Senate confirms U.S. ambassador for Ukraine


FILE PHOTO: Bridget Brink, nominatee to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, testifies at her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Bridget Brink, nominatee to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, testifies at her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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KYIV (Bywire News) - On Thursday, the chief of staff for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed on behalf of the nation, a confirmation by the U.S. Senate to appoint Bridget Brink as Washington's Ambassador to Ukraine.

On Twitter, Andriy Yermak said, "We greet the U.S. Senate unanimous decision to approve Bridget Brink (as) the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine." A U.S. ambassador has not been present in Kyiv since 2019.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets, Writing by Alexander Winning, Editing by Timothy Heritage and Klaudia Fior)

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