNIAN]] (December 7, 2009)</ref> || November 20, 2009<ref name=Tefft/> || December 7, 2009<ref name=ITUhouse/> || July 9, 2013 |
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⚫ | | 8 || [[File:Geoffrey-Pyatt.jpg|60px]] || [[Geoffrey R. Pyatt]]<ref name="newUBUGPIU15813">[http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/yanukovych-accepts-credentials-from-new-us-ambassador-discusses-with-him-ukrainian-us-relations/ Yanukovych accepts credentials from new US ambassador, discusses with him Ukrainian-US relations], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (15 August 2013)</ref><ref name=Den5813Pyatt>[http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/day-after-day/welcome-mr-pyatt Welcome, Mr. Pyatt!], [[Den (newspaper)|Den]] (5 August 2013)</ref> || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || July 30, 2013<ref name=Den5813Pyatt/> || August 15, 2013<ref name="newUBUGPIU15813"/> || August 18, 2016 |
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⚫ | | {{nowrap|[[William B. Taylor Jr.]]}} || Political appointee<ref name=Historian/> || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || May 30, 2006<ref name=Historian>{{cite web |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/taylor-william-b |title=William B. Taylor Jr. |publisher=Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State | |
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⚫ | | 9 || [[File:Marie L. Yovanovitch.jpg|60px]] || [[Marie Yovanovitch]] || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || May 18, 2016<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/18/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts |title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts |publisher=[[White House]] Press Office |date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> || August 29, 2016 || May 20, 2019 |
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⚫ | | [[John F. Tefft]]<ref>[http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/21227/ Ex-US ambassador to Georgia John Tefft to lead diplomatic mission in Ukraine], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (September 30, 2009)</ref> || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary<ref name=ITUhouse>[http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-350756.html Yushchenko accepted credentials of US Ambassador and Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine], [[UNIAN]] (December 7, 2009)</ref> || November 20, 2009<ref name=Tefft/> || December 7, 2009<ref name=ITUhouse/> || July 9, 2013 |
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| {{ndash}} || [[File:Джозеф Пеннингтон.jpg|60px]] || [[Joseph Pennington (diplomat)|Joseph Pennington]] || Career FSO || Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim'' || May 20, 2019 || || May 28, 2019 |
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⚫ | | [[Geoffrey R. Pyatt]]<ref name="newUBUGPIU15813">[http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/yanukovych-accepts-credentials-from-new-us-ambassador-discusses-with-him-ukrainian-us-relations/ Yanukovych accepts credentials from new US ambassador, discusses with him Ukrainian-US relations], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (15 August 2013)</ref><ref name=Den5813Pyatt>[http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/day-after-day/welcome-mr-pyatt Welcome, Mr. Pyatt!], [[Den (newspaper)|Den]] (5 August 2013)</ref> || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || July 30, 2013<ref name=Den5813Pyatt/> || |
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| {{ndash}} || [[File:Kristina Kvien, June 2019.jpg|60px]] || [[Kristina Kvien]] || Career FSO || Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim''<ref name="KPost1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/kristina-kvien-to-temporarily-head-us-embassy-in-ukraine.html |title=Kristina Kvien to temporarily head US Embassy in Ukraine |last=Grytsenko |first=Oksana |date=2019-05-31 |work=Kyiv Post |access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> || May 28, 2019 || || June 18, 2019<ref name=Taylor>{{cite web|url=https://ua.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-kyiv-is-pleased-to-welcome-ambassador-william-b-taylor-back-to-ukraine-as-charge-daffaires-a-i/|title=Welcoming Ambassador William B. Taylor Back to Ukraine as Chargé d'Affaires|date=18 June 2019|publisher=US Embassy in Ukraine|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | | [[Marie Yovanovitch]] || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || May 18, 2016<ref>{{cite |
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| {{ndash}} || [[File:William B. Taylor, Jr., Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine.jpg|60px]] || [[William B. Taylor Jr.]] || Political appointee<ref name=Historian/> || Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ambassador-william-b-taylor-returns-to-ukraine-to-lead-u-s-mission.html |title=William B. Taylor returns to Ukraine to lead US mission |last=Bonner |first=Brian |date=2019-06-18 |work=Kyiv Post |access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> || June 18, 2019<ref name=Taylor/> || || January 1, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansler |first=Jennifer |date=2020-01-02 |title=Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/02/politics/bill-taylor-leaves-post-kiev/index.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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| {{ndash}} || [[File:Kristina Kvien, June 2019.jpg|60px]] || [[Kristina Kvien]] || Career FSO || Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim'' || January 1, 2020<ref>[https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/659720.html Kuleba welcomes nomination of Keith Dayton for new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (5 May 2020)</ref> || ||May 29, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=New US ambassador to Ukraine arrives in Kyiv in symbolic move |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/30/new-us-ambassador-ukraine-arrives-kyiv-symbolic-move-bridget-brink |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> |
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| [[William B. Taylor Jr.]] || Political appointee<ref name=Historian/> || Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ambassador-william-b-taylor-returns-to-ukraine-to-lead-u-s-mission.html |title=William B. Taylor returns to Ukraine to lead US mission |last=Bonner |first=Brian |date=2019-06-18 |work=Kyiv Post |access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> || June 18, 2019<ref name=Taylor/> || || January 1, 2020<ref>Hansler, Jennifer. "Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine." ''CNN''. Retrieved 2 January 2020. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/02/politics/bill-taylor-leaves-post-kiev/index.html</ref> |
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| 10 || [[File:Bridget A. Brink, U.S. Ambassador.jpg|60px]] || [[Bridget Brink]] || Career FSO || Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary || May 18, 2022 || May 30, 2022 || |
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* [https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ukraine/ United States Department of State: Ukraine] |
* [https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ukraine/ United States Department of State: Ukraine] |
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Revision as of 08:45, 10 August 2023
Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine | |
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Посол Сполучених Штатів в Україні | |
since May 30, 2022 | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | Roman Popadiuk as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Formation | May 11, 1992 |
Website | U.S. Embassy – Kyiv |
The history of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine began in 1992. Until 1991, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union.
