Embassador to Ukrain Marie Yovanovitch Witness - Impeachment Hearings (12 авг 2016 г. – 20 май 2019 г.)

Описание:

Yovanovitch was announced as the nominee for U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on May 18, 2016, to replace Geoff Pyatt; the nomination was sent to the Senate the next day and confirmed by a voice vote of the Senate on July 14, 2016. Yovanovitch was sworn in on August 12, 2016, and presented her credentials on August 29, 2016.

Yovanovitch, who was recalled months earlier than expected in May 2019, was accused by Giuliani without evidence of trying to undermine the President and blocking efforts to investigate Democrats like former Vice President Joe Biden. According to the Wall Street Journal, a person familiar with the matter said that State Department officials were told that her removal was "a priority" for Trump.

At the time of her removal, the State Department said that she was "concluding her three-year diplomatic assignment in Kyiv in 2019 as planned" and that her departure aligned with the presidential transition in Ukraine. Yovanovitch, a career member of the foreign service who has served in ambassadorships under three presidents, was sworn in as ambassador to Ukraine in August 2016.