The U.S. Senate has confirmed
Marie Yovanovitch as the new U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine.
New York Times reporter David
Herszenhorn posted this on Twitter.
"Marie L. Yovanovitch
is confirmed by Senate as US ambassador to Ukraine replacing Geoffrey Pyatt at
crucial juncture in country's history," he wrote.
The journalist added that former
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Pyatt was confirmed by the Senate as the Ambassador
to Greece.
As reported, President Barack
Obama put forward Marie Yovanovitch's candidacy in May.
August 2001-June 2004, Marie
Yovanovitch worked as the Deputy U.S. Ambassador and was Charge d'Affaires in
Ukraine. Later, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.
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