The history of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine began in 1992. Until 1991, the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a
constituent SSR of the
Soviet Union.
History
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
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
was commissioned in May 1992.
The
U.S. Embassy in Ukraine is located in
Kyiv. In January 2022, the embassy requested the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families as the
2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis
In March and April 2021, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to begin massing thousands of personnel and equipment near its border with Ukraine and in Crimea, representing the largest mobilization since the annex ...
escalated.
Chiefs of mission
See also
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Ukraine–United States relations
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Ambassadors of the United States
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Embassy of the United States, Kyiv
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Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C., is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the United States. The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district.
The embassy also operates Consulates-Genera ...
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Ambassadors of Ukraine to the United States of America
Notes
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Ukraine*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for UkraineUnited States Department of State: UkraineUnited States Embassy in Ukraine
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