Trump to nominate retired general to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Source: Reuters
POLITICS MAY 1, 2020 / 9:48 PM / UPDATED 38 MINUTES AGO
Trump to nominate retired general to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intends to nominate Keith Dayton to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said on Friday, a year after Trump removed the previous envoy.
Dayton, a retired Army lieutenant general, currently serves as the senior U.S. defense adviser to Ukraine and director of the George C. Marshall Center in Germany.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Dayton would replace Marie Yovanovitch, a career diplomat who was recalled in May 2019.
In November, Yovanovitch told a House of Representatives impeachment inquiry of Trump that she was ousted from her post after coming under attack from the presidents personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
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