US Senate confirms Bridget Brink as US Ambassador to Ukraine. The appointment was confirmed by voice vote on Wednesday evening..

Previously, her candidacy was approved by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations..

On Wednesday, the US embassy in Kyiv announced the official resumption of work.. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said "

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine does not have a confirmed ambassador after then-President Donald Trump recalled Marie Yovanovitch in May 2019 under pressure from former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others. Since then, the US Embassy in Ukraine has been led by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Christina Quinn and William Taylor..

Bridget Brink has been with the US State Department since 1996, has been the US Ambassador to Slovakia since 2019, and previously served as Deputy Chiefs of Mission in Uzbekistan and Georgia.