U.S. Senate confirms Biden's pick for ambassador to Ukraine

[May 19, 2022] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed career diplomat Bridget Brink to be ambassador to Ukraine, a critical post that has been vacant for three years.  

Bridget Brink, nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, prepares to testify at her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Brink was confirmed by unanimous voice vote.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Eric Beech)

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