Geoffrey Pyatt was appointed as the Ambassador to Greece, Correspondent.net reports.
US Senate approved Marie Yovanovitch for the post of a new ambassador to Ukraine, New York Times journalist David Herszenhorn wrote in his Twitter.
“Marie L. Yovanovitch was approved by the Senate for the post of US Ambassador to Ukraine in lieu of Geoffrey Pyatt at the critical moment of country’s history”, he said.
The journalist added that Pyatt is appointed as the Ambassador to Greece.
US President Barak Obama reportedly proposed the candidacy of Yovanovitch for the post of the Ambassador to Ukraine in May, whereupon the approval procedure started.
Yovanovitch already worked in Ukraine. Before the Orange Revolution she was the deputy ambassador. Until recently she worked as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
The current replacement is rotational. As all predecessors, Pyatt worked in Ukraine for three years.
