The history of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine began in 1992. Until 1991, the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
had been a
constituent SSR of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
.
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
Jon Gundersen (born 1945) is an American diplomat. Gundersen served as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim United States to Ukraine, Estonia, Iceland and Norway.
Biography
He served as an officer in the United States Army in Vietnam. He was a mem ...
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 s ...
was commissioned in May 1992.
The
U.S. Embassy in Ukraine is located in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Ky ...
. 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 anne ...
escalated.
Chiefs of mission
See also
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Ukraine–United States relations
The United States officially recognized the independence of Ukraine on December 25, 1991. The United States upgraded its consulate in the capital, Kyiv, to embassy status on January 21, 1992. In 2002, relations between the United States and Ukrain ...
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Ambassadors of the United States
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S ...
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Embassy of the United States, Kyiv
The Embassy of the United States of America in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of the United States to Ukraine.
History
The United States recognized the independence of Ukraine on December 26, 1991, and opened an embassy in its capital, Kyiv, ...
*
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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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...