List of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Ukraine
Native Name:Посол Сполучених Штатів в Україні
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Bridget Brink
Incumbentsince:May 30, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Inaugural:Roman Popadiuk
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation:May 11, 1992
Website:U.S. Embassy – Kyiv

The ambassador of the United States to Ukraine is the highest-ranking diplomatic position of the United States in Ukraine. The U.S. ambassadors are nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to Ukraine. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, their appointment must be confirmed by the United States Senate;[1] while an ambassador may be appointed during a recess, they can serve only until the end of the next session of Congress, unless subsequently confirmed.[2] Ambassadors are under the jurisdiction of the Department of State and answer directly to the secretary of state; however, ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time. Appointments change regularly for various reasons, such as reassignment or retirement. An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service Officer (career diplomatCD) or a political appointee (PA). In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship, whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new American president. The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine resides in Kyiv, the country's capital and location of the U.S. Embassy.

The U.S. recognized Ukraine's independence on 25 December 1991 and the following year, opened an embassy and appointed the first American ambassador to the country on 21 January 1992. 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. In January 2022, the embassy requested the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families as the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis escalated.[3]

Chiefs of mission

Image Name Type Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission
May 11, 1992
1 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 11, 1992 June 4, 1992 July 30, 1993
2 Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 16, 1993 October 21, 1993 January 6, 1998
3 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 10, 1997 January 20, 1998 October 9, 2000
4 Carlos PascualCareer FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 15, 2000 October 22, 2000 May 1, 2003
5 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 1, 2003 September 20, 2003 May 26, 2006
6 Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 30, 2006[4] June 21, 2006 May 23, 2009[5]
7 John F. Tefft[6] Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary[7] November 20, 2009 December 7, 2009 July 9, 2013
8 Geoffrey R. Pyatt[8] [9] Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 30, 2013 August 15, 2013 August 18, 2016
9 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 18, 2016[10] August 29, 2016 May 20, 2019
Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim May 20, 2019 May 28, 2019
Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[11] May 28, 2019 June 18, 2019[12]
Political appointee Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[13] June 18, 2019 January 1, 2020[14]
Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 1, 2020[15] May 29, 2022[16]
10 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 18, 2022 May 30, 2022

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/powers.htm U.S. SenatePowers & Procedure
  2. Web site: Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions. Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress. Henry B. Hogue. 2012-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229043342/https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RS21308.pdf. December 29, 2017. live.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-22. US embassy in Ukraine 'requests staff evacuation' amid war fears. 2022-01-23. the Guardian. en.
  4. Web site: William B. Taylor Jr. . Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State . 25 October 2019.
  5. http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/26712/ New U.S. ambassador Tefft arrives in Kyiv
  6. http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/21227/ Ex-US ambassador to Georgia John Tefft to lead diplomatic mission in Ukraine
  7. http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-350756.html Yushchenko accepted credentials of US Ambassador and Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine
  8. 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
  9. http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/day-after-day/welcome-mr-pyatt Welcome, Mr. Pyatt!
  10. President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts . White House Press Office . May 19, 2016.
  11. News: Kristina Kvien to temporarily head US Embassy in Ukraine . Grytsenko . Oksana . 2019-05-31 . Kyiv Post . 2019-10-11.
  12. Web site: Welcoming Ambassador William B. Taylor Back to Ukraine as Chargé d'Affaires. 18 June 2019. US Embassy in Ukraine. 25 September 2019.
  13. News: William B. Taylor returns to Ukraine to lead US mission . Bonner . Brian . 2019-06-18 . Kyiv Post . 2019-10-04.
  14. Web site: Hansler . Jennifer . 2020-01-02 . Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine CNN Politics . 2023-08-10 . CNN . en.
  15. https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/659720.html Kuleba welcomes nomination of Keith Dayton for new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
  16. Web site: 2022-05-30 . New US ambassador to Ukraine arrives in Kyiv in symbolic move . 2022-05-31 . the Guardian . en.