Biden to tap Bridget Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — two months after invasion

President Biden plans to tap Bridget Brink to serve as the US ambassador to Ukraine, two months after Russia launched its brutal invasion of the nation, the White House announced Monday.

Brink, a veteran and US diplomat, currently serves as the ambassador to the Slovak Republic and has a long history of working in European and Eurasian Affairs. 

Her nomination was first indicated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over the weekend in a secretive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 

If confirmed, Brink would be the first ambassador to Ukraine since Marie Yovanovitch was removed by former President Donald Trump in 2019. 

She has served in various positions with the US State Department including working as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassies in Uzbekistan and Georgia.