History
Upon the breakup of the USSR, the parliament of Ukraine declared the nation's independence on August 24, 1991. On December 1, 1991, the people of Ukraine voted to approve the declaration by a wide margin.
The United States recognized Ukraine on December 26, 1991, and the U.S. embassy in Kyiv was established on January 23, 1992, with Jon Gundersen as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The first ambassador was commissioned in May 1992.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine is located in Kyiv. In January 2022, the embassy requested the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families as the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis escalated.[1]
Chiefs of mission
No. | Image | Name | Type | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission |
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– | Jon Gundersen | Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 23, 1992 | May 11, 1992 | ||
1 | Roman Popadiuk | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 11, 1992 | June 4, 1992 | July 30, 1993 | |
2 | William Green Miller | Political appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 16, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | January 6, 1998 | |
3 | Steven Pifer | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 10, 1997 | January 20, 1998 | October 9, 2000 | |
4 | Carlos Pascual | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 15, 2000 | October 22, 2000 | May 1, 2003 | |
5 | John E. Herbst | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 1, 2003 | September 20, 2003 | May 26, 2006 | |
6 | William B. Taylor Jr. | Political appointee[2] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 30, 2006[2] | June 21, 2006 | May 23, 2009[3] | |
7 | John F. Tefft[4] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary[5] | November 20, 2009[3] | December 7, 2009[5] | July 9, 2013 | |
8 | Geoffrey R. Pyatt[6][7] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 30, 2013[7] | August 15, 2013[6] | August 18, 2016 | |
9 | Marie Yovanovitch | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 18, 2016[8] | August 29, 2016 | May 20, 2019 | |
– | Joseph Pennington | Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | May 20, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | ||
– | Kristina Kvien | Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[9] | May 28, 2019 | June 18, 2019[10] | ||
– | William B. Taylor Jr. | Political appointee[2] | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[11] | June 18, 2019[10] | January 1, 2020[12] | ||
– | Kristina Kvien | Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 1, 2020[13] | May 29, 2022[14] | ||
10 | Bridget Brink | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 18, 2022 | May 30, 2022 |
See also
U.S. diplomatic terms |
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
- Ukraine–United States relations
- Ambassadors of the United States
- Embassy of the United States, Kyiv
- Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C.
- Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United States of America
Notes
- ^ "US embassy in Ukraine 'requests staff evacuation' amid war fears". the Guardian. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "William B. Taylor Jr". Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ a b New U.S. ambassador Tefft arrives in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine (December 2, 2009)
- ^ Ex-US ambassador to Georgia John Tefft to lead diplomatic mission in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine (September 30, 2009)
- ^ a b Yushchenko accepted credentials of US Ambassador and Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine, UNIAN (December 7, 2009)
- ^ a b Yanukovych accepts credentials from new US ambassador, discusses with him Ukrainian-US relations, Interfax-Ukraine (15 August 2013)
- ^ a b Welcome, Mr. Pyatt!, Den (5 August 2013)
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). White House Press Office. May 19, 2016.
- ^ Grytsenko, Oksana (May 31, 2019). "Kristina Kvien to temporarily head US Embassy in Ukraine". Kyiv Post. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Welcoming Ambassador William B. Taylor Back to Ukraine as Chargé d'Affaires". US Embassy in Ukraine. June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Bonner, Brian (June 18, 2019). "William B. Taylor returns to Ukraine to lead US mission". Kyiv Post. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Hansler, Jennifer (January 2, 2020). "Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ Kuleba welcomes nomination of Keith Dayton for new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine (5 May 2020)
- ^ "New US ambassador to Ukraine arrives in Kyiv in symbolic move". the Guardian. May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Ukraine
- This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.