Ukraine Gate- Kyiv – April 25, 2022- The White House issued a press statement saying that US President Joe Biden has appointed Bridget Brink, the US ambassador to Slovakia, as the head of the US Embassy in Ukraine.
It is also noted that Brink is a career diplomat in the US diplomatic corps, and currently holds the position of US Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.
Previously, Ms. Brink served as Senior Adviser and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in the US Department of State, responsible for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
She also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US embassies in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Tbilisi, Georgia.
Brink spent her 25-year career in the diplomatic service, where she focused on advancing US policy in Europe and Eurasia.
Brink, who has an MA in International Relations and Political Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in Political Science from Kenyon College (USA) has won multiple awards. She speaks Russian and has studied Slovak, Serbian, Georgian and French.
