{"id":1231455,"date":"2022-01-22T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1231455"},"modified":"2022-01-22T10:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:37:24","slug":"biden-has-no-nominee-for-ukraine-ambassador-one-year-into-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-no-nominee-for-ukraine-ambassador-one-year-into-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Has No Nominee for Ukraine Ambassador One Year into Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-has-no-nominee-for-ukraine-ambassador-one-year-into-presidency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1231455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden has allowed the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, to go without an ambassador for the entire first year of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the vacancy earlier this month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2022\/01\/05\/the-mystery-of-the-missing-ukraine-ambassador-495609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Biden \u201cabsolutely plans\u201d to offer a nomination. However, she explained that Biden is still \u201clooking to find the right person to nominate to fill the role.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>There are calls from both sides of the aisle for Biden to fast-track a nomination for the ambassadorship. \u201cI\u2019ve continuously raised to State Department officials the urgent need for this post to be filled in Ukraine,\u201d&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2022\/01\/05\/the-mystery-of-the-missing-ukraine-ambassador-495609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted Biden for leaving the Ukrainian ambassadorship open for so long and&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x-WhRhZvR5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a>&nbsp;him to put a nomination forward.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19586834\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/united-states-embassy-kyiv-ukraine-file19-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19586834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/united-states-embassy-kyiv-ukraine-file19-getty.jpg\" alt=\"KIEV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 01: A security guard stands outside the embassy of the United States of America on October 01, 2019 in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine has found itself at the core of a political storm in U.S. politics since the release of a whistleblower&#039;s complaint suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump, at the expense of U.S. foreign policy, pressured Ukraine to investigate Trump&#039;s rival, Joe Biden, and Biden&#039;s son, Hunter. (Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A security guard stands outside the embassy of the United States of America on October 01, 2019, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, called the vacancy \u201cinexplicable\u201d and&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2022\/01\/05\/the-mystery-of-the-missing-ukraine-ambassador-495609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cit is a mystery\u201d why Biden has not nominated someone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>An ambassador in Kyiv would be vital right now as Russian leader Vladimir Putin reportedly recently&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2022-01-19\/russia-has-100-000-troops-on-ukraine-border-blinken-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positioned<\/a>&nbsp;over 100,000 troops on Ukraine\u2019s border. Even as Biden anticipates Putin will invade Ukraine, he has shown no sense of urgency regarding putting forward a name to fill the ambassadorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy guess is he will move in; he has to do something,\u201d Biden&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/01\/19\/biden-expects-putin-will-order-ukraine-invasion-vows-disaster-for-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;about Putin\u2019s troops at the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Reuters&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/german-chancellor-turned-down-biden-invite-discuss-ukraine-crisis-der-spiegel-2022-01-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that German Chancellor Olaf School refused to meet with Biden to discuss the ongoing crisis at the Ukraine-Russia border.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden doesn\u2019t even have an ambassador nominee for Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>And the new German Chancellor refused an invitation from Biden to talk Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chaos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chaos<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J84ImQ51Kw\">https:\/\/t.co\/J84ImQ51Kw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1484520792025014273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Marie Yovanovitch was the last Senate-confirmed U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Republican senators previously blocked Biden\u2019s ambassador nominees, but Sen. Cruz struck a&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/ted-cruz\/1008222\/cruz-and-schumer-strike-deal-on-ambassador-confirmations-and-russian-sanctions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deal<\/a>&nbsp;with Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to advance Biden\u2019s nominees. As a result, the Senate approved 32 Biden nominees for ambassador, but Ukraine remained empty because Biden failed to nominate someone for that post. Shockingly, Biden\u2019s State Department has&nbsp;reportedly not <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/01\/04\/biden-still-doesnt-have-us-ambassador-ukraine-its-not-senates-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talked<\/a> with Ukraine\u2019s government about the open vacancy. Ukraine\u2019s involvement in the nomination process is crucial to ensure Ukraine consents to Biden\u2019s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Ukraine, Biden has left several other key ambassadorships&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/jan\/20\/some-key-embassies-america-not-back-under-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vacant<\/a>&nbsp;across the globe. For example, Biden has not nominated ambassadors for South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Qatar, the United Aram Emirates, Hungary, Kazakhstan, and many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has allowed the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, to go without an ambassador for the entire first year of his presidency. 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