KYIV. Aug 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch presented copies of her credentials to Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister and chief of the ministry’s secretariat Vadym Prystaiko on Tuesday.
The parties mentioned a high level of relations between Ukraine and the U.S. and the importance of their further development in all areas, particularly in the security and economic fields, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry website reported.
Prystaiko and Yovanovitch exchanged opinions on the state and prospects of the Minsk peace process and discussed bilateral interaction within the UN framework.
Yovanovitch pointed out to a qualitatively new level of relations between the U.S. and Ukraine and the U.S.’ determination to continue to help Ukraine defend its territorial integrity, pursue reforms, and fight corruption.
It was reported earlier that previous U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt had left Ukraine on August 18 after three years of his service in the country.
U.S. President Barack Obama had earlier announced his intention to appoint Yovanovitch new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Pyatt was reportedly named as the U.S.’ prospective ambassador to Greece.
Yovanovitch earlier served as principal deputy assistance secretary in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. From 2001 to 2004, Yovanovitch served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and charge d’affaires.
