Mrs. US Ambassador Bridget Brink received a visa to work in Ukraine/Channel 24 Collage
New US Ambassador Bridget Brink has already received a Ukrainian visa. She is ready to get to work.
Visa for Bridget Brink was personally issued by Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova. She is confident that future cooperation will be important and effective.
Ukraine has always had the best American diplomats
Oksana Markarova notes that the best leaders of the American diplomatic mission have always worked in Ukraine. They were not only professionals in their field, but simply pleasant and interesting people. And Bridget Brink is no exception.
Ukraine has always had the best leaders of the American diplomatic mission, who were not only highly professional diplomats, but also wonderful people and examples of public service. And this time was no exception! I very much look forward to active joint work at a defining time in our struggle for independence and democracy! – wrote Oksana Markarova.
Let's add, by the morning of May 19, Kyiv time, the US Senate approved the candidacy of Bridget Brink for the post of US Ambassador to Ukraine. Both in this department and in the Foreign Affairs Committee voted unanimously.
Bridget Brink's diplomatic career has been going on for 25 years
- Bridget Brink is from Michigan. During her life, in addition to English, she has mastered several other languages - Georgian, Slovak, Serbian, French and Russian.
- In 2019, she was appointed to the post of Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia. Then the current President Donald Trump proposed the candidacy.
- Bridget Brink also worked in Georgia and Uzbekistan. Overall, she has 25 years of diplomatic experience.
- Policy was Deputy and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for European Affairs at the US State Department. Then she was responsible in relation to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
Ukraine has not had a US ambassador for three years
Since 2019, Ukraine has not had an approved US ambassador. Then President Donald Trump recalled Marie Yovanovitch from office. According to CNN, this was done, in particular, due to pressure on former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
However, according to BuzzFeed, the reason was different. It all happened allegedly due to the pressure of Christians along with the American pastor Dale Armstrong. They did not like the fact that Marie Yovanovitch took part in the Equality March and supported the LGBT community on behalf of the country.
Until recently, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Christina Quinn worked in Ukraine. In a conversation with journalists from Channel 24, she said that these three years in Ukraine were unforgettable for her.
