People In Focus Column: Bridget Brink, New US Ambassador to Ukraine

People In Focus Column: Bridget Brink, New US Ambassador to Ukraine

Bridget Brink, an experienced female diplomat, has been named by Joe Biden as the US Ambassador. of Kiev, Ukraine, although at this time the war between Ukraine and Russia does not seem to have ended.

A mother of two who is currently the US Ambassador to Slovakia. If voted by the US Senate will sit in the vacant position from 2019 onwards

Brink speaks a variety of languages, including Russian. Began working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996, began working as a diplomat in Belgrade. Serbia is the first

Brink has served in various roles for the United States Department of State. work for Cyprus desk including the position of Deputy Director of Southern European Affairs He also served on the National Security Council (NSA) as Director of the Aegean and South Caucasus Region.

Brink was previously deputy head of the office at the Royal Thai Embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia in 2011-2014 and worked in Tashkent Uzbekistan for a year before returning to work as a senior adviser to the Department of European Affairs and Eurasia. in the foreign ministry Responsible for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region. Before US President Donald Trump appointed Brink Served as Ambassador of Slovakia in 2019

Brink, whose husband is also a diplomat who has traveled the world as well. He had stated at that time that he had close ties with the countries in the region. “Trans-Atlantic” tells the story of being a student in London at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1998, as well as her husband’s ancestors who were involved in World War II.

While his grandfather, Donald Blink, was a former military doctor who examined General Dwight Eisenhowd, who played a key role in World War II, was awarded the rank of colonel.

during the Ukrainian war Blink plays an important role in Slovakia. which has a 60 km border with Ukraine to help receive many Ukrainian war refugees and saw with his own eyes a tragic sight

Daniel Fryd, former US ambassador to Poland known as Blink. Well, Blink is said to be “not impulsive but courageous” and believes Blink is keen to serve in Kiev. No matter how dangerous it is

From now on, Blink has a lot of challenging tasks ahead: building more ties with the Ukrainian government. including planning for the reconstruction of Ukraine Although the war is still going on at this time